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Tasks for Obsidian

Task management for your Obsidian knowledge base.

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  • Rating

    4.5 / 5

  • Pricing

    Free

  • Difficulty

    Beginner

  • Works on

    Cross-Platform

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What is Tasks for Obsidian?

Tasks for Obsidian tracks tasks across your whole vault, with due and scheduled dates, recurring tasks, priorities and query blocks that gather tasks from every note.

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Pros: what Tasks for Obsidian does well

  • Due dates, recurrence and priorities
  • Collects tasks from across the vault
  • MIT licensed

Cons: where it falls short

  • Query syntax takes some learning
  • Needs Obsidian

Who Tasks for Obsidian is for

Obsidian users who want their to-do list inside their notes.

Who can skip it

People happy with a separate task app.

Tasks for Obsidian alternatives

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Copilot for Obsidian

Focus: ai, agents and claude code. Shares obsidian with Tasks for Obsidian. Freemium (Tasks for Obsidian: Free). Same 4.5 rating.

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Dataview

Focus: plugin, queries and markdown. Shares obsidian with Tasks for Obsidian. Same 4.5 rating.

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Free alternatives to Tasks for Obsidian

Want to spend nothing? These free picks cover similar ground.

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Focus: templates, automation and javascript. Shares obsidian with Tasks for Obsidian. Same 4.5 rating.

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Focus: claude code, second brain and pkm. Shares obsidian with Tasks for Obsidian. Adds macOS, Windows and Linux. Rated 4.8 (Tasks for Obsidian: 4.5).

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Focus: privacy, local-first and notes. Shares tasks with Tasks for Obsidian. Adds macOS, Windows and Linux. Rated 4.4 (Tasks for Obsidian: 4.5).

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