Ao

Elegant Microsoft To-Do desktop app

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

Description
Highlights
Install
Features
Keyboard Shortcuts
Development
Related Apps
Team
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.

View all the available local keyboard shortcuts.

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.

View all the available global keyboard shortcuts.

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

Klaus Sinani (@klaussinani)
Mario Sinani (@mariosinani)
Thanasis Gkanos (@ThanasisGkanos)

Disclaimer

Ao is an unofficial, open source, third-party, community-driven, free app and is not affiliated in any way with Microsoft.

License

MIT

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