One
Connect it to the to-do list you already have.
Notion, Trello, Apple Reminders, or Obsidian. Pick one, pick them all.
Tacked — One thing at a time. A small Mac app for single-tasking that connects to Notion, Trello, Apple Reminders, or Obsidian.
No need for: Tracking more. Being pushed to work. Fancier organising.
The real struggle: 8,375 pings. Five tasks at the same time. Focusing.
The solution: Just doing What are you working on? Enter to set · Esc to close you actually wanted to do.
Hi, I'm Philippe — I co-founded The European Correspondent, a European magazine.
I grew our team to 60+ people — mostly through days that looked exactly like that. We all don't need to get pushed harder to work more.
What I needed was something gentle — to pick one thing, do it, then move on.
So I built Tacked. It does three things:
Two
Pick the one task.
Select directly from your different to-do lists the one thing you want to do now.
Three
Stay on it.
The task is tacked to the top of your screen and gently brings you back when you drift.
With Tacked, your day stops feeling like this …
and start feeling like this.
1
Rhythm mode
Optional work-and-break cycles — 25/5, 45/10, 60/10, or 90/15. Pick the cadence your brain likes, or leave it off.
2
Awareness pings
Every fifteen minutes, the pill quietly asks: still on this? One click to confirm, switch, or take a break. Never a sound.
3
Effortless follow-ups
When you finish, add a note or a follow-up task right there. Tacked writes both back to your source list. No app-switching.
Free during beta.
Local-first. No account. No cloud. One anonymous ping a day — opt-out.
Download Tacked 0.1.8 beta 4.8 MB · Apple Silicon & IntelRequires macOS 14 or later. Auto-updates from this site.
Tacked runs on macOS — open this page on your Mac to download.
Common questions
How much does Tacked cost?
Free during beta. Pricing after the beta isn't decided yet — I'll communicate clearly before anything changes.
Which macOS version do I need?
macOS 14 (Sonoma) or later. Apple Silicon and Intel both supported.
What about my data?
Your tasks live in Notion, Trello, Apple Reminders, or Obsidian — Tacked doesn't store them. Auth tokens for Notion and Trello are stored locally on your Mac and never sent anywhere else; Obsidian works directly with the Markdown files in your vault, no tokens involved. Tacked sends one anonymous daily ping (install id + date + version, nothing more) — you can turn that off in onboarding or settings.
Does Tacked work with other to-do tools?
Notion, Trello, Apple Reminders, and Obsidian — for now. If there's a tool you'd want supported, write to [email protected].
Is there a Windows or Linux version?
No. Tacked is built natively for macOS with SwiftUI and AppKit. A cross-platform port isn't on the roadmap.
Why only one task at a time?
Because that's the point. Tacked isn't trying to be a better task manager — your list already does that. It's a small surface for staying with the one thing you said you'd do.