🪆 matryoshka

turn mountains into molehills (then molehills into anthills) with matryoshka,
the nested todo list that breaks complex tasks into manageable subtasks.

try it now in your browser! (physical keyboard required).

key features

• unlimited subtask depth
• intuitive keyboard controls
• automatically saves as you edit
• installable as a Progressive Web App that works completely offline

quickstart

1. press the Return / Enter key to add subtasks to the root "todo" task
2. give each new subtask a meaningful name
3. use Shift + ➡️ to navigate into a subtask
4. use Shift + ⬅️ to return to the enclosing parent task
5. use Shift + Enter to quickly mark tasks as complete or incomplete

controls

navigation

• ⬆️/⬇️ move between tasks at the same level
• Shift + ➡️ navigate into a subtask
• Shift + ⬅️ return to the enclosing parent task

task management

• Enter add a new task
• ⬇️ (on last subtask) add a new task at the bottom of the list
• Backspace (when task text is empty) delete selected task(s) and their subtasks
• Shift + Enter toggle selected task(s) completion status

reorganization

• Shift + ⬆️/⬇️ reposition selected task(s) within their current level
• ⌘ + ⬆️/⬇️ push selected task(s) into the task above or below
• ⌘ + ⬅️ pull selected task(s) out one level (to the level of their parent)
• hold Shift with any ⌘ command (push/pull) to simultaneously navigate to the task(s)' new position

multi-select

• Option + ⬆️/⬇️ extend or contract the selection to include adjacent tasks
• ⬆️/⬇️ (without modifier) clear the selection and resume single-task navigation

text editing

• ⌘ + C copy task text (or highlighted substring)
• ⌘ + X cut task text (or highlighted substring)
• ⌘ + V paste text from the clipboard

theming

• press F2 to cycle through available themes

data persistence

your task tree is automatically saved to your browser's local storage after each edit. this ensures your tasks will persist even if you close the browser or refresh the page.

Warning

clearing your browsing data may erase your saved tasks. to avoid losing progress, create a manual backup before clearing your browsing data.

• ⌘ + S export tasks to .txt file
• ⌘ + O import tasks from .txt file

browser compatibility

matryoshka is designed to run on modern, desktop web browsers with javascript enabled.
mobile browsers are technically supported, but a physical keyboard is required (for now).

privacy

all data is stored locally on your machine.
no data is sent to or stored on any external servers.

licenses

this project is licensed under the GNU General Public License v3.0.

the Basteleur font by Keussel (distributed by Velvetyne) is licensed under the SIL Open Font License, version 1.1.