My Next Thing Today
One clear next step. You stay in control of the rest.
MNTT is a friendly focus companion for creatives, consultants, and anyone whose day does not always go as planned. Instead of a wall of unfinished work, Focus shows one live next thing—what belongs right now— while your week, people, and tools stay quietly within reach.
Need structure? Paint a rigid week and let schedules switch with the clock. Need to reshape the day midstream? Skip ahead, swap actions, or loosen the plan—MNTT morphs with you. We are a helper on the desk, not a boss in your ear.
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Altitude, not inventory
Built to help you finish—not to keep score
Yes, MNTT has actions with checklists, notes, due dates on your calendar, and time tracking. But the design bet is different from a traditional todo app: show what belongs right now, tuck the rest away, and leave room to change course without guilt.
For most creatives and consultants, that is enough to ditch the separate todo list. When a schedule needs a pipeline—marketing plans, study queues, launch checklists—opt into Board view and drag work forward instead of counting checkboxes. Prefer a fixed rhythm one week and a looser map the next? You choose how rigid or flexible each schedule feels.
Fan favorite
Glance on screen two. Work on screen one.
Park MNTT on a secondary monitor as your always-on companion—current action front and center, world clocks for collaborators, upcoming events if you want them, and quick-access for timer, notes, Quick Notes, and reminders. An external cue you can see without hunting for it. Bold when you need context. Minimal when you need calm.
Always visible
Keep your dashboard on a side monitor—task, clocks, events, always in peripheral view.
Snap to primary
Tap Quick Notes, Notes, Timer, Reminder, or the app icon—MNTT jumps to your primary monitor where you actually type.
Snap back
Finish your note or timer, and it returns to the second screen. See data where it is comfortable; interact where your keyboard lives.
Seeing is fine on an alternate monitor. Typing across one is a pain—we fixed that.
Always within reach
Quick Notes — park the details so your head stays free
Keep support numbers, meeting IDs, and call notes on a multi-page canvas right beside Focus. Color stickies for the stuff you look up ten times a day. Drop simple symbols and shapes when a whiteboard would help— without opening a second tool for a five-minute brainstorm.
Stickies & links
Pin phone extensions, PINs, vendor lines, and Zoom URLs. Optional links open in your browser with one click.
Multi-page canvas
Tabs for “On this call,” “Client reference,” or a scratch brainstorm—each page keeps its own layout.
Text, symbols & draw
Labels, flowchart symbols, boxes, lines, ellipses, and freeform pen—view mode for reference, Edit when you need to change something.
On a client call? Jot names on stickies while the canvas holds your agenda sketch. Mapping a user flow? Drop diamonds and arrows without alt-tabbing to a diagram app. Consultants keep one page per client; creatives park WiFi passwords and studio numbers where Focus already lives.
Turn it on after signup—always within reach from Focus.
Optional depth—not a replacement for focus
Board view — track progress by moving, not checking off
The default is still one live next step. When a schedule needs more—study queues, launch plans, marketing workflows—switch that schedule to Board view. See your actions in lanes and drag cards as work advances. Position on the board is the progress signal; no wall of unchecked boxes required.
Per-schedule, opt-in
Linear single-action focus stays the default. Turn on Board layout only for schedules that benefit from a visible pipeline.
Custom lanes
Start with New, Doing, Done—or rename lanes to match how you actually work. Drag cards between columns on desktop; tap to move on mobile.
Movement as tracking
Hide the complete checkbox when dragging is enough—ideal for marketing plans, review queues, and workflows where “where it sits” tells the story.
Mapping a campaign from draft to live? Park each piece on the board and slide it forward as it ships. Studying for a certification? Lanes for “to review,” “in progress,” and “solid” beat a checkbox marathon. Consultants can keep client delivery on a board while the rest of the week stays on one clear next step.
Not a heavyweight project tool—a calm board when progress means moving work forward, not managing a backlog.
Who it is for
Same calm surface. Different reasons it clicks.
Creatives
One clear next step when your mind has a hundred open tabs. Block deep-work time, break a piece into checklists when you need it, and strip the UI when the screen feels loud.
Consultants
Color-block client hours on your schedule. Track time per action. Due dates on the calendar. Put a deliverable on Board view when progress means sliding cards—not checking boxes.
Distributed teams
Live world clocks for Berlin, Austin, Tokyo—on the same surface as your current task. Never alt-tab to ask “is it too late to ping them?”
