a small flame, kept going.
An ADHD-friendly task app — open source, local-first, zero bloat.
Status: v0.3.0 — 166 tests passing. Live: malinfossum.github.io/ignite
Ignite — to set something alight; to spark. In Norwegian: tenne (to light, to spark). The tagline reads "en liten flamme, holdt i live" — a small flame, kept going.
The name is about starting — and staying with it. Consistency is how anything actually grows: in skills, in habits, in life. For an ADHD brain, the spark is easy — keeping the flame alive is the work. Start small, stay consistent, get where you want to go.
Built to replace a cluttered subscription task app with something minimal, free, and genuinely helpful for ADHD users. Every feature has to earn its place.
- Two levels of hierarchy: Area → Section → Task
- Local-first — your data stays on your device (IndexedDB)
- Dark-mode-first, no account required, no paywall
- Quick capture — type and go; new tasks land in your Focus area
- Today view — what's next, with relative time labels that tick live
- Areas & sections — organize with a two-level hierarchy; create, rename, reorder, and delete
- Tasks — complete, star, reorder, rename in place, and move between sections
- Recurring tasks — repeat daily, weekly, monthly, or yearly (every N); completing one advances it to the next date and records when you last did it
- Undo everything — deletes (including a whole area and its contents) are undoable from the toast
- Keyboard & screen reader — ARIA menu navigation and full keyboard paths throughout
- Install & offline — installable PWA; works fully offline once loaded, including airplane mode
- Mobile — responsive shell with an off-canvas navigation drawer and a pinned capture bar
Vanilla HTML, CSS, and JavaScript — no frameworks. Strict MVC with a subscribe/notify pattern.
- Build: Vite
- Persistence: IndexedDB (hand-rolled wrapper)
- Offline: hand-rolled service worker + web app manifest
- Test: Vitest + fake-indexeddb (166 tests)
- Format / lint: Biome
- Deploy: GitHub Pages via GitHub Actions
npm install
npm run dev # start the dev server
npm run test:run # run the tests once (use `npm test` for watch mode)
npm run build # production build
npm run check # Biome lint + format checkOpen the live app and add it to your device:
- Android (Chrome): menu (⋮) → Add to Home screen
- Desktop (Chrome / Edge): the install icon in the address bar
- iOS (Safari): Share → Add to Home Screen
Once installed it runs offline, and your data stays on the device.
Planned, not yet shipped:
- A refreshed visual design (the next milestone, toward v1.0.0)
- Reminders and scheduled notifications
- Drag-to-reorder, editable due dates, and richer task metadata
- A custom install prompt
Design specs and implementation plans live in docs/superpowers/.
Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0. See LICENSE for the full text.
Copyright 2026 Malin Fossum