# Todo.txt using Inline ToDos?
**URL:** https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/todo-txt-using-inline-todos/46132
**Category:** Features
**Created:** [4 July 2025 08:25 UTC](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/todo-txt-using-inline-todos/46132 "2025-07-04T08:25:20Z")
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### Author:  [@Kai](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/u/Kai)
#### Post date: [4 July 2025 08:25 UTC](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/todo-txt-using-inline-todos/46132/1 "2025-07-04T08:25:20Z")
I am currently using the Inline Todo plugin on the desktop to compile a task list for my mobile, but I am not totally happy with the result, especially since the plugin does not run on mobile, so the list isn't updated when I check off a task.
I would much prefer a possibility to use the todo.txt format here and use the plugin to compile a list of all todo.txt tasks which I could then (manually) copy to a todo.txt file accessible via tools like Simpletask on my mobile; links to tasks are not required. Of course it would not sync back to Joplin, but the task handling on the mobile would be easier.
(And yes, I am familiar with the Metis plugin, but that just renders the entire note afaik, it does not search the database for all tasks in todo.txt format.)
Any suggestions how I could achieve this? Would it make sense to raise a feature request for the Inline Todo plugin?
Cheers,
kai.
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### Author:  [@shikuz](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/u/shikuz)
#### Post date: [4 July 2025 13:26 UTC](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/todo-txt-using-inline-todos/46132/2 "2025-07-04T13:26:33Z")
> [@Kai](#):
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> I am currently using the Inline Todo plugin on the desktop to compile a task list for my mobile, but I am not totally happy with the result, especially since the plugin does not run on mobile, so the list isn't updated when I check off a task.
I am using [Inline Tag Navigator](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/plugin-inline-tag-navigator-v2-5-1-2025-07-04/35726) (disclaimer: I'm the author) on desktop and mobile to manage inline TODOs. it has a panel for interacting with tasks (simple checkboxes, or ones inspired by [[x]it!](https://xit.jotaen.net/)), and can additionally generate summary notes in various formats (including a recently added kanban view). the format that I personally prefer is very similar to Inline TODOs' confluence style.
> [@Kai](#):
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> I would much prefer a possibility to use the todo.txt format here and use the plugin to compile a list of all todo.txt tasks
Inline Tag Navigator supports [customisation with regexes](https://github.com/alondmnt/joplin-plugin-tag-navigator?tab=readme-ov-file#custom-tag-definitions), so you can define what an inline tag is. you could probably hack it to find all `todo.txt` lines for you, and list them in a note. for example, if you always use priorities, perhaps define the priority element as your tag. alternatively, if you always have a due date, use it (or use both).
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### Author:  [@Kai](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/u/Kai)
#### Post date: [4 July 2025 14:16 UTC](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/todo-txt-using-inline-todos/46132/3 "2025-07-04T14:16:41Z")
Thanks for pointing that out. I wasn't aware that the Inline Tag Navigator offers this possibility and since I am not a heavy tag user it hadn't checked it.
Will do so over the weekend; thanks for the tip.
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### Author:  [@system](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/u/system)
#### Post date: [29 June 2026 14:17 UTC](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/todo-txt-using-inline-todos/46132/4 "2026-06-29T14:17:14Z")
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