Everything you might need—nothing you don’t
Each piece is optional. Turn features on when a project calls for them; hide the rest so Focus stays calm. Rigid when you want rails. Flexible when the day shifts.
One next action, front and center
Focus shows the single task in play by default—not a wall of unchecked boxes. Move at your pace; the full inventory stays tucked away until you ask for it.
Board view (per schedule)
When a project needs a visible pipeline, switch that schedule to Board layout. Drag actions across custom lanes—anything where position is the progress.
Schedules that match your rhythm
Paint your week in color blocks—client hours, creative time, flex space. MNTT tracks time left, then switches automatically when the clock moves on—so you do not have to remember the handoff.
Time tracking per task
Track hours against individual actions—ideal for consultants billing client time or anyone who wants to know where the day actually went.
Checklists, notes & due dates
Break a task into steps when it feels too big. Attach rich-text notes. Set due dates that appear on your calendar. Depth when you need it—quiet when you don’t.
Quick Notes
Multi-page reference board with stickies, optional links, and a canvas for text, symbols, and quick sketches. Capture it once—so you are not holding every detail in your head.
Focus mode
The main display is already calm. Focus mode goes further—a stripped-back, single-task kiosk that dials the noise all the way down for deep sessions or a side monitor.
Places & world clocks
Pin studios, clients, or teammates with live timezone clocks—so “what time is it for them?” never sends you down a browser tab spiral.
Timers & smart reminders
Countdown timers beside your task. Meeting alerts. Recurring nudges—yes, even “get up and walk every 20 minutes.” Gentle reminders you choose—not nagging you did not ask for.
Dual-monitor snap
Always-on dashboard on screen two. Tap to snap to primary for typing. Snap back when done. See where it’s comfortable; work where your keyboard is.
GitHub integrations
Pull selected issues into the right schedule block—a light collaboration hook, not a GitHub issue manager. Coordinate without living in a backlog view.
Your rails—or your open road
Some days you want MNTT locked to a painted week: client blocks, deep-work windows, automatic handoffs. Other days the plan changes by noon—and you need to skip ahead, reshuffle, or park something for later without a lecture.
That flexibility is the point. MNTT adapts as your day or week changes, and it can stay rigid when that is what helps you finish. You remain in complete control. We never enforce a “correct” work style.
Time tools that flex with you
Meeting reminder? Set it. Task deadline on the calendar? Done. Recurring nudge to stand up every twenty minutes? Seriously—you can do that too. Countdown timers for deep-work sprints, block-boundary alerts with sound, and due dates where you expect them.
Gentle nudges from a teammate who wants you to finish strong—not a manager hovering over your shoulder. Turn on what helps; hide what does not.
You’re in charge. We’re the quiet co-pilot.
Most productivity tools act like a boss leaning over your shoulder. MNTT takes a different bet: you already know how you work best. What you need is a calm surface that keeps you in the flow—not another place to feel behind.
Block your week the way you think about it—client hours, deep creative time, flex space. When the clock hits a block, MNTT switches context and shows what’s next inside it. Skip ahead, swap tasks, or drop into Focus mode when even the minimal UI feels like too much. Same goal: get the work out the door without the stress spiral.
Shape your week—then let go of the list
Block time for the work that matters, cluster similar actions together, and let MNTT handle the handoffs. Your calendar becomes a map, not a scorecard—and Focus still shows just one live action at a time.
See how schedules & Focus work together →Built because I needed it—and use it every day
I couldn’t find a tool that showed me a clean “next” without drowning me in everything else. So I built MNTT: schedules that switch on their own, one clear action on screen, Board view when a plan needs lanes instead of checkboxes, timezone cards when my team is scattered, time tracking when I need it, Quick Notes for the numbers I look up every week, and a dual-monitor snap workflow I genuinely cannot live without.
It won’t shame you for what’s unfinished or tell you how you “should” work. It is a steady companion for the hours when you want to stay in the zone and actually ship something.
Come as you are
Join Free while the early offer is open—we’d genuinely love to have you here. You don’t need to join a forum; knowing you’re using it means something to us. If you ever want to share how it’s going, we’re listening.
