Choose a collection

TaskNotes opens every collection through mdbase. The choice is where the main copy of your Markdown lives: hosted online or on your own computer.

If mdbase is new to you, start with mdbase and TaskNotes for a plain-language explanation of the format, Connect desktop app, and hosting choices.

Hosted mdbase#

Hosted mdbase is the recommended choice for convenient access across the web, Android, and iOS. The provider keeps the main collection online, so it is available from any TaskNotes device with a network connection and can deliver reminders while TaskNotes is closed.

TaskNotes reads and writes the hosted collection directly. It does not keep a separate offline copy, so you need a network connection to open the collection or make changes.

Connect to a computer#

mdbase Connect can make a Markdown collection on your computer available to TaskNotes. Requests and responses travel through an end-to-end encrypted relay; the relay cannot read your task contents and you do not need to open a port on your router.

The computer holds the main copy, so it must be awake, online, and running the mdbase Connect background service whenever you use TaskNotes. See how to install mdbase Connect and use a computer collection.

Change collections later#

Open More and choose Change collection. Opening another collection does not copy or move records from the collection you were using.