[kstrauser]

Coming from an OmniFocus user:

How do I script it? OF's automation is a must-have, as that's how I integrate it with my other apps. Extensive Shortcuts support (ala Things) is a minimum. AppleScript or JavaScript is better.

I won't use a to-do app without a start date. Don't remind me to renew my driver's license 3 years in advance. I don't even want to see that. Everything that's due far in the future that I couldn't be working on today even if I wanted to is just a distraction.

I can't deep link directly to an item. That means I can't use it with things like Hookmark, or have a note in another app that links back to its related project.

I can't legally use it without end-to-end encryption. That's a deal breaker for anyone in a regulated industry, and I don't want to have one to-do app for work and another for personal stuff.

This looks really cool! Each one of the above items would keep it out of the running for me, though.

[DanielDe]

> How do I script it?

We don't have a story for this yet, but we will. And I strongly agree about JavaScript. In fact, an idea I really like is making that API available directly in the developer console, which we have available anyway because we're an Electron app!

> I won't use a to-do app without a start date.

We've gotten this request before and its on our list! I also really liked this feature of OmniFocus.

> I can't deep link directly to an item

This is coming soon too, I find myself wanting it all the time.

> I can't legally use it without end-to-end encryption.

Totally understandable. Once again, this is on our list, and has been hotly requested.

I SUPER appreciate this feedback. Always valuable to hear about the blockers, and you can bet I'll follow up with you when we've addressed them all!

[sleight42]

After that, it's going to be "encryption at rest" (if you're storing these lists as part of the service) and then various and sundry compliances. That'll open you to the enterprise market.

[kstrauser]

The nice part about E2EE is that it makes a zillion compliance issues go away. It's always encrypted at rest. It's always encrypted in transit. There are no DLP issues. There are no data sharing or processing issues. There are no multi-tenant issues. There are no law enforcement data access issues.

(All of those are for sufficiently small values of "no", perhaps literally not none whatsoever, but guaranteed better than if you're storing readable data.)

[kstrauser]

Right on. I look forward to seeing how this develops!

[lelandfe]

Without meaning disrespect towards your particular workflow (in fact - much respect), I personally view automation support as a pretty low priority for a new app's roadmap. AppleScript support arrived in Things in 1.1, for instance.

[rkwz]

> How do I script it? OF's automation is a must-have, as that's how I integrate it with my other apps. Extensive Shortcuts support (ala Things) is a minimum. AppleScript or JavaScript is better.

What's the usecase for scripting in todo apps? Are you using it like some kind of "cron job"?

[kstrauser]

I have an OmniFocus script to sort all my folders the way I want them to be, which happens to be a way that OF doesn't natively support. I'd also previously used it for making Linear tickets automatically show up in my OF Inbox.