TaskPaper – Macinations

December 30, 2020

How I Use TaskPaper

TaskPaper is another great buy from BundleHunt. I'd seen it referenced dozens of times as a solid choice for managing tasks and creating ToDo lists. It was easy to use, had a very short learning curve, and supported plain text so the list could be viewed on anything. When I came across the sale, I was quick to give it a go. At first I didn't put TaskPaper to use. It was another, "one day…" app. But now it's open all day, every day. It's proven to be very effective and gives me a quick overview of what I'm working on, what I've completed and what's coming up next. My main use is to track my Jira tickets related to the current sprint. Each ticket is a bullet item in the summary list, such as: ABC-1234 – Submit button not working as expected ABC-1235 – Dollar figure not formatted as currrency These tickets are then created as separate TaskPaper files […]

June 1, 2020

Is Taskpaper worth the price of admission?

Over the past few weeks I've been doing quite a bit with Taskpaper. I've started tracking Jira tickets, created "test plans", set up ToDo lists and used it to highlight points for blog articles. It's very good at keeping track of lists and checklist items. It's also has great compatibility since everything is plain text. Your list can be copied into and read by anything. The tags can be quite helpful and the collapsable outline structure keeps things tidy. So, to ask, is Taskpaper worth the price of admission? If Taskpaper were $10, it would absolutely be worth it. However, it's more than double that price. At $25, it's not a cheap investment for something that quite literally makes bulleted lists, something that can be done in just about any text based app made for the Mac. And I have Scrivener, MWeb, DevonThink, and 2Do, just to name a few. Even Notability can perform the same kinds of tasks and […]

May 28, 2020

Using Taskpaper with DevonThink for Task Management

I purchased Taskpaper from one of the previous BundleHunt sales and have started using it more and more. My first attempts were simple checklists, marking off weekend chores, but I've started to dig a bit deeper into how it can help me. A recent addition to my workflow is to use Taskpaper to track my progress on Jira tickets. Starting in DevonThink, for tickets I work on, I create a new Taskpaper file. This is the ticket number with .taskpaper as the extension, such as xyz-1234.taskpaper. I'm very much trying to group documents in DevonThink these days. Inside Taskpaper, I copy any requirements from the ticket, then start making my own notes of what I tested and how I did it. I include information like user data, inventory SKUs, prices, quantities, etc. I also list acceptance criteria such as: Item price can't be above X Item can't be sold in region X Discount can't be higher than X For each […]

March 2, 2020

Handling Tasks with TaskPaper

When you search for productivity tools, TaskPaper appears on almost every list. And while I don’t dispute the power of the tool, I did dispute the price. At least when I already have tools like 2Do for handling tasks and project, as well as Scrivener to handle outlines and bulleted lists. Spending $25 on a “sidecar” app is a bit steep. However, with TaskPaper being offered on Bundlehunt, there is no question about adding it to my toolbox. And I’m glad I did, because it is a good tool. It’s simple to use, but quite effective. The first order of business was to make checklists for tasks I want to complete over the weekend. These are one time reminders and simple todo lists. I’ve also created a few “projects” for new articles I want to write with a list of topics to cover. In fact, this article was listed in TaskPaper with several bullet points. Again, these are functions Scrivener […]

How I Use TaskPaper

Is Taskpaper worth the price of admission?

Using Taskpaper with DevonThink for Task Management

Handling Tasks with TaskPaper

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