A hotkey from anywhere.
Press ⌃⌥Space anywhere in macOS to bring up the panel. Remap the shortcut to whatever fits your hand. Press esc and the panel disappears. You're back exactly where you were.
Now on the Mac App Store · macOS 14+
Apple Reminders. Faster.
Capture, organize, edit, and complete reminders from a keyboard-first floating panel on your Mac.
No need to open the full Reminders app. No window switching. No new database. Summon a panel from anywhere on macOS, capture or edit a task entirely from the keyboard, and dismiss it without ever touching the mouse.
Try it free for 14 days · Unlock once for $4.99 · No subscription, ever
Why it exists
Reminders is a heavy door for a two-second thought.
The full Reminders app is fine when you have time to stop. SideDoor Tasks is for the other ninety-five percent of the day — when stopping is exactly what you're trying to avoid.
It's for the everyday Mac actions that should take seconds: jotting down a task, checking what's next, moving something to the right list, or clearing a reminder that's already done.
Your tasks still live in Apple Reminders. Your attention stays where it belongs.
The workflow
Summon → Act → Dismiss
SideDoor Tasks doesn't replace Apple Reminders. It just gets you in and out faster.
When you have a thought to capture, a detail to edit, or a task to mark done — hit the global hotkey, take action, dismiss the panel, and pick up exactly where you left off.
01 — SUMMON
⌃⌥Space
Press the hotkey.
From anywhere in macOS, the panel appears wherever you've set it. Remap the shortcut to whatever fits your hand.
02 — ACT
⌘2
→
↓
→
Space
Do the thing.
Capture a new task, edit an existing one, mark something complete, or jump between lists and projects — entirely from the keyboard.
03 — DISMISS
esc
The panel disappears.
You're back where you started, with your task already synced to Apple Reminders.
Features
Built for the keyboard. Tuned for Reminders.
A small set of features, each one focused on the same thing — getting tasks in and out of Apple Reminders without slowing you down.
Once the panel is up
Keyboard-first, all the way down.
Modifier keys jump between lists and projects. Single keys complete tasks, change dates, set priorities. A footer hint bar shows what's available so you never have to look anything up.
Training mode for the shortcuts.
A built-in mode walks you through the shortcut system until the keys become muscle memory instead of a cheat sheet.
The smart lists you actually use.
Overdue. Today. Tomorrow. This Week. Each one a single keypress away, so the things that are actually due don't get buried.
Projects when you want structure.
Group lists into projects with custom icons and colors. Switch to a Kanban view for the ones that need it. Everything syncs back to Apple Reminders the moment you make a change.
Tuned to your setup.
Choose the panel size, where it appears on screen, and whether it follows you between displays. Pick icons and colors for projects and lists.
Export when you need it.
One command writes your reminders out to a file you control. Backup, archive, or just keep a paper trail.
Built right
A native Mac app, behaving like one.
No Electron. No web view. No telemetry. SwiftUI and AppKit on Apple Silicon, talking directly to the iCloud database you already have.
Signed & Notarized
Shipped through the Mac App Store. Sandboxed, reviewed, and Apple-verified.
Apple Silicon native
SwiftUI + AppKit, compiled for M-series. Cold launch in under a second.
Your iCloud database
Uses EventKit and the Reminders store you already sync. No migration, no new account.
Local-first, zero telemetry
No SideDoor account. No analytics pings. Your reminders never leave Apple's servers.
From the developer
Built for people who notice workflow friction.
SideDoor Tasks was built around a simple annoyance — opening a separate app just to capture or clear one reminder breaks flow more than it should.
The goal isn't to reinvent task management. It's to make the system you already use faster at the exact moments when speed matters.
Pricing
Pay once. Keep it forever.
SideDoor Tasks
$4.99
one-time unlock
- 14-day free trial — full features, no credit card
- Unlimited reminders, lists, and devices
- All future SideDoor Tasks updates included
- Direct email support from the developer
Common questions
Before you download.
Does this replace Apple Reminders?
No. SideDoor Tasks reads and writes to your existing Reminders
database through Apple's EventKit. Everything you do shows up in
Reminders on every device you sync with iCloud. If you ever stop
using SideDoor Tasks, your data is exactly where you left it.
Why not just use the full Reminders app?
Use it whenever you have a moment to actually stop. SideDoor
Tasks is for the in-between moments — when you just need to
capture, edit, or finish a reminder without leaving what you're
already working on.
Will my tasks sync to my other Apple devices?
Yes. SideDoor uses the Reminders store you already sync through
iCloud. Anything you capture on your Mac shows up in Reminders
on every device signed in to the same Apple ID — iPhone, iPad,
Apple Watch, anywhere Reminders runs.
Do I need a SideDoor account?
No. There's no SideDoor account, sign-up, or login of any kind.
The app uses the Apple ID you already use for iCloud, and that's
it.
Is there a subscription?
No. $4.99 unlocks the app permanently. Future updates to
SideDoor Tasks are included.
Do you collect any data?
None. No accounts, no analytics, no servers. Everything is local
to your Mac and synced through your own iCloud.
What if Apple changes the Reminders API?
Every macOS beta gets tested. If something breaks, fixing it is
the first thing I work on.
What macOS versions are supported?
macOS 14 (Sonoma) and later. Native on Apple Silicon.
What's next
Tasks is just the first door.
SideDoor is a small family of Mac utilities being built around the same idea — a quick way into the Apple apps you already use, without breaking your focus.
Calendar, Files, and Contacts are next, with more in the queue.
Drop your email if you want to know when each one ships. No newsletter, no marketing list, no spam.
Tasks
Available now
Calendar
In development
Files
In development
Contacts
Planned
More
Stay tuned