Steady 🌿

A calm, ADHD-friendly task list. One HTML file, no build step, no server, no account. Everything lives in your browser.

Install

There's nothing to install. index.html is the app.

• On this device: double-click index.html, or drag it into a browser window.
• On another device: copy the file over — USB stick, AirDrop, cloud drive (Dropbox/Drive/iCloud), email it to yourself, or push this folder to a private git repo and pull it down elsewhere. Then double-click it there too. Any modern browser works (Chrome, Edge, Firefox, Safari); voice quick-add needs a Chromium-based browser (Chrome/Edge) — it hides itself automatically where it isn't supported.

There's no server involved, so it also works fully offline once the file is on the device.

Taking your tasks with you

The app itself has no memory of its own — your tasks are saved by the browser you opened it in (via localStorage), tied to that browser on that device. Copying index.html to a new device gives you the app, but not last night's list. To bring your tasks along too:

1. On the old device: gear icon (⚙️) → Backup your list → Export. This downloads a steady-backup-YYYY-MM-DD.json file.
2. On the new device: open index.html, gear icon → Restore / move to another device → Import, and pick that JSON file.

Importing adds tasks on top of whatever's already there — it never deletes or overwrites, so it's safe to import the same backup twice by mistake.

Because everything is local to the browser, clearing your browser's site data/history for this file, or opening it in a different browser or incognito window, will look like an empty list. Export a backup now and then occasionally if you want a safety net.

Using it

• Add a task — type in the bar at the top and hit Add (or press Enter). The 🎤 mic button fills the bar by voice instead of typing.
• Update status — click the circle on the left of a task to cycle ○ not started → ◐ in progress → ✅ done. Finishing a task plays a little chime and a burst of confetti.
• Break it down — use "Add a small step" under a task to add subtasks. Checking off all of them automatically marks the task done.
• Flag it — click + Urgent or + Important on a task to badge it (⚠️ yellow / 🎯 lavender). Click again to remove the flag.
• Set a reminder — click ⏰ on a task to pick a date/time. You'll get an in-app notice when it's due, plus a real browser popup if you've enabled those in Settings.
• Not today — click 😴 to push a task to tomorrow instead of deleting it. It reappears on its own; see it early under Later at the bottom.
• Delete — 🗑️ removes a task, with a few seconds to Undo.
• Focus mode — click 🔭 Focus mode to see just the one task worth doing next (urgent and important tasks are prioritized), with everything else hidden.
• Filters — the chip row (All / Not started / In progress / Done / Urgent / Important) narrows the list without deleting anything.
• Settings (⚙️) — dark/light/auto theme, mute the completion chime, turn on browser reminders, a dyslexia-friendly font toggle (wider spacing, easier-to-scan typeface), clear completed tasks, and the export/import backup described above.

Notes

• No data is sent anywhere — no network requests, no analytics, no account. Everything the app knows lives in your browser's local storage.
• Voice input and browser notifications both ask for one-time permission the first time you use them; both are entirely optional.