Koru runs entirely on your PC. No internet, no cloud sync, no account database — just a fast task manager that opens instantly and keeps your work in a file on your own disk.
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Most task apps are really a website that needs permission from a server before anything happens. Koru lives on your machine, so it's instant, private, and works anywhere. Compare it to heavier tools on our Asana alternative page.
Create tasks, edit notes, and attach files with no connection at all. You only need the internet once — to download the app and sign in for your license.
Everything stays in a local database file (koru.db) on your machine. Nothing syncs to a server we run, so there's no account database to breach or leak.
Download it, open it, import your team list. No onboarding calls and no account to configure before you can log your first task.
| Koru | Cloud task apps | |
|---|---|---|
| Works without internet | Yes — fully offline | No — needs a connection |
| Where your data lives | A file on your own disk | The provider's servers |
| Speed | Instant — nothing waits on a server | Every click waits on the cloud |
| Setup | About a minute, no account config | Onboarding and admin first |
| Your tasks leave your machine | Never | Always — that's the model |
Yes. Koru runs entirely on your computer, so every action — creating tasks, editing notes, attaching files — works with no connection at all. You only need the internet once, to download the app and sign in for your license.
In a local database file (koru.db) on your own disk. Your tasks, notes, files, and team list never leave your machine and are never transmitted to us or any third party.
No. There is no server-side sync and no account database holding your content. When you want to share your team list, you export a simple .csv or .json — on your terms, when you choose.
Koru is a desktop app for Windows 10 and Windows 11.
Koru is $9.99/month or $99.99/year, and starts with a free 30-day trial. You can cancel anytime.
Yes. You can export your tasks and team list to a .csv or .json file whenever you want — your data is yours to take with you.
Download Koru and start a free 30-day trial. It runs offline, stays private, and opens in seconds.
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