Never drop the baton.
Baton saves the window where you were working on each task. Click a button and that window, Chrome tab, or tmux pane comes back to the front. You spend less time finding your place again.
- 100% local
- No account
- One SQLite file
- Signed .dmg
When you add a task, Baton saves the window you were in. Click ↗ and that window comes back to the front.
A HUD that stays on top
The card stays on top of other Spaces and full-screen apps. It shows every running task in one place. Each row has a session, today, and total timer.
Collapse to one line
Collapsed, it shows only running tasks in one line. You can adjust its size and opacity.
Hold ⌃ to hide it
Hold ⌃ and hover the card. It disappears for three seconds so you can see the window behind it.
Add in one line
Add tasks from the HUD, the board, the menu bar, or the global ⌥⌘Space shortcut. Use symbols to set project, priority, due date, and session in the same line.
@nameSet a project. Creates it if new.
#0–#5Priority. P0 is the highest.
/Bind a session: the current window, tab, or pane.
~Due date. ~+1 · ~3d · ~2h · ~7/22
Set priority with #
Choose P0 through P5. Each has its own color in the board and HUD.
- P0Urgent
- P1High
- P2Medium
- P3Low
- P4Later
- P5Someday
⌥⌘Space⌥⌘Space remembers the window you were in before the shortcut. It also shows running tasks so you do not add duplicates.
Open a task, get the window back
The frontmost window is saved automatically just before you add a task. Click ↗ later and that window comes back to the front.
App windows
Brought to the front through the macOS Accessibility API.
Chrome tabs
Opened by URL, so it works even if you move the tab. If the tab is closed, Baton reopens the address.
tmux panes
✳Switched with the tmux CLI. Panes running AI agents like claude and codex show a ✳ marker.
The quick-add remembers the window you were in before the shortcut and shows running tasks. You bind the right window and avoid duplicates.
Manage everything on one screen
Projects and sessions on the left, status filters on top, a timetable on the right. Open the inspector for task details.
Project & session sidebar
Projects show as colored dots with counts. Open windows, tabs, and panes are grouped for quick binding.
Status filters
Filter by running, paused, queued, or done.
Task inspector
See priority, due date, subtasks, and activity history in one panel.
Today's timetable
The right panel shows today's time entries as colored blocks by project.
Clock in, break, clock out
Clock in, break, resume, and clock out are recorded automatically. Starting a task clocks you in. Clocking out creates a day summary. It tracks time, not location.
- 1
Clock in
Starting a task clocks you in.
- 2
Break
Pauses running tasks and saves them.
- 3
Resume
Restarts the tasks you had running.
- 4
Clock out
Ends the day and creates a summary.
Pick 5, 10, or 30 minutes, one hour, or two, or set no length. Running tasks pause and are saved while you are away.
The day summary
Net worked time, total breaks, completed tasks, your focus by time of day, the project you spent longest on, and task counts by state. It appears when you clock out.
All data stays on your Mac
No account, no server, no analytics. All data is stored in a single SQLite file on your Mac. You can export everything at any time.
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