According to WIRED, a new macOS app called Tasks.txt takes the opposite approach to most productivity software: it is just a text document. The app is free and aims to win over users with simplicity rather than a long list of capabilities.
Where other productivity tools pile on boards, tags, and reminders, Tasks.txt strips the experience down to writing tasks in plain text. WIRED describes the app as making up for its absent features with elegance, suggesting that some users may prefer a clean, distraction-free way to manage work.
For the business audience, the app signals a small but persistent countercurrent in productivity software: not every team or individual wants more features. A plain-text file can be enough, especially for those who find current tools cluttered.