Your tools shouldn't spy on you
We built 2080 as a local-first app because we believe productivity software should work for you — not harvest your data for someone else's business model.
The problem with most productivity apps
Most apps follow the same playbook: store your data on their servers, charge you monthly forever, and quietly collect usage data to sell or optimize ads.
If they shut down, your data goes with them. If they raise prices, you pay or lose access. If they get acquired, your personal information becomes someone else's asset.
Your task list is one of the most intimate records of your daily life. It shouldn't live on a stranger's server.
A different approach
2080 runs entirely on your computer. Your tasks are stored locally and never leave your machine. There's no server to hack, no account to breach, no data to mine.
Typical cloud app
- Your data on their servers
- Monthly subscription forever
- Account required
- Analytics and telemetry
- Stops working if they shut down
- Internet required
2080
- Your data on your machine
- One-time payment
- No account needed
- Zero data collection
- Works forever, independently
- Works offline, always
What we collect: nothing
2080 makes zero network requests during normal use. The only time it connects to the internet is to check for updates — and even that's optional.
You own your data, completely
Your tasks live in a simple file on your computer. You can back it up, move it, or delete it at any time. No export tools needed — it's already yours.
If you stop using 2080 tomorrow, your data stays right where it is. No account to delete, no retention policy to worry about, no "please email us to request your data" nonsense.
Why one-time pricing matters
Subscriptions create a misalignment: the company needs you to keep paying, so it's incentivized to make the product sticky rather than good. Features get added to justify the next billing cycle, not because you need them.
With a one-time purchase, the incentive is simple: build something good enough that people recommend it. No dark patterns. No artificial limitations. No "free tier" bait-and-switch.
Software can be different
The best software respects you: it does its job, stays out of your way, and doesn't ask for more than it needs.
No accounts. No cloud. No tracking. Just a task manager that works.