Public todo lists – no accounts, just a secret key you save once

Name: Public todo lists – no accounts, just a secret key you save once
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Author: beeneeb

by beeneeb·Feb 20, 2026·1 point·0 comments

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AI Analysis

●MidShip It

No-account todos with public URLs—cleaner than TODO.txt, but Notion does this already.

Strengths

•Zero friction UX: 10-second setup, one key save, no email gate.
•Novel social angle: public accountability actually changes behavior (testable claim).

Weaknesses

•Crowded space: Notion, Trello, GitHub Projects all do public + shareable + collaborative.
•No differentiation: vanilla JS + Supabase is standard; no feature or architectural moat.

Post Description

Most todo apps want your email. I wanted something you could use in 10 seconds and share publicly.

Create a list, get a URL like publictodo.com/yourname, save a one-time key in your password manager. No account, no email, no OAuth.

Built with vanilla JS and Supabase. I see people using this for public project roadmaps, AI agent task lists, or personal accountability. Knowing a list is public has a way of making you actually finish things.