# klaudiosinani/ao

Elegant Microsoft To-Do desktop app

Repository: https://github.com/klaudiosinani/ao
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/klaudiosinani-ao
Homepage: https://klaudiosinani.com/ao
Language: JavaScript
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: microsoft, todo, desktop, app, wunderlist
Last push: 2025-11-03T14:48:17+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 45/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 50, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3282, "days_push": 303, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 2189, forks 211 (observed 2026-08-28T04:06:23.932607+00:00)

## What it is
Ao is an unofficial, open source, cross-platform desktop client for Microsoft To-Do with themes, compact and auto-night modes, and customizable local and global keyboard shortcuts. It is free, community-driven, and installable via GitHub releases, Snapcraft, or Homebrew.

## Use cases
- use microsoft to-do on my desktop without a browser
- dark theme desktop app for microsoft to-do
- todo app with global keyboard shortcuts
- unofficial microsoft to-do client for linux
- manage my to-do lists from the menubar
- replace wunderlist with a desktop to-do app

## When to choose
- you want a native-feeling desktop wrapper for Microsoft To-Do on Linux, macOS, or Windows
- you need themes like black, dark, or sepia and auto-night mode
- you rely on customizable local and global keyboard shortcuts for task management

## When to avoid
- you need an officially supported Microsoft To-Do client with guaranteed feature parity
- you want a task manager that works offline without a Microsoft account
- you need team collaboration features beyond what Microsoft To-Do offers

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: gui, developer-tools
- domain: developer-tools, cross-platform, desktop-applications
- platform: windows, cross-platform
- tags: microsoft-todo, task-management, todo-app, electron-app, themes, keyboard-shortcuts, wunderlist, linux, macos, desktop

## Member repositories
- klaudiosinani/ao (main) score 45

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:23.932607+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 2026-08-30T02:47:44.488589+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/klaudiosinani/ao (fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:23.932607+00:00, sha 1a23c1cf89bf)
  - homepage: https://klaudiosinani.com/ao (fetched 2026-08-29T10:28:16.702912+00:00, sha ad33103e94e2)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.