Fully Client-Side
Zero-Backend. Two programs share one local database on your device: the UI app and a Service Worker that runs background tasks and notifications. No servers mean no database leaks, no outages, and no company folding with your logs.
Tear Off: One Task at a time.
No overwhelm.
Long lists trigger shutdown. One task at a time is manageable. When you finish, it disappears. The next one appears. That's it.
Lists of tasks are overwhelming. Tear Off shows you one at a time. No account needed. Your data stays local.
Open Tear OffYour Brain Changes.
Based on your energy, the entire interface adapts. Same tasks—different experience. Toggle cognitive modes to see standard text, OpenDyslexic fonts, high contrast, and simplified layouts:
01 Standard
Full features. Standard interface. All options available.
Active Settings
- - Theme: Default
- - Text Size: Standard
- - Font: Atkinson Hyperlegible
- - Notifications: On
How it's made
Tear Off exists because nothing else worked. Every feature is here because someone needed it to manage executive dysfunction.
Accessibility First
Built to WCAG 2.2 AAA standards. Multiple dyslexia-friendly fonts, high-contrast themes, large tap targets, keyboard navigability, and screen-reader support are baked directly into the layout from day one, not added at the end.
Offline-First
The app does not need internet because there is no remote server to ping. Airplane mode? Works. Subways? Works. The open web used to work this way—and it still can.
No Shame Mechanics
"Not Today" is a valid option. "Already Did It" validates fuzzy memory. No streaks, no guilt, no metric tracking. Tear Off validates that capacity changes daily, but your worth does not.
Privacy
Your tasks and life data are yours. We built Tear Off so that we literally cannot access your information, even if we wanted to.
Zero Remote Servers
Tear Off does not collect, aggregate, or sell personal data. Your tasks, templates, and schedule details stay strictly local to your browser.
Zero Analytics Trackers
We load no Google Analytics, no telemetry, no cookie tracking, and no external CDNs. We have no trackers "to improve user experience."
Local IndexedDB
All data resides in your browser's sandboxed IndexedDB storage. If you clear your browser site data, your task records are deleted.
JSON Export Always
You can export your database as raw JSON anytime from the settings. No premium upgrade needed to access your own data.
Bottom Line
Your tasks, schedule, and capacity logs stay on your device. We can't see them, we don't want to see them, and we designed the system so that's impossible.
Latest Updates
TearOff Today - Understanding Cognitive Modes
TearOff Today's Routines let you easily add routines to your day. These can help people with executive funtion issue to remind them of daily activites that get lost in the noise.
What are TearOff Routines?
TearOff Today's Routines let you easily add routines to your day. These can help people with executive funtion issue to remind them of daily activites that get lost in the noise.
Update
I think the TearOff.today web app is about 95% compliant with the WCAG 2.2 AAA spec. I also think that last 5% is going to be hard. There will be bugs…