Related

If TaskLite isn't your cup of tea, maybe one of the other free task managers fits the bill:

NameDescription
BukuStore and manage your bookmarks from the command line
CommitTasksCombination between git commit and todo list
DstaskSingle binary CLI todo manager with git sync and markdown notes
EagleMinimalistic todo app for command line
EtmEvent and task manager
EurekaCLI tool to input and store ideas without leaving the terminal
FfA distributed note taker and task manager
git-pendingGit plugin to list TODO, FIXME, … comments in a repository
nbCLI note-taking, bookmarking, archiving, and knowledge base app
Org modeNotes and todo lists powered by an Emacs based plain-text system
PomodayKeyboard only task management web app
SmosPurely functional semantic tree-based editor (like Org mode)
tMinimal command-line todo list manager
TaskbookTasks, boards & notes for the command-line habitat
TaskellCommand line Kanban board / task management
TaskwarriorCommand line task management
Todo.txtSimple and extensible shell script for managing a todotxt file
ToodlesProject management from the TODO's in your codebase
TracliCommand line app that tracks your time
UltralistOpen source task management system for the command line
UnfogA simple CLI task and time manager
WorkCLI TODO app written with Rust and SQLite
YokadiCommand line oriented, SQLite powered todo list

Comparison

Status on 2020-03-02:

NrNameStarsCommitsContrib.Code1. Commit
1Taskbook744922725JavaScript2018‑02‑12
2Todo.txt390744442Shell2009‑03‑05
3Buku3396169952Python2015‑11‑02
4Org mode~300022935543EmacsLisp2003‑01‑01
5nb203534203Shell2014-11-12
6Taskwarrior1145901683C++2008‑04‑19
7Toodles94420713Haskell2018‑09‑04
8Taskell8349897Haskell2017‑11‑15
9Ultralist70735615Go2016‑04‑23
10t632979Python2009-08-26
11Pomoday44314912TypeScript2019‑10‑24
12CommitTasks290944JavaScript2018‑08‑17
13git-pending257372JavaScript2019‑06‑17
14Eureka1611477Rust2017‑11‑20
15Ff1287759Haskell2017‑12‑29
16Dstask1254792Go2018-12-08
17Yokadi113115912Python2008‑08‑24
18Smos1137975Haskell2018‑07‑29
19Unfog491041Haskell2019‑10‑22
20TaskLite442341Haskell2018‑06‑04
21Tracli33562JavaScript2019‑07‑15
22Etm1332032Python2017‑09‑02
23Work12651Rust2020‑07‑15
24Eagle10461Python2018‑10‑28

Commercial

For completeness sake here is also a list of popular commercial apps and SaaS providers:

  • Asana - Your team’s goals, plans, tasks, files together in one shared space.
  • Google Keep - Hybrid note taking and todo app.
  • Jira - Bug- & issue-tracking and project-management service.
  • Microsoft TODO - Cloud based task management application.
  • Nirvana - To-do app available on macOS, Android, Windows, and web.
  • Remember The Milk - Web based task- and time-management.
  • Tasker - Tool for managing tasks, processes and employees.
  • TaskPaper - Plain text to-do lists (macOS app).
  • Things - Personal task manager to achieve your goals (Apple only).
  • Todoist - SaaS to-do list to organize work and life.
  • Trello - Web based Kanban list-making application.