AI-powered task management

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The AI-powered task manager built for people who ship. Keyboard-first, beautifully fast, and smarter than anything you've used before.

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Features

Built for people who get things done

Every feature is designed to reduce friction and help you focus on the work that actually matters.

AI task creation

Describe your task in plain English. lodestar extracts priorities, due dates, and subtasks automatically.

Keyboard-first

Navigate your entire workspace without touching the mouse. Every action has a shortcut.

Smart My Day

AI curates a focused daily task list based on deadlines, priorities, and your work patterns.

Board + list views

Switch between Kanban board and sortable list view instantly. Drag-and-drop across columns.

Quick capture

Press Q anywhere to capture a thought instantly. Never lose an idea because you couldn't find the right place.

Powerful filters

Filter by priority, label, due date, and status simultaneously. Save your favourite views.

AI-powered

Create tasks at the speed of thought

Type what you need to do in plain language. lodestar's AI parses your text and automatically sets the priority, due date, and even breaks it into subtasks — so you stay in flow.

  • Natural language task creation
  • Auto-extract due dates and priorities
  • Smart subtask breakdown
AI-powered task creation interface

Keyboard-first

Your entire workspace, no mouse required

Every action in lodestar is reachable by keyboard. Navigate views, open tasks, change priority, and capture ideas with one keystroke. Press ? anytime to see every shortcut.

  • Full keyboard navigation
  • Chord shortcuts (G→D, G→M, G→T)
  • Global quick-capture with Q
Keyboard-first productivity workflow

Smart scheduling

A daily plan that actually works

My Day surfaces tasks that are due today, overdue, or flagged — and lets you pin any task you choose. Start each morning knowing exactly what to focus on.

  • Due today and overdue surfaced automatically
  • Pin any task to your day
  • Built-in snooze with smart presets
Smart daily planning view

Why switch

Everything Trello and Asana aren't

lodestar ships the features that power users need, without the enterprise price tag.

Feature
lodestar
Trello
Asana
AI task creation
Keyboard-first navigation
Smart My Day view
Quick capture (Q shortcut)
Subtasks (free plan)
Labels + filters
Drag-and-drop Kanban
Task dependencies
Saved filter views
Dark mode

Partial (◌) = available on paid plans or with limitations

Social proof

Trusted by people who move fast

I switched from Trello six months ago and I genuinely don't know how I managed without the keyboard shortcuts. The quick capture alone has saved me hours.

Sarah Chen

Sarah Chen

Engineering Lead, Fintech

The AI task breakdown is something else. I describe what I need to build and it gives me a proper subtask list in seconds. It's like having a senior PM on call.

Marcus Rivera

Marcus Rivera

Founder, B2B SaaS

My Day changed how I start work. Instead of opening five tabs to figure out what to do, I open lodestar and it's right there. It sounds small but it's transformative.

Priya Nair

Priya Nair

Product Manager, Series B startup

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