https://github.com/byronbytes/tasks

Tasks is an application that optimizes computer performance. Tasks improves overall system performance, boot times, and a faster experience while using your computer.
https://github.com/byronbytes/tasks

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Tasks is an application that optimizes computer performance. Tasks improves overall system performance, boot times, and a faster experience while using your computer.

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/byronbytes/tasks
• Owner: byronbytes
• License: gpl-3.0
• Created: 2021-08-02T00:07:00.000Z (almost 4 years ago)
• Default Branch: master
• Last Pushed: 2024-03-11T15:35:59.000Z (over 1 year ago)
• Last Synced: 2025-03-25T18:21:25.861Z (3 months ago)
• Topics: computer-science, csharp, dotnet, lightweight, open-source, optimization, optimizer, performance, utility, windows, winforms
• Language: C#
• Homepage:
• Size: 3.33 MB
• Stars: 87
• Watchers: 9
• Forks: 9
• Open Issues: 3
• Metadata Files:
  • Readme: README.md
  • Contributing: CONTRIBUTING.md
  • Funding: .github/FUNDING.yml
  • License: LICENSE
  • Code of conduct: CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md
  • Security: SECURITY.md

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**Tasks** is an application that can improve computer performance. **Tasks**'s main features include an advanced cleanup tool, a startup manager, and many more tools for optimization. These tools help improve computer performance, system boot times, and ensures a faster experience while using your computer.

### Intentions

We aim to make a lightweight, free, intuitive and responsive cleaning tool. Computer performance is crucial to everyone and should not include any hidden paywalls inside the application. Tasks is made to be a tool that anyone can use anywhere.

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## Features

- **Cleanup**

  - Quick Clean to help clean temp folders that get filled fast.

  - Extension removal tool to remove malicious or unwanted extensions. (Supports Edge, Chrome, and Firefox)

  - Advanced cleaning tool that helps with computer performance and speed.

  - Diverse support for multiple applications and browsers and unneeded system cache. (Chrome, Discord, Temp, and more.)

- **Startup Manager**

  - View detailed information about programs that run on start. (Name, Description, Directory)

  - Create new programs that run on start.

  - Remove malicious programs that run on start with one click.

  - View detailed information about services that run on start. (Name, Service, Stopped or Running)

  - Open the startup folder.

  - Clean and understandable interface to see all startup processes and services.

- **Settings**

  - Theme customization (Normal / Light)

  - Automatically check for updates on Start.

  - Toggle cleanup logging and change the log directory.

  - Download updates automatically.

  - Change the default localization (Default en-us)

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## Installation

1. Install [.NET Core](https://dotnet.microsoft.com/download) if you don't have it installed.

2. Download the latest version of Tasks from the **Releases** tab.

3. Extract the `.zip` and execute `Tasks.exe`.

4. If you get the Windows SafeScreen message, click "Run Anyways".

*The dependencies must be kept in the same folder.*

## Want to Contribute?

Contributions are always encouraged but before creating a pull request please read our [**Contributing guidelines**](https://github.com/byronbytes/Tasks/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md) first.

### Top Contributors

* **Byron (@byronbytes)** - *Initial work, creation and development.*

* **Solirs (@Solirs)** - *Cleanup Development (Firefox cleanup, browser extension cleaning, ARP and DNS cache cleaning)*

* **@GermanAizek** - *Bug fixes and adding README translations.*

See the full list of [contributors](https://github.com/byronbytes/Tasks/contributors) who participated in this project.

## Support

If you like using Tasks you can help support the development by [donating](https://cash.app/byronbytes)! It's completely optional, but will help greatly.