balu - private todo & tasks

balu - private todo & tasks

Your tasks. Your server.

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  • August 4, 2026
  • August 10, 2026

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balu is a calm, fast todo app with one big difference: your tasks live on a server you choose and run. Perfect for your homelab: one docker-compose, no account with us, no cloud subscription, no vendor lock-in - just open-source software and your own data. PLAN LIKE YOU THINK • Start dates and deadlines are separate: decide when to begin, independent of when something is due • Today with a This Evening section, Upcoming, Anytime, Someday and a Logbook • Projects with sections, labels, priorities and repeating tasks CAPTURE AT THE SPEED OF THOUGHT • Quick add understands natural language in English and German: "call Sam friday 5pm" or "Wäsche waschen jeden zweiten Dienstag" • Live token highlighting shows what balu understood while you type WORKS OFFLINE, REALLY • A full copy of your tasks lives on your device • Add, edit and complete in airplane mode; everything syncs when you're back SHARE WITH YOUR PEOPLE • Workspaces with roles, from full editor down to read-only • Assign tasks, discuss them in comments, see everything assigned to you REMINDERS YOUR WAY • Local notifications on your device • Optional nudges through ntfy, email or Telegram from your own server SELF-HOSTED & OPEN SOURCE • MIT-licensed, deployed with a single docker-compose on your hardware • The app connects to the server URL you enter - nothing else balu requires a self-hosted balu server. Set one up in minutes: https://blaumedia.com/balu
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What's New in balu

1.2.0

August 10, 2026

Attach photos and files • Tasks can now carry attachments: pick a photo from your library or any file from the Files app. Images show as thumbnails and open full screen, files open in the share sheet. • Attachments sync across your devices and live on your own server, like everything else. Deleting one removes it everywhere. Workspaces, complete • Switch workspaces right from Settings - the check shows where you are, and the app remembers your choice across restarts. • Owners can delete a workspace: type its name to confirm, and it is gone for good with everything in it. Deleting your last one gives you a fresh, empty start. Sections, finished • Move a task into a section from its detail view. • A freshly created section no longer looks like nothing happened - empty sections stay visible. • Delete a section without losing anything: its tasks simply move out of it. Connect Claude • Your server can talk to AI assistants via MCP: reveal your personal key in Settings and manage your todos straight from a Claude conversation. Off by default, per-user keys. Sync you can trust, even more • Fixed a rare timing gap where a change made on another device during a sync could be skipped permanently. Every change now arrives, guaranteed. balu 1.2.0 pairs with the balu 1.3.0 server - attachments need the new server version, so update your server first. • Attachments sync across your devices and live on your own server, like everything else. Deleting one removes it everywhere. Workspaces, complete • Switch workspaces right from Settings - the check shows where you are, and the app remembers your choice across restarts. • Owners can delete a workspace: type its name to confirm, and it is gone for good with everything in it. Deleting your last one gives you a fresh, empty start. Sections, finished • Move a task into a section from its detail view. • A freshly created section no longer looks like nothing happened - empty sections stay visible. • Delete a section without losing anything: its tasks simply move out of it. Connect Claude • Your server can talk to AI assistants via MCP: reveal your personal key in Settings and manage your todos straight from a Claude conversation. Off by default, per-user keys. Sync you can trust, even more • Fixed a rare timing gap where a change made on another dev

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