# \[TESTING\] TODOlist - cli, dynamic menu and Conky
**URL:** https://forum.maboxlinux.org/t/testing-todolist-cli-dynamic-menu-and-conky/2481
**Category:** Development & Suggestions
**Created:** [March 12, 2026, 9:30am UTC](https://forum.maboxlinux.org/t/testing-todolist-cli-dynamic-menu-and-conky/2481 "2026-03-12T09:30:15Z")
**Posts on this page:** 11
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### Author:  [@napcok](https://forum.maboxlinux.org/u/napcok)
#### Post date: [March 12, 2026, 9:30am UTC](https://forum.maboxlinux.org/t/testing-todolist-cli-dynamic-menu-and-conky/2481/1 "2026-03-12T09:30:15Z")
`mabox-todolist` is a collection of tools for managing simple to-do lists.
It includes a CLI, dynamic menus, and conky.
It’s built on the `todo.sh` script from [http://todotxt.org/](http://todotxt.org/) with a few enhancements added:
- multiple todo lists
- handy dynamic menu
- Conky widget with easy filtering
- Notes for every todo list - cherrytree (optional)
- customizable menu part for every todo list (optional)
`mabox-todolist` will be included and preconfigured in next Mabox release. For now you have to install it…
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**Installation**
Install:
```auto
yay -Syu mabox-todolist
```
then we need to copy all needed files…
```auto
mabox-todo.sh init
```
Above command will copy needed files and start Conky.
**Dynamic menu**
`LeftClick` on Conky to launch **dynamic menu** - which is probably the best way to manage your todo lists.
If you like to bind dynamic menu to some keyboard shortcut or somewhere else - the command is `TODOlist`.
**command line usage**
Handy variable and alias for command line usage (place it in `~/.bashrc`):
```auto
export TODOTXT_DEFAULT_ACTION=ls
alias t='mabox-todo.sh'
```
Then learn about it:
```auto
t help
```
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_Note…_
_ **About and Help** is not implemented yet._
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### Author:  [@napcok](https://forum.maboxlinux.org/u/napcok)
#### Post date: [March 12, 2026, 1:33pm UTC](https://forum.maboxlinux.org/t/testing-todolist-cli-dynamic-menu-and-conky/2481/2 "2026-03-12T13:33:34Z")
Read more about todo.txt format:
> **[GitHub - todotxt/todo.txt: ‼️ A complete primer on the whys and hows of...](https://github.com/todotxt/todo.txt?tab=readme-ov-file)**
>
> ‼️ A complete primer on the whys and hows of todo.txt.
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### Author:  [@M0nst3r](https://forum.maboxlinux.org/u/M0nst3r)
#### Post date: [March 12, 2026, 7:45pm UTC](https://forum.maboxlinux.org/t/testing-todolist-cli-dynamic-menu-and-conky/2481/3 "2026-03-12T19:45:57Z")
So far, so good 😃
My only detail was rearranging all the conkys (Make moveable all). It goes haywire if you have, like in my case, an external monitor. I had to disable it, rearrange, save new positions (got them right this time), enable external monitor again.
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### Author:  [@danielhb](https://forum.maboxlinux.org/u/danielhb)
#### Post date: [March 12, 2026, 8:56pm UTC](https://forum.maboxlinux.org/t/testing-todolist-cli-dynamic-menu-and-conky/2481/4 "2026-03-12T20:56:00Z")
I tried with:
`yay -S mabox-todolist`
but…
```auto
:: Getting packages...
failed to download mabox-todolist-20260312-1-any.pkg.tar.zst
error: Could not get file "mabox-todolist-20260312-1-any.pkg.tar.zst" from repo.maboxlinux.org: The requested URL returned error: 404
warning: Some files could not be fetched
error: The operation could not be performed (some files could not be downloaded)
Errors occurred, so the packages will not be updated
> error installing repo packages
```
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### Author:  [@napcok](https://forum.maboxlinux.org/u/napcok)
#### Post date: [March 12, 2026, 9:04pm UTC](https://forum.maboxlinux.org/t/testing-todolist-cli-dynamic-menu-and-conky/2481/5 "2026-03-12T21:04:54Z")
```auto
yay -Syu mabox-todolist
```
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### Author:  [@danielhb](https://forum.maboxlinux.org/u/danielhb)
#### Post date: [March 12, 2026, 10:34pm UTC](https://forum.maboxlinux.org/t/testing-todolist-cli-dynamic-menu-and-conky/2481/6 "2026-03-12T22:34:33Z")
Thanks.
I click on Start Conky widget Todo, but nothing happens. Notes for Todo and the help function aren’t working either. I have Cherry Tree installed. How do I configure all of this?
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### Author:  [@napcok](https://forum.maboxlinux.org/u/napcok)
#### Post date: [March 12, 2026, 11:46pm UTC](https://forum.maboxlinux.org/t/testing-todolist-cli-dynamic-menu-and-conky/2481/7 "2026-03-12T23:46:20Z")
Complete installation instructions can be found in the first post. I tested it on two computers, a laptop, and several virtual machines. It works fine everywhere.
No idea why it doesn’t work for you, sorry.
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### Author:  [@danielhb](https://forum.maboxlinux.org/u/danielhb)
#### Post date: [March 13, 2026, 5:59pm UTC](https://forum.maboxlinux.org/t/testing-todolist-cli-dynamic-menu-and-conky/2481/8 "2026-03-13T17:59:45Z")
I was missing a step:
`mabox-todo.sh init`
Is there a way to add reminder notifications?
Thanks
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### Author:  [@danielhb](https://forum.maboxlinux.org/u/danielhb)
#### Post date: [March 13, 2026, 6:07pm UTC](https://forum.maboxlinux.org/t/testing-todolist-cli-dynamic-menu-and-conky/2481/9 "2026-03-13T18:07:27Z")
Is there a way to add reminder notifications?
I added the time manually, but I don’t know if the script recognizes it; my English is very basic and I couldn’t find anything in the documentation.
My line:
`(B) 2026-03-13 15:09 plin +Project @Context`
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### Author:  [@napcok](https://forum.maboxlinux.org/u/napcok)
#### Post date: [March 13, 2026, 6:24pm UTC](https://forum.maboxlinux.org/t/testing-todolist-cli-dynamic-menu-and-conky/2481/10 "2026-03-13T18:24:42Z")
Hi @danielhb , I already answered your question in other topic.
> [@Show Your Desktop - March 2026](https://forum.maboxlinux.org/t/show-your-desktop-march-2026/2471/8):
>
> Not yet, I’m working on it. This thing will not have reminders for sure. This is basic tool, based on [http://todotxt.org/](http://todotxt.org/). You might try it now in terminal: See: todo.sh help #or just t help I’m just working to properly package my enhanced version, easier to use for me, with some new functionalities I like to use. By the way… Personally I use it since more than a year already… it is a very handy little tool for me… but preparing it for public use is a whole different story.
So again … **No, this thing will not have reminders for sure.**
If you need reminders, you might want to consider full-featured PIM programs like Osmo or Thunderbird.
And please… read forum posts carefully; let’s respect each other’s time.
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### Author:  [@danielhb](https://forum.maboxlinux.org/u/danielhb)
#### Post date: [March 13, 2026, 6:30pm UTC](https://forum.maboxlinux.org/t/testing-todolist-cli-dynamic-menu-and-conky/2481/11 "2026-03-13T18:30:15Z")
Thanks a sorry.