I’ve cycled through almost everything: Todoist, TickTick, Notion, and Obsidian dashboards. While they are powerful, they often introduce too much friction—either through slow loading times, heavy databases, or forcing you into a specific workflow. I chose Tasks.txt because it respects the "local-first, plain-text" philosophy. It’s fast, lightweight, and leaves you in full control of your data without trapping you in a proprietary ecosystem.