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Interfaces ​

There are several ways to use TaskRatchet. This page describes the different interfaces.

Web ​

The web interface is the primary way to use TaskRatchet. It's available at app.taskratchet.com.

Progressive Web App ​

TaskRatchet is a PWA (Progressive Web App), which means it can be installed on your smartphone. This is the recommended way to use TaskRatchet on your phone.

Install ​

To install TaskRatchet on your phone, open the web interface in your phone's browser. Then, follow the instructions for your browser:

Calendar Subscription ​

If you'd rather see your deadlines alongside the rest of your schedule, you can subscribe to them from any calendar app. This is read-only — you can't create or complete tasks from your calendar — but it puts your pending deadlines, and what each one is staked at, on your calendar. See the Calendar Feed integration for setup.

Edge Sidebar ​

TaskRatchet can be installed as a sidebar in Microsoft Edge. This is the recommended way to use TaskRatchet on your desktop. Please watch this video for instructions:

Command Line ​

TaskRatchet has a command-line interface for macOS, Linux, and Windows. It's in alpha: commands, flags, and output format may change between releases.

On macOS and Linux, install it with Homebrew:

bash
brew install taskratchet/tap/taskratchet

Pre-built binaries for every platform, including Windows, are on the releases page.

Once installed, sign in through your browser and list your tasks:

bash
taskratchet login
taskratchet list

Run taskratchet help to see all commands.