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https://github.com/JMoerman/Go-For-It

A stylish to-do list with built-in productivity timer.
https://github.com/JMoerman/Go-For-It

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A stylish to-do list with built-in productivity timer.

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# _GoForIt!_



_GoForIt!_ has been translated into many languages already. If your language is missing or incomplete, please help to translate it at [Weblate](https://hosted.weblate.org/engage/go-for-it/?utm_source=widget).



[![Translation status](https://hosted.weblate.org/widgets/go-for-it/-/horizontal-auto.svg)](https://hosted.weblate.org/engage/go-for-it/?utm_source=widget)

## Information for End Users



_GoForIt!_ is a simple and stylish productivity app, featuring a to-do list, merged with a timer that keeps your focus on the current task. More information for end users can be found [here](https://jmoerman.github.io/go-for-it/).



![Screenshot](screenshot.png)



### How To



The original author made the following video explaining the workflow of _GoForIt!_:



[![GoForIt! Promotion Video](https://img.youtube.com/vi/mnw556C9FZQ/0.jpg)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mnw556C9FZQ)



This video shows a very old version of _GoForIt!_, but most of what is shown still applies to the current version.



### Storage and Synchronisation



To-do lists are stored in the [Todo.txt](http://todotxt.com/) format. This simplifies synchronization with mobile devices and makes it possible to edit tasks using other Todo.txt front-ends (e.g. the official apps for [Android](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.todotxt.todotxttouch&hl=en) or [iOS](https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/todo.txt-touch/id491342186?ls=1&mt=8) or the alternative Android client [Simpletask](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=nl.mpcjanssen.todotxtholo&hl=en)).

A comprehensive tutorial about setting up *GoForIt!* with *Simpletask* can be found [here](http://itsfoss.com/go-for-it-to-do-app-in-linux/).



### Download and Installation



#### GNU/Linux Packages



##### elementary OS



[![Get it on AppCenter](https://appcenter.elementary.io/badge.svg)](https://appcenter.elementary.io/com.github.jmoerman.go-for-it)



##### Ubuntu



I maintain a [Launchpad PPA](https://launchpad.net/~go-for-it-team/+archive/ubuntu/go-for-it-stable) which can be used to acquire .deb packages. On Ubuntu (+ derivates) it is recommended to add the PPA for automatic updates:



    sudo add-apt-repository ppa:go-for-it-team/go-for-it-stable && sudo apt-get update

    sudo apt-get install go-for-it



For git versions use https://code.launchpad.net/~go-for-it-team/+archive/ubuntu/go-for-it-daily instead.



##### Arch Linux



- [Arch Linux (Stable)](https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/go-for-it/)

- [Arch Linux (Git)](https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/go-for-it-git/)



Build it with `makepkg` or use your favorite [aur helper](https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/AUR_helpers).



##### Flatpak



[Flatpak](https://flatpak.org) packages support multiple distributions and are sandboxed.



Stable releases are hosted on [Flathub](https://flathub.org):



    flatpak remote-add --if-not-exists flathub https://flathub.org/repo/flathub.flatpakrepo

    flatpak install flathub de.manuel_kehl.go-for-it



#### FreeBSD



_GoForIt!_ is avaiable in the [FreeBSD Ports Collection](https://freshports.org/deskutils/go-for-it):



    pkg install go-for-it



#### Windows



Unfortunately, a recent Windows version isn't available. The https://github.com/mank319/Go-For-It/commits/windows-cmake branch may be a good starting point for porting the current version of _GoForIt!_ to Windows.



#### Others



It should be fairly straightforward to compile _GoForIt!_ on Unix-like platforms as long as Gtk+3, libcanberra and cmake are available.

Should you run into any difficulties feel free to add an [issue](https://github.com/JMoerman/Go-For-It/issues).



## Information For Nerds



_GoForIt!_ is free and open source software licensed under the GPLv3. It has been written in _Vala_ making heavy use of the _GTK_ framework.



The user interface is inspired by the design philosophy of [elementary OS](http://elementary.io/) and [Gnome](http://www.gnome.org/) applications, striving for elegant simplicity.



### Roadmap



- "to-do list only" mode

- Plugin support



### Potential Future Features



- time tracking functionality

    - option to make the timer count up

    - visualization and export of time tracking data

- mechanics for handling more complex projects

- support for different synchronization and storage backends



### How To Build

To build *GoForIt!* you need to have the following software installed:



    valac >= 0.36

    cmake >= 2.8.9

    gettext >= 1.9.7

    gtk+-3.0 (libgtk-3-0, libgtk-3-dev) (>= 3.14)

    glib-2.0 (libglib2.0-0, libglib2.0-dev)

    libcanberra (libcanberra0, libcanberra-dev)

    libpeas (libpeas-1.0-0, libpeas-dev)



To build all available plugins, the following development files are also necessary:



    libayatana-appindicator3-dev



Use the following commands in this order to build *GoForIt!*:



    mkdir build

    cd build

    cmake -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=/usr ..

    make

    sudo make install



Use the following commands to update the translation files:



    mkdir build

    cd build

    make pot

    make po



### Information for maintainers



CONFIGURING.md contains some information about the configuration flags specific to _Go For it!_.