Zin Tasks — A daily planner that runs on your own computer.

What it does

Built for real work.

Zin Tasks is a full planner you run from a folder. No account, no sign-up, no cloud, no subscription. Unzip it, double-click Start, and your browser opens on today's plan. Everything you type stays in one file on your machine.

01Plan the day in one screenToday shows a timeline of timed work, an anytime list, what you finished and who you are waiting on. Press P to plan, C to capture, / to search.
02A board when you want oneTodo, In Progress, In Review, Done. Drag cards across, tick subtasks, watch the progress bar move.
03Reminders as Windows toastsSet how many minutes of warning you want and timed tasks nudge you through normal Windows notifications.
04Deleting is safeUndo bar on every delete, a 30-day trash with restore, and "Empty trash" asks you to type it out first.
05Your record, not a feedStreaks, best run, twelve weeks of history and which areas the work came from. Print a day sheet if you plan on paper.
06Nothing leaves the machineOne SQLite file holds everything. Back it up by copying it. Import from CSV, install it as an app from the browser.

Inside the app

Every page, at a glance.

12 parts, each one doing one job.

TodayThe day in front of you: timeline, anytime list, done, waiting.

To-DoDrag-and-drop board with progress, tags and subtasks.

UpcomingThe next stretch, grouped by day.

Waiting forAnything parked with someone else, with a follow-up date.

CalendarYour week at a glance. Pick a day to see its tasks.

ProgressStreaks, the last twelve weeks, a five-week heat strip.

InboxQuick capture. Sort it later.

All tasksEvery task, with filters and search.

RecurringTasks that come back daily, weekly or monthly.

CompletedThe log of what is done.

Trash30 days of deleted tasks, ready to restore.

SettingsName, accent colour, areas, password, reminders, import, backups.

Before you buy

What you need.

Operating system: Windows 10 or 11, 64-bit
Extra software: None. PHP and the Microsoft Visual C++ runtime are bundled inside the runtime folder.
Disk space: About 145 MB unzipped
Internet: Only for the one-time activation. An offline unlock code is available.

In the box

Zin-Tasks-1.0.2-Windows.zip: double-click Start.vbs to open it, Stop.bat to close it
Licence key shown on your order page and sent by email
Plain-language README
Updates within version 1.x

Licence

$29

Terms: one-time · one computer
Runs as: Windows desktop
Built with: PHP runtime bundled, SQLite database, Opens in your browser
Version: 1.0.2 · all updates

Buy a licence

Live demo

Try it yourself.

Opens straight into the planner. There is no sign-in: Zin Tasks is single-user and the demo copy is already activated.

You get your own private copy of the sample data, cleared a few hours after you leave.

Open the live demo

Demo addressOnline

zin-tasks-demo.zinuxtech.com

No sign-in. It opens straight into the app.

Versions

What’s new.

All updates and how to install one

Version 1.0.210 Oct 2026

New: The Microsoft Visual C++ runtime now ships inside the folder, so Zin Tasks starts on a fresh Windows PC
New: If a Windows part is still missing, Start says so and links to the free download from Microsoft
Fix: Reminders now arrive while the planner window is minimised, as long as Windows notifications are allowed
Change: Moving to a new computer is now one email. The app and the README say so, and the licence check is harder to copy
Fix: README corrections for the calendar (a week view), Settings and areas

+ 5 more

Version 1.0.17 Oct 2026

New: A small "Starting Zin Tasks" window while the planner opens, with no black console window
New: If start-up is slow, a message tells you what to do and how to reach support
Change: Start now waits until the planner is ready instead of a fixed wait
Fix: Ctrl+C no longer opens the new task box, and Ctrl+P prints again. Letter shortcuts now work only on a plain key press
Fix: Ticking a step in the board popup no longer closes the popup

+ 4 more

Version 1.010 Sep 2026