kōji
The story behind this tool.
I tried every productivity app on the market. They all had the same problem — too many features, too much setup, too much noise. I wanted a tool that got out of my way and let me just work.
Kōji is keyboard-first and minimal by design. Three views: Today for tasks, Board for kanban planning, Notes for writing. A command palette that handles everything else. No onboarding flow, no pricing tiers, no distractions. Open it and go.
Everything runs locally in your browser. Your data stays on your device. No account required, nothing to configure. Brain Dump captures thoughts before they disappear. A focus timer keeps you honest about deep work. The rest gets out of the way.
Developers
Who live in the terminal and don't want another bloated Electron app for their tasks.
Designers
Who context-switch constantly and need a fast, frictionless scratchpad.
Students
Who need real task management without a SaaS subscription or onboarding flow.
Makers & Solopreneurs
Who want minimal tooling, maximum focus, and nothing getting in the way.
Today View
A clean task list for everything you need to do today. Priority levels, inline Brain Dump, nothing else.
Board View
Drag-and-drop Kanban with To Do, In Progress, and Done. Move tasks between columns with keyboard or mouse.
Notes
Plain text notes with autosave. Create, rename, and search without friction. No markdown syntax required.
Command Palette
One shortcut for everything. Navigate views, create tasks and notes, toggle theme — without touching the mouse.
Brain Dump
Press D for a full-screen thought capture mode. Type faster than your inner critic. Convert to tasks when ready.
Local First
Everything runs in your browser. Your data never leaves your device. No accounts, no servers, no tracking.
Focus Timer
Built-in Pomodoro timer with session tracking and an activity streak calendar to keep deep work consistent.
Kōji is built to live under your fingers. Every action has a key. Nothing buried in a menu. Single-letter shortcuts are disabled while you're typing in an input, so you'll never trigger them by accident.
· Navigation ·
· Capture ·
· Today view ·
· Focus & theme ·
Tip — press ⌘K any time to search every action by name.
Optional account with cross-device sync via encrypted cloud storage. Local-first always stays as an option.
Shared task lists and boards for small teams. Real-time collaboration without the enterprise bloat.
Daily, weekly, and monthly recurring tasks with smart completion tracking.
Built-in timer per task. See exactly where your focus time actually goes.
GitHub Issues, Linear, and Notion import/export for teams that already have a workflow.
Install Kōji on your phone as a progressive web app with offline support.
Kōji currently runs fully local — no accounts, no servers, zero friction to start. Cloud sync with cross-device persistence is actively in development and will be opt-in when it arrives. Local-first always stays as an option. If you want early access or have ideas on how it should work, reach out.
Get notified when it ships· The studio ·
Kōji is one tool in a small catalogue of real software built under the Nimbus name. A one-person operation, no mockups, no templates — just things that actually ship.
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Kōji is free and open to use. If you find it useful and want to support a solo developer building real products — any support means the world.