It might not be designed as a todo app, but it works exceptionally well as one.
ā¦ except for reminders.
Sure youāre not missing out on a decent market here?
Especially with google tasks canvas announcing its closing down recently, thereās a lot of people looking for a replacement todo app at the moment.
Right now I synchronize with Google Calendar (Pro feature) and use its push notification. So I can have a daily reminder at 5 am, and 30 minutes before the appointment.
Sorry but I have to disagree. I think that notifications are an essential feature for every outlining/note-taking/ToDo app.
I think we all have todoās and dates where notification would be great!
I would heavily appreciate seeing this feature implemented soon!
Iām imagining a feature where 'due:2019-02-23-
ā is used and configured to give notification in-app and/or by the OS.
The key thought here is itās a particular way of tagging dates that makes it an active alarm. The actual text form of that flag doesnāt concern me.
I guess the pro feature of syncing with Google Calendar is the best alternative here. Iām surprised this isnāt a more requested feature tbh!
Hi Nick, you can Like the original post to make it more highly requested 
Thank you! Done 
I just have to strongly agree on this.
With Google Tasks eliminating canvas view and ability to go past level one indenting, thereās simply no other option for something to serve as a to-do app / outliner that also offers notifications or alarms.
This would be a great feature that would fill a big gap in the market.
Couldnāt agree more. The comments above that Dynalist was never āpromoted as a to-do listā are jawdropping - it IS a to-do list, I use it every day, it works perfectly for this purpose, and whether or not itās promoted as such, built in reminders would perfectly complement the fact that you can ALREADY assign a date and time to entries. If the latter isnāt a primary, basic to-do list feature, I donāt know what is.
There is ONE option, Omni, but itās Mac-based.
Well, there is certainly more than ONE option. On Windows, MyLifeOrganized is excellent. I use both MLO and Dynalist. Dynalist can easily be used as a To-Do list manager, of course, but MLO is an Outliner set up to be a To-Do list manager from its inception.
Well, if weāre talking about NON-free options, there are plenty to choose from including Todoist, Monday.com etc. ĀÆ_(ć)_/ĀÆ
Isnāt OmniFocus paid for?
Personally, I donāt have a problem paying for good software that I use a lot - supports further development and allows the service to be maintained for all, paying or not.
Iāve pretty much reached the end of my patience with Dynalist. Their inexplicable, continuing refusal to enable reminders/notifications, DESPITE the fact that every item in a list has a checkbox as well as the ability to have a due date/time marked against it, is whatās pushed me away. Switched yesterday to Taskade, which is free, has an outline view, subtasks, web/mobile/desktop apps, instant syncing, multiple useful templates, collaboration features and most importantly, push notifications and reminders. Sad and surprising, but it is what it is. Iād have paid for Dynalist if they had what I needed (as a one-off, NOT a subscription, mind you), but they donāt.
Tried out Taskade but it seems sorely lacking, althoug it seems to have some nice features.
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Surely thereās enough likes now and conversation about this feature now to warrant putting it on Trello?
At 19 likes, certainly we can move it to Trello to gather votes!
I made two separate cards so we know which one to tackle first, please vote as necessary:
I was disappointed to discover that Dynalist doesnāt have built-in date notifications. For now Iām trying to use the Google Calendar integration as a workaround. If it works, I can live with that for now.
As a complete newcomer, my apologies if I missed something. āRecurring datesā is a good example of why some kind of notification mechanism is needed. Why have the ability to check off a recurring item, and have it immediately add itself back with the new date, if thereās no built-in way of bringing it to the userās attention when that date arrives?
At the very least, there should be a special view within the app that lists all the items that are due or overdue, even if this doesnāt result in a push notification. It would be a kind of āpullā notification. I believe CheckVist does this, but I may be confusing it with ToDoist or some other app.
Hi Tad_Davis. I use a custom search for this. For example, searching for until:today will show all items that have a due date of today or older. until:1w will find all that plus tasks in the upcoming week. There are lots of ways to slice and dice this. I also like using the flat view and sorting by date ā it shows me an ordered list of everything thatās coming up.
Edit: You can also turn these searches into bookmarks or links for one-click access.
What a useful tip! And it may be exactly what I need. I didnāt know this was an option. Note to self: read the docs. I do have other apps to handle routine reminders like āTake morning meds/take evening meds.ā