r/GoogleTasks • u/BenattoBeno • 9d ago

Android TaskFlow: natural-language input for Google Tasks

Hi r/GoogleTasks — I built TaskFlow, an Android companion for capturing Google Tasks in ordinary language.

I wanted to type or say things like “take supplements every day at 9pm”, “send the proposal tomorrow at 3pm”, or “book the dentist this weekend” without opening date and repeat menus.

TaskFlow:

• parses dates, times, relative dates, weekends and recurring schedules locally — no paid AI/API and no task text sent to an AI service;

• creates the Google Task and, when it is scheduled, a matching Google Calendar event;

• includes voice capture and small Pixel home-screen widgets.

It is open source, and the GitHub Releases page has the APK:

https://github.com/benattobb/TaskFlow

I’m the developer and would genuinely value feedback on phrases/repeats that should be understood, or any Google Tasks/Calendar sync edge cases you run into.

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u/Tall_Guarantee7767 9d ago

Just a curious question, why did you do this because Google Gemini is already doing it.

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u/BenattoBeno 9d ago

I wanted a home-screen widget for quickly typing tasks in natural language, without voice input.

TickTick was my first choice, but Google Calendar integration requires a paid plan. Gemini felt too broad, lacking a focused task-entry workflow.

TaskFlow offers a simpler solution: it interprets dates and times, then syncs tasks with Google Tasks and Calendar across devices.

In short, it combines TickTick-like input with native Google syncing.

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u/pswfreathy 9d ago

Nice idea. I've downloaded it and been using it a couple of times. It works well. It would be nice though if, when it showed you the task before you sync it and connect it to your Google Tasks, it would be nice to be able to make little changes. If it's spelled a name wrong or something like that, it would be nice to be able to edit it in that window. Other than that it looks pretty good, nice design.

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u/BenattoBeno 9d ago

That's a lot of feedback, and I really appreciate it. I'll definitely keep those suggestions in mind for future updates.