Switching from Checkvist
Take your Checkvist lists further with SpacebarX
Checklists are a good start. SpacebarX gives your plans, notes and next actions a private home that grows with the work—one fast outline, more useful views, and data that stays on your device.
Import OPML directly · Keep your Checkvist account while you test · No card required
Keep the speed. Give your work more room.
Checkvist is built for getting tasks checked off. SpacebarX is built for the work around those tasks too: the plan, notes, research, priorities and changing shape of a project.
| What changes when you switch | SpacebarX | Checkvist today |
|---|---|---|
| Where your lists live | Yes: On your device. Optional sync uses your own Google Drive or Dropbox—not a SpacebarX server. | Stored in a Checkvist account; backups can be added on Pro. |
| Working offline | Yes: Create, edit and search offline in the browser as the normal workflow. | An offline mobile web app is available. |
| The shape of your work | Yes: One deep outline for plans and notes, not only task lists. | A focused hierarchical task list. |
| Seeing the same plan differently | Yes: Outline, Today, Board, Table and Mind map read the same tree. | One primary list view with filtering, sorting and hoisting. |
| Keyboard control | Yes: Remap the full keymap for free. Make the workflow match your muscle memory. | Extensive default shortcuts and a command finder are available. |
| AI on your terms | Yes: Use your own provider key. Requests go from your browser to the provider you choose. | No AI feature was listed on the reviewed pages. |
| Private document protection | Yes: Lock a document with a password, recovery codes or a passkey on Pro. | Equivalent per-document protection was not established from the reviewed pages. |
| Long-term ownership | Yes: Monthly, yearly or lifetime Pro options, plus OPML and full JSON backup. | Subscription plans and OPML export are available. |
Turn a list into a system that moves with you
Keep the plan, the notes and the work together
SpacebarX is more than a place to check things off. Build the project outline, keep decisions and research in context, add next actions where they belong, and zoom into the part that needs your attention.
Change the view—not the underlying work
Start in the outline, use Today to focus on what is due, turn a branch into a Board when work is moving, review details in a Table, or step back with a Mind map. Every view reads the same outline, so nothing is duplicated.
Make the keyboard your advantage
Navigate, capture, move, date and organise with shortcuts built for hours of focused work. Remap the keymap for free when your hands already know another editor.
Keep your data in your hands
Your original outline lives on your device. Optional sync uses a Google Drive or Dropbox account you already own, while OPML export and JSON backup keep the door open whenever you need it.
Keep Checkvist if the task list is shared
Checkvist remains the better fit if multiple people must share and co-edit a list, if tasks need assignees, attachments, advanced tags, smart date syntax, email reminders, bulk actions or third-party integrations. SpacebarX is a private, single-user workspace. It gives your personal plans and notes more room to grow, not a replacement for a team task manager.
Bring one Checkvist list over in minutes
This is one of the easiest moves. Checkvist exports OPML and SpacebarX imports it directly, so you can test a real list without a conversion step or any change to your existing account.
Export a Checkvist list as OPML
Export a single list first. Your Checkvist account stays unchanged.
Import it into SpacebarX
Bring over the hierarchy, notes and checkboxes, then check a familiar branch.
Let the work grow
Add the project context, use a better view when needed, and move the rest only when ready.
What imports cleanly
Item text, notes, checkboxes, checked state and full hierarchy transfer directly through OPML.
What needs planning
Due dates, priority colours, assignees, progress counters, collapsed state and attachment files do not transfer. Tags arrive as text, but their colour and separate tags view do not.
The safe approach
Start with a personal list or an individual project. Keep shared, attachment-heavy or assignee-driven lists in Checkvist until the collaboration requirement has changed.
Questions before you switch
Checkvist is a web app too. What is the platform difference?
Will my due dates, tags and assignees survive the OPML import?
Can I try SpacebarX without changing Checkvist?
Export one Checkvist list. See where it can go next.
Start with real work, not a demo. Import one list into SpacebarX and see what changes when the checklist, the plan and the bigger picture live in one private outline.