# Anchored - Timed To Do List

Anchored is a native macOS menu-bar app that keeps a single anchor task and a live countdown permanently in view, so the day's priority does not have to be re-decided every hour.

- URL: https://swiftfox.studio/apps/anchored
- Price: Pay what you want (suggested $3)
- Category: productivity (Task Timer)
- Platform: macOS 14.0 or later, Apple Silicon and Intel
- Version: 1.0.8
- Publisher: Swiftfox Studio (https://swiftfox.studio)

## One task. Always in sight.

Anchored keeps the single task that matters today front and center - and runs a quiet focus timer beside it, right from the menu bar. No infinite to-do list, no nag windows, no account. It's keyboard-first, but everything works just as well with the mouse.

### How it works

1. Pick the one anchor task for today and give it a duration like "45m" - then line up whatever comes next.
2. Anchored keeps it front and center with a live countdown, right in the menu bar and out of your way.
3. When the timer ends, a notification offers a one-tap Done or a snooze on the interval you set yourself.

Native, sandboxed, signed and notarized.

## Features

- One anchor task front-and-center with a live countdown
- Quick-add from anywhere with durations like "45m"
- Add notes, edit inline and drag to reorder the queue
- Plan ahead by day; roll unfinished tasks to tomorrow
- Timer-end notifications with one-tap Done
- Snooze +5 to +30 minutes right from the alert
- Rebindable hotkeys and a Siri & Shortcuts intent

## When to use it

### Your list is long and you keep re-reading it

Keep the backlog wherever it already lives and promote one item here. Anchored is the layer between the list and the afternoon, not a replacement for either.

### Time-boxing a task you would otherwise stretch

Give the task a duration when you pick it - "45m" - and the countdown makes the estimate visible while you work rather than after.

### You would rather not touch the mouse

Quick-add opens from anywhere with a hotkey, durations are typed inline, and the whole queue can be reordered and edited without leaving the keyboard.

### Unfinished work that should not vanish

Plan by day and roll whatever did not get done to tomorrow, so it stays a decision instead of sinking to the bottom of a list.

## Frequently asked questions

### Is Anchored a to-do app?

Not really. It holds a short queue, but its job is the one task you committed to today - the countdown in the menu bar is the whole point. Keep your full backlog in whatever already holds it.

### How do I set a duration?

Type it with the task: "45m" or "1h30". The countdown starts when you make the task your anchor, and the remaining time sits in the menu bar.

### What happens when the timer ends?

A notification offers a one-tap Done, or a snooze between 5 and 30 minutes on the interval you set yourself.

### Does it work with Shortcuts?

Yes. Anchored ships a Siri and Shortcuts intent, and its hotkeys are rebindable, so it can be driven from an existing automation.

### Does it sync to my phone?

No. There is no account and no cloud service - everything stays on your Mac. That is the trade for having no sign-up and no subscription.

### How much does Anchored cost?

It is pay what you want with a suggested price of $3, which includes setting the price to zero. Whatever you pay, the app is yours with future updates.