GoingsOn.

Tasks, email, calendar, contacts. One app. Your machine.

A local-first productivity workspace for independent workers. Rust + Tauri. No subscription, no cloud dependency.

5 Integrated domains

14 Built-in themes

4 Email providers

40+ MCP tools

$0 Subscription fees

Most productivity apps do one thing. GoingsOn does five — tasks, email, calendar, contacts, and projects — in one native desktop app with a single local database. No juggling Todoist plus Spark plus Google Calendar. One search, one keyboard, one place for everything.

Everything cross-links. Create a task from an email. Link events to contacts. View all tasks, emails, and events for a project on one dashboard. Snooze an email and it reappears like a snoozed task. The five domains are not separate apps bolted together — they share one database, one search index, and one keyboard-driven interface.

Task Management

Urgency & Priority

TaskWarrior-inspired urgency scoring algorithm
Factors: due date proximity, age, priority, overdue penalty
Three priority levels (High, Medium, Low)
Automatic urgency classes for visual styling
Overdue tracking with visual indicators

Workflow

Snooze until later today, tomorrow, weekend, or next week
Mark as “waiting for response” with visual badge
Recurrence: daily, weekly, monthly, yearly
Timestamped annotations (notes on tasks)
Subtasks with progress tracking

Quick Add

Natural language parsing in one input field
Fix bug due:tomorrow +H @Project
Priority, due date, project, recurrence, tags
Keyboard shortcut: press q from anywhere

Views & Bulk Ops

Filter by status, project, priority, milestone, snoozed
Sort by description, project, due date, urgency
Saved views: pin any filter combination
Bulk complete, snooze, or delete with multi-select

Email Client

Connect any IMAP/SMTP account
Fastmail OAuth with native JMAP protocol support
Google, Microsoft, and Yahoo OAuth (PKCE flow)
Background sync on configurable interval
Threaded email display with proper In-Reply-To headers
Compose and reply in a separate window
Mark read/unread, archive/unarchive
Snooze emails (reappear after snooze time)
Create task directly from any email
Link emails to projects
Unread count badge on macOS dock icon
Bulk operations: mark read, archive, snooze, delete

Day Planning & Time Blocking

Visual Timeline

Hourly timeline for the day. Drag unscheduled tasks onto time slots to create blocks. Events display alongside your task blocks. Current time indicator shows where you are. Navigate between days with [ and ].

Weekly Review

Built-in weekly review workflow. See completed tasks from the past week, set focus tasks for the coming week, and track vacation days. A nudge system reminds you when your review is overdue.

Calendar & Contacts

Events

Title, description, start/end time, location
Link events to projects and contacts
Recurrence: daily, weekly, monthly, yearly
Upcoming event list with collapsible past events
Events appear on the day plan timeline

Contacts

Display name, nickname, company, title, timezone
Multiple emails, phones, social handles per contact
Custom fields for any additional data
Tag contacts for filtering and grouping
Birthday tracking, notes, search by name or email

Projects & Milestones

Create projects with types (Job, Side Project, Company, Essay, Article, Painting) and statuses (Active, Inactive, Archived). Each project gets a dashboard showing its tasks, events, and linked emails in columns. Add milestones with target dates and completion tracking to mark major phases. View all project work in one place.

Search & Navigation

Full-Text Search

Search across tasks, projects, emails, and contacts from one input (FTS5). Click any result to navigate directly to that item. Finds matches in descriptions, email bodies, contact names, and more.

Saved Views

Save any filter configuration as a named view. Pin views for one-click access from the sidebar. Combine status, project, priority, milestone, and snoozed filters into reusable queries.

Keyboard-Driven

q Quick-add task

jk Navigate items

c Complete task

s Snooze

S Schedule (day plan)

n New item

a Archive email

/ Search

? Shortcuts overlay

gt Go to tasks

ge Go to email

gd Go to day plan

Themes

14 built-in themes, plus Follow System (auto light/dark). Includes Neobrute (default), Sandstone, Catppuccin (4 variants), Dracula, Nord, Tokyo Night, and more. TOML-based theme spec — edit colors, radii, shadows, and textures in a single file.

Extensibility

Rhai Plugin System

Import tasks, projects, and contacts from CSV
Sandboxed Rhai scripting — no arbitrary code
Plugin registry with hot-reload
Write custom importers without recompiling

MCP Server

40+ structured tools for Claude Desktop
Create, list, complete, snooze, search tasks
Export roadmaps, manage projects, query data
App auto-refreshes when agents modify data

LLM Integration

Connect to Ollama, OpenAI, or any compatible LLM provider. Use LLM templates in task descriptions for dynamic text expansion and an AI-Fill button for on-demand generation. Test your connection from settings. Responses are cached locally. All processing stays on your terms — use a local model for full privacy, or a cloud provider when convenience matters.

Cloud Sync (Optional)

Sync tasks, projects, events, contacts, email accounts, and settings across devices via MNW SyncKit. End-to-end encrypted — the server stores only ciphertext, never your data. Device management and full disconnect/wipe support. No account required to use the app — sync is entirely opt-in.

Under the Hood

All data in local SQLite — no cloud required
Notifications: snooze expiry, upcoming events, new email (native desktop)
Manual and auto-scheduled backups with configurable retention
Restore from any backup with one click
Export: full database as JSON, tasks as CSV, events as ICS
HTML email rendering (opens in browser)
Virtual scrolling for large lists
WCAG AA color contrast across all themes
Paper texture, embossed text, tactile buttons (Skeubrute design)

How It Compares

Feature	GO	Todoist	Things 3	Sunsama	Notion	Spark
Tasks + Email + Calendar	Yes	Tasks only	Tasks only	Partial	Basic	Email only
Contacts	Yes	—	—	—	—	—
Weekly review	Yes	—	—	Yes	—	—
Time blocking	Yes	—	—	Yes	—	—
Urgency scoring	Yes	4 levels	—	—	—	—
Offline-first	Yes	—	Yes	—	Limited	—
Plugin system	Rhai	—	—	—	API	—
MCP / LLM tools	40+	—	—	—	Built-in	Built-in
Source-available	Yes	—	—	—	—	—
Cross-platform	Yes	Yes	Apple only	Yes	Yes	Yes
Mobile app	Planned	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
No subscription	Yes	$48/yr	~$80 once	$192/yr	$120/yr	$60/yr

Free during alpha. Native desktop app for macOS, Windows, and Linux via Tauri. iOS in development. Source-available under PolyForm Noncommercial 1.0.0. The closest competitor charging for similar scope is Sunsama at $192/year.