Mindthreads
Mindthreads keeps track of everything you have started and haven't finished, so an interruption doesn't make you lose any of it. It was built for people with ADHD, and for anyone whose attention gets split across too many things.
No. A to-do list holds things you haven't started yet. Mindthreads holds things you have started and haven't finished. You use it while you work, on the Mac where the work is happening. It isn't for planning next week on your phone.
No. Notes are meant to be kept. Threads are meant to be finished. You add one when you start something and complete it when you're done. An empty board is the goal.
No, it's for you. Mindthreads does include an MCP server, so agents and other tools can read and update your threads, and that makes some interesting setups possible. But the app is designed for a person keeping up with everything they're doing, as fast as their mind moves, and it's meant to be fun to use.
When you start on anything you'd recognize by name, like a task, a bug or a project, press ⌃⌥N from any app. Type a few words, or dictate them (we like VoiceInk), press ↩ and get to work.
It takes about two seconds. The whole trick is making it a habit.
When a task forks into side quests, press ⌃⌥Space to bring up Mindthreads, move to the task with the arrow keys and press c. Type the tangent and press ↩. It hangs off its parent, so you can see where it came from.
Select the thread and press x. It bursts and leaves the board. Take a moment to enjoy that; it's there on purpose.
Press ? to see every shortcut, and ⌘K to search for any command by name. The best way to learn Mindthreads is to open the shortcut list and try things.