Is There Any Reliable(!) Two-Way Sync Between Obsidian And Any Task Management App

(Not so much a plugin idea, but it seemed to not fit the help topic.)

I would like to integrate my notes system better with my task management system. For this to work I imagine a two-way “sync” between a task management app and obsidian. Since Obsidian is pretty slow to start on mobile (and not as comfortable to use for task management) a dedicated task manager seems the better solution on that platform. However, on my computer I rarely want to leave Obsidian. So being able to manage tasks in either my task manager or Obsidian seems very practical.

I took a cursory glance at the community plugins, but I’d like some actual user experiences with those plugins before deciding what to do.

Do you have any (positive/negative) experiences with any two-way syncing plugins out there? Have they worked well for you?

Thanks in advance for your help!

EDIT: To clarify: I use a Mac and an iPhone (and an iPad) all upgraded to their respective latest OS versions.

Not directly relevant, but Obsidian 1.8.0, coming soon and now available for Catalyst users, includes a built-in web browser. So, if you use a task manager that has a web presence, such as Todoist, or OmniFocus, or other, then you’ll be able to work on your tasks in Obsidian side-by-side with your notes. I find this much more compelling and reliable than integration via someone’s plugin.

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You don’t say what OS you are using. If Mac, it is possible to use Obsidian and NotePlan together, as this article describes (I’ve not done this myself):

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I use Habitica which turns up in the side panel of obsidian, so it’s not synced to my notes, but it is available so I can add tasks there whilst I’m working. I suspect something similar could be setup for any task manager with a web view.

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Moved to Help, which is the the appropriate place since you’re asking for help (Plugin Ideas is for suggesting new plugins). Good luck!

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The answers so far seem to suggests that people don’t use two-way sync plugins a lot. Good to know (even though calling it “knowing” might be a little premature…). I like @RoyRogers idea to maybe use the built-in browser. I’ll give that a try when it becomes available to me. Thanks everyone so far!

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