Everdo Development Roadmap and Backlog

[Andrei]

Here is a tentative outline of our plans with regards to Everdo development.

Please understand that this is our vision as it is right now, and it may change at any time as we get to better understand our user’s needs.

To suggest a feature or an improvement, please use this topic

This post is a constant work in progress, some of your ideas are waiting to be added, don’t worry

October 2017

• Essential GTD Functionality
• Everdo Beta Launch
• Due Date support for tasks

November 2017

• Copy Items
• Negative tag filtering
• Full-text search
• Tag manager redesign

December 2017

• Update notifications
• ability to assign a task to a project from the editor
• Contrast, font, legibility improvements
• Modify time/energy without opening the editor
• Clickable local Evernote links

Jan 2018

• Inline Commands
• Export view as text
• Finish beta testing
• parallel vs sequential projects - post

Mar 2018

• Data Sync over local network
• Usability improvements

Apr 2018

• Encrypted sync service
• TBD

Q2 2018

• Mobile app preview
• TBD

Backlog

A list of features/improvements that we would like to do, but have not scheduled yet.

• Calendar Integration
• Modify time/energy in the editor from keyboard
• First day of the week configurable
• productivity reports/charts - concept
• Archive Filtering/Review Improvements
• hotkeys to switch between areas
• ability to hide/collapse item descriptions
• automatic updates
• limited markdown support in item descriptions
• keyboard navigation in item lists (up, down, edit)
• modify time and energy without opening editor
• global hotkey to quick capture
• Multi-select and edit items in bulk
• Deferred/Repeating tasks
• Custom tag colors
• Focus in task view
• minimize to system tray + OS-level hotkeys

Ideas / To be considered

Things that might happen, but not sure when or don’t know how yet.
Your input is needed to understand the requirements better.

• Task dependencies in parallel projects
• Repeating projects

Topic to suggest and discuss new features, improvements and ideas

[Andrei]

[Andrei]

[Andrei]

A post was merged into an existing topic: Calendar Integration

[Andrei]

A post was merged into an existing topic: Deferred/Repeating tasks

[ruudhein]

productivity reports/charts

What does this entail? I didn’t find a discussion on this or a mention of it.

In Omnifocus I use a script to export my completed items of the day (to Evernote). Been looking how I can capture my done items in Everdo. Copy & paste doesn’t work.

[Andrei]

I was thinking along the lines of

1. report where you can specify a timeframe and then export/download a list of completed tasks/projects
2. a visual way to see how much is being done just for fun/gamification, maybe something like todoist does with karma

I’m going to make a lot more research on this once it’s scheduled. We can create a dedicated feature topic as well.

[Andrei]

In Omnifocus I use a script to export my completed items of the day (to Evernote). Been looking how I can capture my done items in Everdo. Copy & paste doesn’t work.

The ability to export view as text has been added. It might help in cases like this. Everdo Update 0.17.0 Export View as Text, Inline Commands- Everdo

[Andrei]

Development Status Update

It’s been a quiet here lately, so I thought I’d share some info about the state of Everdo development.

Version 1.0 and Sync

At this moment all efforts are dedicated to developing sync ASAP.
So far it’s taking longer than expected, but I’m confident it will get finished in February. Network/Wi-fi sync will be in v1. Cloud-based a bit later.

Minor releases in Jan-Feb

Until sync is out, there will be one or two smaller releases with bug fixes and quick improvements from the backlog. Things like inline commands, usability improvement, etc.

[pancakes]

May I ask about the focus on sync? I understood Everdo to be a desktop-first to-do app that doesn’t rely on cloud hosting. I don’t want cloud storage. I don’t need collab features. I don’t need a mobile app. I use it at my desk at work on Windows. This is the niche I see Everdo filling.

[Andrei]

Many people have a desktop and a laptop for work. Almost everyone wants to be able to at least enter tasks on the go via a smartphone and not have to manually replicate them. At this moment, sync is considered the most wanted feature, followed by a mobile app (which is impossible without sync as well). This affects priorities. In any case, sync is 85% done. It will most likely come out in the nearest release.

I don’t want cloud storage. I don’t need collab features.

There will be no cloud storage or collab features. Only an optional way to sync via a central Everdo sync server. It will be useful to users who want to sync multiple devices in different networks.

This is the niche I see Everdo filling.

Everdo aims to be a future-proof, frictionless app. Being usable only on one device is hardly any of those things.

[etc]

Given the spirit of the app is somewhat to eschew reliance on specific third party services, will there be the ability to sync via third party services like Dropbox, Google Drive, or the like?

[Andrei]

Unfortunately, file sync services like Dropbox won’t be a good fit for the kind of data Everdo needs to store. It can be done in theory, but it’s too fragile to rely upon.

It’s true that we’d like to avoid dependency on a specific cloud for the core functionality.
This is why syncing over a local network is going to be released first. It will allow the user to sync multiple devices without relying on any cloud.

[GerhardM]

Hi there, I am a little lost. Is syncing, better networking features already implemented, or not?
We are just two, but would need to sync. Please let me know, if and when yes, how I can this make happen.
Thanks

[Andrei]

No, it’s not out yet. The network sync feature is at final testing and performance tuning stage. It should really be soon.
You’ll know as soon as it’s out if you subscribe to emal list here.