The to-do list for busy people

The to-do list you just type.

Busy is a notebook for your day. Write your tasks as a plain list, and it quietly handles the times, the repeats, the notes and the reminders, so you don't have to.

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Built for real weeks

Your whole week on one page you can scroll

Plan today, look back on last week, glance at what's coming. Completed tasks, notes, sub-tasks and times all live together as plain text, however busy your week gets. Tag a number like #weight 70kg or #distance 5km and Busy charts it over time, next to everything you got done.

Everything is just a line of text

Write it down. Busy does the fiddly bits.

No projects to create and no fields to fill in. You type the way you'd scribble on paper, and the structure appears as you go.

It's just text

Bullet a line and it's a task. Double-click to tick it off, or drag it under a day to plan it. There's nothing to learn.

Times that mean something

Add @3pm or @9:30 and the task is scheduled. It shows a clock, turns amber once the time has gone, and flags anything overdue.

Repeats, sorted

Write @@ every weekday at 9am - standup once. Busy files the rule away and drops the task onto the right days for you.

A note on anything

Type !note on a task and you get a full markdown editor for checklists, links and code with highlighting. It stays tucked inside the task, and opens when you need it.

Time and trends

Start a timer on whatever you're working on. Jot numbers like #weight 70kg and Busy charts them over time, alongside what you got done.

Open everywhere

Your notebook follows you across every tab and device, and updates live as you type. It keeps working offline and nudges you about overdue tasks.

In your pocket

Just as good on your phone

Tap a task and a row of thumb controls slides up over the keyboard. No tiny menus, no hunting for the right gesture.

  • Tick off, indent, reorder, set a timer or open a note with one thumb.
  • Add it to your home screen and it runs full-screen, like a native app.
  • Light or dark, it follows your phone and your edits sync the moment you make them.

Already living in Claude?

Connect Busy as a custom connector and let Claude read your tasks, add new ones, tick them off and start timers, just by asking. There's nothing to install and no token to copy. Your changes show up live in any tab you have open.

https://get-busy.app/mcp

It uses standard OAuth, is scoped to your account only, and you can revoke it any time.

Get your day in order.

Free to use. Nothing to install. Open a notebook and start typing.

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