# jotaen/xit

A plain-text file format for todos and check lists

Repository: https://github.com/jotaen/xit
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/jotaen-xit
Homepage: https://xit.jotaen.net
License Family: other
Topics: todo, file-format, specification, plain-text, check-list
Last push: 2024-01-27T14:18:17+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 23/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 1622, "days_push": 949, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1122, forks 7 (observed 2026-08-28T04:03:40.043521+00:00)

## What it is
[x]it! is a plain-text file format specification for todos and check lists, stored in .xit files editable with any text editor. The repository hosts the specification and documentation rather than a runnable tool.

## Use cases
- keep a plain-text todo list in version control
- write checklists in a structured text format
- track tasks with priorities, tags, and due dates without an app
- define a standard format for todo files across tools
- maintain packing lists or backlogs as text files

## When to choose
- you want todos as plain text editable anywhere with no tooling lock-in
- you need a well-defined, human-readable checklist format to build tools against
- you prefer version-controllable task files over task apps

## When to avoid
- you need a GUI task manager with reminders and sync
- you want ready-made tooling rather than a format specification
- you need collaborative or multi-user task management

## Facets
- artifact type: learning-resource
- maturity: stable
- function: documentation, markdown, file-system
- domain: developer-tools, documentation
- platform: cross-platform
- tags: todo-format, file-format-specification, plain-text, checklists, task-management

## Member repositories
- jotaen/xit (main) score 23

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:40.043521+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T06:40:56.124319+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/jotaen/xit (fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:40.043521+00:00, sha ac1af71cbd9b)
  - homepage: https://xit.jotaen.net (fetched 2026-08-29T12:44:46.046804+00:00, sha 8e00098f891c)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.