OneThing — Our Philosophy

Finish What Matters

Most productivity tools help you do more. OneThing helps you do less, but with complete focus.

This isn’t a to-do list. You don’t use it for "buy groceries" or "reply to emails." Those belong in reminder apps. OneThing is for the one meaningful thing you’re committing to finish.

A project, a problem, a personal goal, something you’re living with, thinking about, working toward with intention.

Not a Task. A Commitment.

You can set a target date if you want. But it’s optional. Whether it takes two days or two weeks, finishing is what matters.

OneThing stays with you until it’s done, and only then do you move on.

There are no streaks to maintain, no pressure to move fast. Just a quiet, steady pull toward completion.

Why We Built This

We were tired of juggling ten things at once and making progress on none. We wanted a tool that didn’t push us to do more, but helped us complete what actually mattered.

So we built OneThing:

• A quiet space to declare your current priority
• A place that respects your attention
• A companion that stays with you until the work is done

No distractions. No overwhelm.

A Space to Think

OneThing gives you space to write, not to micromanage your task, but to work through it.

You might break it down, explore what’s unclear, capture insights, or just remind yourself why it matters.

It’s not about keeping perfect records. It’s about staying close to the work, and to yourself, until it’s done.

Your Data. Your Focus.

Your OneThing is personal, and private. We don’t harvest data. We don’t run ads.

You can use OneThing entirely offline. If you enable sync, your data is encrypted before storage. And when you delete your data, it’s gone, for real.

We’re working toward full end-to-end encryption. Until then, privacy by design is our promise.