Amp Five

A task manager that helps you break down everything into tiny tasks. Infinite hierarchy!

Challenge

Do you know that moment when you're pleasantly losing yourself in a task? You focus effortlessly. You proceed from task to subtask, to another task. Suddenly you wake up and you wonder: Wait, why am I doing this again? You probably did have some ultimate purpose or goal in mind. But you've lost track of it. Time for clarity!

Solution

Introducing Amp Five. A todo list app that helps you break down everything into tiny tasks. Why "Amp five?" - when your brain is productive, beta waves are emitted with a low amplitude! Amp Five allows you to create a hierarchy of tasks. You can mark cards as complete, cut and paste to move them around, and nest them infinitely deep. Supports vim shortcuts underneath. All data stays in your browser.

My role

Back when I built the first version of Amp Five in 2015 (yes, you read that right, haha!), it was my first experiment with React and Redux and I was delighted with the developer experience. Exploring UX around hierarchical data structures remains a pet peeve of mine to this day. In 2025, with the help of agentic AI, I rebuilt the app within a day, giving the UI a big upgrade. 10 years ago, building the app took me 2 full weeks. How times have changed!