Light menu bar task manager for quickly capturing tasks
PopTask is a lightweight macOS menu bar task manager for quickly capturing tasks. Just type naturally even if the input is messy, shorthand, or full of slang and PopTask understands it and schedules it automatically. It supports 7 languages, shows smart countdown alerts, and includes AI powered scheduling and task breakdown. Everything runs on device on macOS 26 and later, with cloud support for earlier macOS versions.
heyy folks! It's Haider, the maker of PopTask 🙌🏽
i got tired of losing tasks the second i switched apps, every task manager i tried needed too many clicks just to add something simple, so i built one that lives in my Mac menu bar and actually keeps up with how fast i think
here's what makes it different:
type like you talk: write something like "mtg w team mon wed fri 9am" and PopTask picks up the date, cleans the title, and schedules it .. no calendars, no dropdowns, done in seconds!!
AI task breakdown: hit one button and a big vague task splits into 3 clear steps you can start on right now
7 languages: type in English, Arabic, Spanish, French, German, Chinese, or Japanese, it understands all of them
smart reminders: get notified at the right time plus a morning summary of your full day.
works offline: common patterns like "tomorrow 9am" or "in 20 min" parse instantly on your Mac with zero network calls
no account, no cloud, no signup, everything stays local on your machine
i built this as a solo dev and I'm here all day .. would appreciate your feedback and happy to answer any questions about how it works under the hood!
