OneThing

A focused productivity app built to help me finish what I start.

Why OneThing?

I struggled with:

• Starting multiple projects but not finishing them
• Context switching between tools (Notion, notes, TODO apps)
• Losing track of progress over time

OneThing exists to solve a single problem:
👉 focus on one project at a time and make visible progress every day.

This is a personal tool first — built to match my workflow — and a learning project second.

Core Features (Planned)

• ✅ Project-based TODO list
• 📅 Deadlines per project
• 🧠 Project ideas + tool notes
• 📝 Daily progress logging
• 🔔 Optional daily reminder notification
• 📊 Simple progress visibility over time

No cloud. No accounts. No distractions.

Tech Stack

Current

• Frontend: Svelte
• Language: JavaScript / HTML / CSS

Possible Additions

• Desktop wrapper: Tauri (Rust)
  • For native desktop builds
  • Local file storage
  • System notifications

The app is intentionally built as a web-first application so it can evolve into a desktop app without a rewrite.

Project Status

🚧 Active development

This project is being built incrementally with a strong focus on:

• shipping small, usable versions
• avoiding feature creep
• maintaining a clean architecture

Roadmap (High-Level)

• Core project + TODO workflow
• Local persistence
• Progress logging
• Deadline tracking
• Desktop notifications (if Tauri is added)
• Polishing + stability

Detailed roadmap lives outside this README to keep this file concise.

Design Philosophy

• One primary project at a time
• Minimal UI, maximum clarity
• Offline-first
• Local data ownership
• Built for long-term personal use, not virality

What This Project Demonstrates

• Ability to design software around real personal problems
• Incremental development and scope control
• Frontend state management
• (Optional) Desktop app architecture with web + native integration

Future Improvements

• SQLite-based storage
• Export logs as Markdown
• Keyboard-first workflow
• Cross-platform desktop builds

License

MIT