# Taskwarrior

9 Hacker News commenters recommended Taskwarrior and 5 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 5 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** Free command-line task manager that people recommend for its integration with other tools and its intuitive feel, though critics find its CLI-only interface and hardcoded features limiting.

## What people warn about

- Command-line interface limits usability (2 comments): "I've used taskwarrior in the past but it's CLI interface which is fine for simpler tasks" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47204787)) "it only offers an inaccessible interface" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47298176))
- Hardcoded features, limited flexibility (2 comments): "There are plenty of good tools like taskwarrior, but their features are hardcoded" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46848638)) "It has some rough edges, and lacks a lot of flexibility." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48517788))

## Alternatives hackers recommend

- [Apple Reminders](https://hackerapproved.com/p/apple-reminders.md): 15 recommend
- [Paca](https://hackerapproved.com/p/paca.md): 14 recommend
- [Todoist](https://hackerapproved.com/p/todoist.md): 13 recommend
- [Minimal Monthly Task Planner](https://hackerapproved.com/p/minimal-monthly-task-planner.md): 11 recommend
- [Things 3](https://hackerapproved.com/p/things.md): 9 recommend

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "Taskwarrior", https://hackerapproved.com/p/taskwarrior/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).