Dejumble: A Powerful, Yet Simple, Task Management App

There have been many task management applications lately exclusively for Mac OSX Leopard, but none of them are quite like Dejumble. They are either very simple, like Anxiety, or have large interfaces, like Things. Dejumble is right in the middle — a very powerful application with a simple and small interface.

Dejumble stays in the menu bar. To view your tasks just click the check mark or hit its hotkey. Once the main window is open you can drag it around to detach it from the menu bar icon and have it anywhere on the screen. Dejumble can also has the option to always be open, so you can always view your tasks. The Dejumble window has two main sections: one to view your tasks and one to add a new one. On the top is a search bar to quickly find a certain task.

Adding new tasks is easy. To add a new task just type in the task under “New Task”, add a due date by clicking the gear icon to display a calender and pick a date, and then add any notes. You can also manage many extra options about the task by clicking the “More…” button. Next, choose which group to add the task to and click “Add Task”. Once you have added some tasks they are very easy to view and check off. Above your tasks there is a grey bar. This allows you to easily filter your tasks. You can click to view all your tasks, today’s tasks, tasks already due, and more. You can also click “Group” on the left to have your tasks sorted into groups. The Dejumble window displays a lot of information for your tasks, including the due date, name, notes, tags, and priority (rated by stars). By clicking the eye icon you can view and edit more information. If you click the due date a calender pops up so you can easily change the date. When you complete a task just click “Mark Completed” and the task is moved to the bottom of the list and a large check mark is added to it.

By clicking “Options” at the bottom you can change many settings. The main preference panel lets you change the hotkey, choose to have Dejumble always on top, choose to have Dejumble start on login, and choose how many days to show completed tasks. On the groupings panel you can edit your groups: you can select a color label for each group and change the name and notes for that group, and you can even choose to have it syncronize with iCal, which will also display your tasks in Apple Mail.app. In the iCal panel you can choose to have Dejumble display calender events from iCal. Finally, in the last panel you can change Dejumble’s look. You can choose from three different skins — just pick your favorite!

Dejumble is a very powerful task management application. It includes many great features in a small, easy-to-use package, and I highly suggest it for anyone who wants a to-do application. The developer is also working on an iPhone version and a Blackberry version that will automatically sync with your computer. You can try a 30 day demo and purchase Dejumble today for $19 from the Dejumble website.

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