TaskForge - Obsidian Tasks

Azhar Dewji

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About this app

See your Obsidian tasks on your Android Home Screen and get real push notifications for due and scheduled work. TaskForge turns the Markdown to-do list in your vault into a real app: it reads and writes your task files, keeps everything on your device, and works with the Obsidian Tasks and TaskNotes formats you already use.

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KEY FEATURES
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◆ WORKS WITH YOUR AI
Your tasks are plain Markdown files in your vault. Claude, ChatGPT, or any agent that can edit a file can add, complete, and reschedule them. TaskForge picks up every change the moment it's saved. No plugin, no API, no setup.

◆ REAL PUSH NOTIFICATIONS
Get notified when tasks are due. Set multiple reminders per task.

◆ HOME SCREEN WIDGETS
See Obsidian tasks without opening any app. Check off tasks from widgets. Widgets for Today, Overdue, #tags, or any saved filter.

◆ CALENDAR & KANBAN VIEWS
See tasks by due date, scheduled date, or start date. Connect your device calendars to view and manage events alongside tasks. Kanban board with drag-and-drop.

◆ FULL OBSIDIAN TASKS COMPATIBILITY
Works with Obsidian Tasks plugin format. Due/scheduled dates, priorities, tags, and recurrence are all supported.

◆ TASKNOTES SUPPORT
TaskForge reads and writes TaskNotes YAML format with customizable field mapping.

◆ CUSTOM FILTERED LISTS
Create task views with advanced conditions. Filter by tags, projects, contexts, dates, priorities, and more.

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HOW IT WORKS
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1) Choose your Obsidian vault folder (internal, SD card, or sync folder)
2) TaskForge scans your Markdown files to discover tasks
3) Manage tasks in the app and from widgets; changes write back to your files
4) Real-time file monitoring keeps lists current

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FILE SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS & "ALL FILES ACCESS"
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TaskForge is a DOCUMENT & FILE MANAGEMENT app for Markdown task files used with Obsidian. Its core purpose is to LOCATE, READ, EDIT, and ORGANIZE Markdown (.md) task files across user-selected folders in shared storage (internal, SD card, or sync folders). To do this, TaskForge requires Android's special "All files access" (MANAGE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE). Without this permission, the app cannot perform its core file-management functions.

TaskForge functions as a specialized FILE MANAGER for your Markdown task files. The app must:
• Read files in user-selected folders (outside app storage)
• Process large, nested folders with many Markdown files
• Write updates back to ORIGINAL files when you create, edit, or complete tasks
• Monitor files for real-time changes

WHY "ALL FILES ACCESS" IS NEEDED
Obsidian vaults can live anywhere (internal storage, SD card, 3rd-party sync roots). To provide persistent, real-time file management across these locations, TaskForge requests MANAGE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE and operates on the folder you choose. We DO NOT upload or collect your files; data stays on device.

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PRIVACY & COMPATIBILITY
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• No data collected; works offline after setup
• Works alongside your sync solution (Syncthing, FolderSync, Drive, Dropbox, etc.)
• Your files remain plain-text Markdown and fully portable
• Not affiliated with or endorsed by Obsidian.md, OpenAI, or Anthropic

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FREE & PREMIUM
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Core task management is free. TaskForge Pro unlocks:
• Calendar event management
• Multiple notification times
• Home screen widgets
• Per-task reminders
• Unlimited custom lists
• Kanban board view

Download TaskForge: your vault, your tasks, your home screen.

Ratings and reviews

It's a good app. However I bought it for the widget, which is behind the paywall. There's no way I'm paying $50 for a widget. Everything else this app offers can be accomplished through the Tasks community plugin and a little bit of Javascript knowledge. Edit: I'm changing this to four stars because the app is quite well designed. However, even with the one-time pricing, it's too much considering Tasks can do the same thing. If Obsidian ever comes up with better widgets, this app is obsolete.

It's awkward to have to open obsidian and wait for it to sync up or down when I want to manage tasks on the run. I love tasknotes and the interface for this is wonderful and well done. So well done that I paid for the lifetime subscription and cancelled my ticktick subscription in my exuberance. I have since gone back to ticktick because it feels to rough to have to focus on getting my tasks in sync every time I think of something to add or finish something and want to transition to the next.

Just what I needed. Beautiful UI compared to similar apps and it's much more integrated with tasks than markor or other markdown editors Free tier not being able to use widgets is annoying though, I would have at least wanted to see how my tasks would look in the widget before having to purchase it. On that note - premium pricing is extremely reasonable, keep this pricing model for sure

What’s new

Version 2.7.0

• Faster across the board — quicker launch, snappier lists and calendars
• Browse tags, contexts & projects — new Organize screen
• Custom properties on tasks — your own fields with defaults
• Redesigned calendar long-press — drag to reschedule or draw events
• Drag & drop in every list — move tasks between groups
• Navigate to events & join meetings

Thank you for using TaskForge!