Send us a note →Common questions
Is My Next Thing Today a task manager? +
Kind of—but it aims higher than a traditional todo list. You still get actions, checklists, notes, due dates, and time tracking. What changes is the default: one clear next step on screen, not a wall of unchecked boxes. Optional Board view adds draggable lanes when a pipeline makes more sense than checkboxes. If you need heavyweight project management, keep a dedicated PM alongside. For most creatives and consultants, MNTT is enough to ditch the separate todo list.
Can MNTT replace my todo list? +
For many people, yes. Add steps with checklists, attach notes, set due dates on your calendar, and track time per action. The difference is what you see by default: your current focus front and center, with the full list tucked away until you need it. If you care more about finishing the next meaningful step than managing an inventory of tasks, MNTT was built for you.
Does MNTT force a specific work style? +
No. MNTT is a friendly helper, not a work-style enforcer. You stay in complete control. Paint a rigid week with automatic schedule handoffs when that helps—or skip ahead, swap actions, loosen the plan, and reshape the day when things change. Features are optional; turn on what helps and hide the rest.
What are Quick Notes? +
Quick Notes is a multi-page reference board inside MNTT—color stickies for phone numbers and short reminders, optional links, and a canvas for text, simple symbols, and quick sketches. Use view mode for glanceable reference on a second monitor; tap Edit when you need to update. Built for “look this up again in five minutes” and five-minute brainstorms—not long journal entries (that is Notes).
What is Board view? +
Board view is an optional layout for any schedule that needs a pipeline—not a replacement for single-action focus. Turn it on when position on the board tells the story better than checkboxes: marketing plans, study queues, launch checklists. Drag cards on desktop; use lane controls on mobile. Linear one-next-step focus remains the default everywhere else.
How does the dual-monitor snap feature help? +
Park MNTT on a secondary monitor as your always-on dashboard—current task, world clocks, upcoming events, quick actions. When you need to type or interact, open Quick Notes, Notes, Timer, Reminder, or the app icon and MNTT moves to your primary monitor. Finish, and it returns to the second screen. Glance where it is comfortable; work where your keyboard lives.
Is MNTT useful for consultants and client work? +
Yes. Block dedicated time for each client with color-coded schedules, assign actions to those blocks, set due dates, and track time per task. Your main screen always answers “who am I working for right now?” without opening a separate billing or todo app.
What kind of reminders and deadlines can I set? +
Meeting reminders, task due dates on the calendar, block-boundary alerts, countdown timers for deep work, and recurring nudges—like a gentle ping every 20 minutes to stand up and walk. Each is optional; turn on what helps and hide the rest. Think friendly nudge, not nagging.
What is Focus mode? +
The main display is already calm—one live action, optional clocks and cards you can hide. Focus mode dials the noise down further: a stripped-back, single-task view ideal for a side monitor or a do-not-disturb session. Use it when even the minimal UI feels like too much.
Can I use Places just for world clocks? +
Absolutely. Places are optional cards with live timezone clocks for teammates, clients, or studios around the globe. Many people use MNTT primarily to see what time it is for the people they work with—without opening another browser tab. You do not need schedules or actions to benefit from Places.
Is My Next Thing Today free? +
Yes—right now we’re offering an early adopter Free tier with full access to everything MNTT offers today, so you can try it risk-free with no credit card. Join Free now and you can stay on that tier as long as you like (early adopters are grandfathered). Later there will still be a Free tier, but with tighter limits and some advanced features likely reserved for Pro. Upgrade to Pro anytime if you want—there’s no pressure.
What does Pro include? +
Pro includes everything in Free, plus priority support and early access to new features before they ship to everyone else. You can stay on Free as long as you like, or upgrade in-app anytime if you want—see the Pricing page for current monthly and annual prices. There’s no pressure to upgrade.
What does the GitHub integration do? +
It is a light collaboration hook—not a full issue manager. Bring selected issues into the right schedule block so your code context and your focus screen stay connected. Your issues stay in GitHub; MNTT helps you coordinate without living in a backlog view.
Early feedback from makers like you
“I stopped reorganizing my task list and started opening the actual tool. One clear next step changed my mornings.”
— Sarah, product designer
“I block client hours and track time per task—finally one screen that answers who I am working for right now.”
— Marcus, independent consultant
“The snap-to-primary thing is genius. Dashboard on my second monitor, notes on my main screen—no awkward reach-across.”
— Alex, animation director
Ready when you are
Early adopter Free: full access, no credit card. Stay on Free as long as you like; upgrade to Pro anytime if you want—no pressure. You’re up in about a minute. One next thing. Your rules.
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