Ao
Elegant Microsoft To-Do desktop app
Sponsored by:
Spot, Resolve, and Prevent Downtime.
Description
Ao is an unofficial, featureful, open source, community-driven, free Microsoft To-Do app, used by people in more than 120 countries.
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Highlights
- Black, Dark & Sepia Themes
- Compact & Auto-Night Modes
- Local & Global Customizable Keyboard Shortcuts
- List Navigation
- Scalable Interface
- Update Notifications
- Cross Platform
Contents
- Description
- Highlights
- Install
- Features
- Keyboard Shortcuts
- Development
- Related Apps
- Team
- Sponsors
- Disclaimer
- License
Install
Github Releases
Head to the releases page and download the appropriate installer for your system.
Snapcraft
Ubuntu Linux users can directly install through Snapcraft snap install ao
Homebrew
Macos users can directly install through Homebrew Cask brew cask install ao
Note
The version available on Homebrew Cask may not be the latest, since unlike Snapcraft, it is not offically maintained. If that is the case, please consider downloading directly from the Github releases page.
Features
Visit the project homepage to view all features in detail.
- Auto Night Mode - Press Cmd/Ctrl Alt N to allow Tusk to adjust to your environment.
- Black Theme - Activate it by pressing Cmd/Ctrl B
- Compact Mode - Downsize the window to enter the mode.
- Custom Shortcut Keys - Navigate to
~/.ao.json or press Cmd/Ctrl . to modify any shortcut key. To reset delete ~/.ao.json & restart the app.
- Dark Theme -Activate it by pressing Cmd/Ctrl H
- Global Shortcut Keys - Enable them by using the
File > Enable Global Shortcut Keys option.
- List Navigation - Navigate your lists by pressing Cmd/Ctrl Tab / Cmd/Ctrl Shift Tab or jump directly to one by using Cmd/Ctrl 1 - 9
- Scalable Interface - Adjust the zooming factor by pressing Cmd/Ctrl Shift = or Cmd/Ctrl -.
- Sepia Theme - Activate it by pressing Cmd/Ctrl G.
- Update Notifications - Customize the app's update checking frequency.
Keyboard Shortcuts
Local Shortcut Keys
40+ local keyboard shortcuts. Toggle anything in a flash.
| Description | Keys |
|---|
| Activate Auto Night Mode | Cmd/Ctrl Alt N |
| Add Due Date | Cmd/Ctrl Shift T |
| Add Todo to My Day | Cmd/Ctrl K |
| Complete Todo | Cmd/Ctrl Shift N |
| Delete List | Cmd/Ctrl Shift D |
| Delete Todo | Cmd/Ctrl D |
| Edit Shortcut Keys | Cmd/Ctrl . |
| Hide Completed Todos | Cmd/Ctrl Shift H |
| Jump to List | Cmd/Ctrl 1 - 9 |
| Make Text Larger | Cmd/Ctrl Shift = |
| Make Text Smaller | Cmd/Ctrl - |
| Navigate to Next List | Cmd/Ctrl Tab |
| New List | Cmd/Ctrl L |
| New Todo | Cmd/Ctrl N |
| Rename List | Cmd/Ctrl Y |
| Rename Todo | Cmd/Ctrl T |
| Reset Zoom Level | Cmd/Ctrl 0 |
| Return to Todos | Esc |
| Search Todos | Cmd/Ctrl F |
| Set Always on Top | Cmd/Ctrl Shift P |
| Set Reminder | Cmd/Ctrl Shift E |
| Sign out | Cmd/Ctrl Alt Q |
| Toggle Black Theme | Cmd/Ctrl B |
| Toggle Dark Theme | Cmd/Ctrl H |
| Toggle Important | Cmd/Ctrl I |
| Toggle My Day | Cmd/Ctrl M |
| Toggle Planned | Cmd/Ctrl P |
| Toggle Sepia Theme | Cmd/Ctrl G |
| Toggle Settings | Cmd/Ctrl , |
| Toggle Sidebar | Cmd/Ctrl O |
| Toggle Tasks | Cmd/Ctrl J |
| Toggle Window Menu | Alt |
Global Shortcut Keys
Access Ao at any moment from anywhere within your operating system. All global shortcuts can be customized to match your own preference through the configuration file ~/.ao.json.
| Description | Global Shortcut |
|---|
| Create New Todo | Cmd/Ctrl Alt C |
| Search Todos | Cmd/Ctrl Alt F |
| Toggle Ao Window | Cmd/Ctrl Alt A |
Development
For more info on how to contribute to the project, please read the contributing guidelines.
- Fork the repository and clone it to your machine
- Navigate to your local fork
cd ao
- Install the project dependencies
npm install or yarn install
- Run Ao on dev mode
npm start or yarn start
- Lint code for errors
npm test or yarn test
- Build binaries and installers
npm run release or yarn release
Related Apps
- Tusk - Refined Evernote desktop app.
- Taskbook - Tasks, boards & notes for the command-line habitat.
Team
- Klaudio Sinani (@klaudiosinani)
- Mario Sinani (@mariosinani)
Sponsors
A big thank you to all the people and companies supporting our Open Source work:
- Better Stack: Spot, Resolve, and Prevent Downtime.
Disclaimer
Ao is an unofficial, open source, third-party, community-driven, free app and is not affiliated in any way with Microsoft.
License
MIT
