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Welcome

Fast, Git-native personal todo management from the command line.

Jot is a personal todo tool for developers who live in the terminal. It stores tasks as plain files in a Git repo and works entirely offline.

New to Jot?

Visit the homepage for a quick overview of what Jot does, who it is for, and why it exists. The source is on GitHub.

Part of the Joyint Ecosystem

Jot is the personal todo tool in the Joyint ecosystem, built on the same Git-native, terminal-first foundation as its sister tool Joy and the Joyint platform:

Joy

Git-native product management for developer teams. Backlog as YAML in your repo.

Homepage | Docs | GitHub

Joyint

The platform: sync, collaboration, AI governance, web interface. Ties Joy and Jot together.

Homepage | Docs | GitHub

Key Features

  • Fast capture - Add a task in seconds, right from your terminal
  • Git-native - Tasks are plain files, versioned alongside your notes or code
  • Tags and priorities - Organize and filter without overhead
  • Standalone or integrated - Works on its own or alongside Joy for task overflow

Quick Start

jot init
jot add "Review pull request" --priority high
jot add "Buy groceries" --tag personal
jot ls

What These Docs Cover

  • Vision - Why Jot exists and where it is heading
  • Applications - CLI, TUI, App, CalDAV, and more
  • Use Cases - How people use Jot in practice
  • Features - What you can do today and what is planned

Vision

Simple personal task management that respects your workflow.

On this page

Part of the Joyint EcosystemKey FeaturesQuick StartWhat These Docs Cover