Does Todo Prefix Lines upload my file or text to Tool-You servers?

No. Todo Prefix Lines runs in this browser tab. Files stay on the device. Limit note: Non-empty lines.

Should I use Checklist from Lines instead of Todo Prefix Lines?

Use Todo Prefix Lines when you need Prefix lines with TODO:. Use Checklist from Lines when you need Turn lines into - [ ] items. They share a category (Documents) but not the same job.

Todo Prefix Lines

Prefix lines with TODO:.

Adds TODO: to non-empty lines when missing. Unlike Checklist from Lines this is plain TODO text. Empty fails.

What Todo Prefix Lines does

Adds TODO: to non-empty lines when missing. Unlike Checklist from Lines this is plain TODO text. Empty fails.

The interactive controls for Todo Prefix Lines load after this article so crawlers still read the instructions. Path /documents/todo-prefix-lines is the canonical address. Work happens on this device; Tool-You does not take a copy of the file or pasted text for Todo Prefix Lines.

How to use Todo Prefix Lines

Open Todo Prefix Lines (/documents/todo-prefix-lines) when you need a document-style result, not Checklist from Lines (Turn lines into - [ ] items.).
Add the file type Todo Prefix Lines accepts. Hint from the path: documents · todo prefix lines. Prefix lines with TODO:.
Set only the options that match Todo Prefix Lines. Neighbor Meeting Action Lines does something else (Prefix lines with Action:.). Tool note: Adds TODO: to non-empty lines when missing. Unlike Checklist from Lines this is plain TODO text. Empty fails.
Run Todo Prefix Lines in this tab. Browser memory still applies: Non-empty lines.
Download or copy the result from Todo Prefix Lines. If it is the wrong job, open Checklist from Lines instead.

When not to use Todo Prefix Lines

Skip Todo Prefix Lines when a neighbor tool matches better — start with Checklist from Lines or Meeting Action Lines — or when the description already warns the job will fail. In the tool’s own words: Adds TODO: to non-empty lines when missing. Unlike Checklist from Lines this is plain TODO text. Empty fails.

Questions about Todo Prefix Lines

What does Todo Prefix Lines do that other Documents pages on this site do not?: Adds TODO: to non-empty lines when missing. Unlike Checklist from Lines this is plain TODO text. Empty fails. Short version: Prefix lines with TODO:.
Does Todo Prefix Lines upload my file or text to Tool-You servers?: No. Todo Prefix Lines runs in this browser tab. Files stay on the device. Limit note: Non-empty lines.
Should I use Checklist from Lines instead of Todo Prefix Lines?: Use Todo Prefix Lines when you need Prefix lines with TODO:. Use Checklist from Lines when you need Turn lines into - [ ] items. They share a category (Documents) but not the same job.
What are the limits of Todo Prefix Lines?: Non-empty lines. Also: Adds TODO: to non-empty lines when missing. Unlike Checklist from Lines this is plain TODO text. Empty fails.