Task Coach last week released a new version of its free, open source, cross-platform task manager, aimed at users who need more than a simple task list but who don’t need a full-fledged project management solution. The software supports hierarchical tasks and categories, time tracking, and synchronization using SyncML.
Developer Frank Niessink says, “We tend to release quite often, to incrementally improve the software and get rapid feedback from our users. Some of our more recent improvements include an iPhone/iPod Touch companion app, and new task viewers such as the square map and time line viewers.” The project plans to add a calendar view and improve performance in future releases, he says.
Among its interesting features, Task Coach lets you limit the tasks it displays to ones that belong to checked categories. And, Niessink says, “by using the dropdown menu on the category viewer toolbar you can switch between showing tasks that belong to all categories checked and tasks that belong to any category checked.”
Niessink says the project welcomes extra development help. “Task Coach is developed using Python and wxPython on the desktop and Objective-C on the iPhone. Check out our developer information page if you’re interested in helping out.”