Keep your life on track with TaskGrackle, a self-hosted and hackable task management system. Run it on macOS, Windows, or a dedicated Raspberry Pi terminal in your living/working space.
- Task reminders – see what's most important today
- Easy check-in – log self-care, cleaning, work, pet care & more with simple keystrokes
- Mood checkup – get tailored self-care tips for your day
- Morning/evening routines – highlight tasks that get your day started and relax before bed
- Exercise break – a curated list of exercises you can do at home
- Friends & Family – reminders to check in with people and communities
- Work Hour – a checklist to prepare for a focused work session
- Grocery list – don't forget any essentials before going to the store
- Moon status – get moon info late at night
- Customizable – edit the data files and code to make it your own. Change the
frequency_hoursof each task indata/tasks.rbto prioritize what's important. - Vice management – limit counterproductive habits with Gracklecoin rewards
- Grackle vocalizations – ignore TaskGrackle for too long and it'll start grackling at you (extremely optional)
Download the repo to your Desktop.
Open Terminal and navigate to the folder with cd ~/Desktop/taskgrackle
Ruby should already be installed on macOS. Install dependencies: gem install colorize httparty
Add a shortcut command: run nano ~/.zshrc. In the editor, scroll to the bottom of the file and paste:
alias grackle='cd ~/Desktop/taskgrackle && ruby -Ilib bin/taskgrackle'
alias g='grackle'
Save and close the file by pressing ctrl-x, y, then ENTER.
Open a new Terminal window and launch TaskGrackle with grackle or g.
First install Ruby.
Download the repo, open a command prompt and navigate to the TaskGrackle folder.
Install dependencies: gem install colorize httparty
Run with: ruby -Ilib bin/taskgrackle
Clone the repo into your home directory: git clone https://github.com/mirthturtle/taskgrackle.git
Then install Ruby.
Install dependencies: gem install colorize httparty
Add to ~/.bashrc:
alias grackle='cd /home/pi/taskgrackle && ruby -Ilib bin/taskgrackle'
alias g='grackle'
Reload bashrc: . ~/.bashrc and launch TaskGrackle with grackle or g.
Some users might appreciate a graaak from the bird if it's been too long since a check-in. To use this feature:
Set the number of hours after which your grackle becomes vocal in data/hours_til.grackle.
Obtain grackle sounds and place in the sound directory.
Install VLC & dependencies: sudo apt-get install vlc pulseaudio alsa-base
Add a cronjob crontab -e:
### If it's been long enough, play a grackle sound
## every hour from 9am to 5pm
0 9-17 * * * XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=/run/user/$(id -u) /home/pi/taskgrackle/vocalization.sh
To connect a USB speaker: locate device in aplay -l. Specify card number of device in /usr/share/alsa/alsa.conf:
defaults.ctl.card #
defaults.pcm.card #
Adjust volume with alsamixer.
"Grackle for the haaaaaaand!" That's what your friends will be saying when they see you sporting your new TaskBangle, the TaskGrackle extension for the Bangle.js 2. Coming soon.
This program is licensed by GPL-3.0. Consult with a health professional before doing any exercises suggested by the software. Grackle ornament by MaryEllaCreations.