Extract, count, toggle, and generate GitHub-style task list checkboxes. See progress at a glance.
Free Markdown Task List Manager has two modes. Analyze mode counts, lists, and lets you toggle GFM task items in an existing document — check all, uncheck all, remove completed. Generate mode turns plain text lines into a ready-to-paste GFM task list with optional indent and all-checked toggle.
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Task lists in Markdown are everywhere — issue trackers, READMEs, meeting notes — but managing them by hand is tedious. The tool runs 100% in your browser.
| Input | Output | Typical size | Speed | Login needed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Markdown (.md) or plain lines | Markdown task list + stats | Any list size | < 20 ms | No |
Here's what this free tool does in detail — every feature is built to solve real problems, runs entirely in your browser, and is free forever.
Analyze mode parses an existing Markdown doc and reports total/completed/pending task counts, percent complete, and nesting depth. Generate mode takes plain lines and builds a task list with optional indent. Switch modes with the top toggle — each mode has its own Paste, Copy, and Load example buttons.
For a deeper look at the document's structure, use the Free Markdown to JSON (AST) tool.
In Analyze mode, three buttons rewrite the input in place: Check all marks every task complete, Uncheck all unmarks every task, and Remove completed deletes done tasks entirely. Fenced code blocks are skipped so task-like syntax inside code stays untouched.
For removing other content by pattern, try the Free Markdown Minifier.
The stats grid shows total, completed, pending, percent complete, and max nesting depth — all updating as you type. A progress bar visualizes percent complete at a glance. Useful for sprint standups, weekly reviews, or sharing progress screenshots.
Nested tasks (sub-items indented with spaces) are preserved and counted. The task list below the stats shows each item with its indent depth so you can spot outliers. Nested checkmarks don't affect the parent's state — that's up to you to roll up manually.
To add visual callouts to a checklist for warnings, use the Free Markdown Alert Generator.
Analyze parses an existing list. Generate builds a new one from plain text.
Paste either a Markdown doc with tasks, or one task per line.
Copy the result or use the bulk-action buttons to check/uncheck/remove.
Track sprint progress in a README or issue with a live percent-complete stat.
Build checklists from a backlog, then toggle items as the team works through them.
Keep a running checklist of assignments in Obsidian or a plain .md file.
Check off steps in a release runbook in real time.
Track edit passes through a manuscript with check-all / uncheck-all shortcuts.
Yes. Free forever, no account required.
GitHub-Flavored Markdown task lists: '- [ ]' for unchecked, '- [x]' for checked.
Yes. In Analyze mode, the Check all / Uncheck all / Remove completed buttons rewrite the input in place.
Yes. Nested tasks are preserved, counted, and displayed with their indent depth.
No. Runs 100% in your browser.