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Tickoff

Getting started

Install Tickoff

Section titled “Install Tickoff”
  1. Download the macOS universal ZIP from the latest GitHub release.
  2. Unzip the download.
  3. Drag Tickoff.app into Applications.
  4. Open Tickoff from Applications.

The same download supports Apple Silicon and Intel Macs running macOS 14 Sonoma or later.

Add your first task

Section titled “Add your first task”
  1. Select Inbox in the sidebar.
  2. Enter a task title in the quick-add field and press Return.
  3. Double-click the task to edit its notes, status, priority or due date.

Use the sidebar status filters to focus the list, or press Command-F to search task titles and notes.

All Tasks showing fictional projects, notes, priorities, statuses and due dates. Light appearance.All Tasks showing fictional projects, notes, priorities, statuses and due dates. Dark appearance.
The sidebar scopes your tasks to a project or status. Select the image to view it full size.
Edit Task sheet for Review the homepage layout, with notes, In Progress status, High priority, Website refresh project and a due date. Light appearance.Edit Task sheet for Review the homepage layout, with notes, In Progress status, High priority, Website refresh project and a due date. Dark appearance.
Double-click a task to change its details, then choose Save. Select the image to view it full size.

Explore projects and daily goals

Section titled “Explore projects and daily goals”

Choose File > New Project to create a project. Pick Tasks for ordinary tasks or Daily Goals for daily check-offs and counters. A project’s type cannot be changed after creation.

New Project sheet with a required name, a Type picker currently set to Tasks, colour choices and notes. Light appearance.New Project sheet with a required name, a Type picker currently set to Tasks, colour choices and notes. Dark appearance.
Choose Tasks or Daily Goals from the Type picker when creating a project. Select the image to view it full size.

Inside a Daily Goals project, use New Goal to add a check-off or a counter with a positive whole-number target. Daily goals are separate from task searches and task status filters.

Daily Wellbeing Today view with completed and incomplete check-offs, water at 5 of 8 and stretch breaks at 3 of 3. Light appearance.Daily Wellbeing Today view with completed and incomplete check-offs, water at 5 of 8 and stretch breaks at 3 of 3. Dark appearance.
Check off a goal or use the minus and plus controls to update a counter. Select the image to view it full size.

What next?

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