Signal
Three things a day.
Every day, there's three things you gotta get done.
That's called the Signal.
Everything that stops you from getting it done is the Noise.— Steve Jobs
brew install thiagobrez/tap/signal
Requires macOS 14 (Sonoma) or later. Free and open source.
Signal lives in your notch
It slides down from the top of your screen.
Your day's tasks,
always a glance away.
Summon it from anywhere
Press your hotkey to bring it up — and put it away — from any app.
You can change it anytime in Preferences.
Three tasks. That's the Signal.
Each day, pick the three things that actually matter.
Get them
done, and you've moved the needle.
You can add extra tasks, but we encourage you not to. Cut the noise.
Plan ahead, in plain words
Add a day to any task as you type — “tomorrow”, “monday”, “in 2
weeks”.
It shows up on its own when it's due.
Make it recurring with “every day” or “every Monday”.
Your whole schedule, at a glance
Long-press your hotkey to open a bigger calendar of every scheduled and recurring task.
Browse by week, month, or year — and edit or delete any of them.
See your progress
Look back on every day — your completion rate, and the days you finished in full.
Open Task Stats anytime with its own hotkey, ⌘⇧Y.
Show up on schedule
Opens at the start of your day
Launch at login, or at a time you choose.
Quick glances through the day
Brief, gentle check-ins to keep your Signal in view.
Fine-tune it all in Preferences.
Make it yours
Customize sounds, your hotkey, and when Signal shows up.