DeftTask is a native Swift productivity app for people who want their tasks, notes, calendar context, and working knowledge to live closer together. It explores a local, markdown-first workflow across iPhone, iPad, and Mac, where structured task data can stay queryable while notes remain durable, editable files.
The product direction is intentionally practical: keep the source material human-readable, make capture and review fast, and use AI assistance where it helps connect scattered work into clearer next actions.
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What it explores
- A native SwiftUI productivity experience for iPhone, iPad, and macOS.
- A bridge between tasks, calendar planning, local notes, and knowledge objects.
- Markdown-backed workspaces where files remain portable and human-readable.
- AI-assisted review and organization without making the AI system the source of truth.
Architecture direction
DeftTask is being built as a native Apple-platform app. The current direction combines SwiftUI for the app experience, local structured storage for tasks and indexes, and markdown files for notes and workspace content.
The underlying model is intentionally hybrid: structured entities like tasks can be synced and queried, while notes and workspace files remain ordinary .md documents. That supports a workflow where the app can provide richer task/calendar/productivity affordances without trapping the user’s knowledge in an opaque database.
Key product ideas
- Markdown-first knowledge — notes stay as files that can be edited outside the app.
- Task/file connection — tasks can carry context back to the note, folder, or workspace where the work lives.
- Apple-native surfaces — optimized for the device in hand rather than treating mobile and desktop as the same screen.
- Local-first feel — fast capture, review, and navigation around the user’s real working files.
SwiftUIMarkdown-firstLocal workspacesTasks + notesApple platforms