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Ask HN: Which do you prefer: org-mode or Taskwarrior?

10 points by ywecur ↗ HN
I'm currently using Omnifocus for my [GTD](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Getting_Things_Done) needs, but I'd much prefer using a FOSS alternative.

If you're using either: How does your workflow look? Why is your system good for you?

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SEJeff
Taskwarrior. Reason: I use vim :)
ywecur
Fair enough :)

So how does your workflow look? Do you use GTD or some other system? Have you ever looked at alternatives and compared them?

SEJeff
Not really. I keep it as a backlog of shite to do and prioritize it all maybe once every few weeks. Pop a task off the stack, and push stuff into the bottom.

It is like a single person not really but kind of agile workflow. Works well enough.

thecrumb
How is Taskwarrior different than todo.txt
ywecur
Never heard of it. Are you a user?
nas
I currently use Workflowy. It is not FOSS but it is has some nice features. It syncs between devices, has a decent mobile client, works offline, seems to have a good developer, doesn't cost an unreasonable amount, has pretty good multi-user features.
db48x
I use org-mode for keeping track of invoices. I make them each a task, and give the tasks states such as FUTURE/INVOICED/PAID/LATE/RECEIPT; this makes it quite hard to lose anything.

The data for each invoice is kept in an org-mode radio table, and the invoice itself is generated from a org-mode source blocks. I "call" the invoice source block to generate the invoice, which is usually text but is occasionally LaTeX when the client really insists that they need a PDF. This result goes into a collapsible drawer, and I can easily save it out to a separate file. In fact, when the result is LaTeX it's possible for org-mode to process it into a pdf directly, although there are some quirks to be aware of there.

On the other hand, I don't use org-mode for keeping track of normal tasks much.