Why task managers demand accounts
Most task management apps require an account for one reason: they store your data on their servers. To know which tasks belong to which user, they need you to identify yourself. That's the trade-off for cloud sync.
Telu doesn't sync to the cloud. Your tasks stay on your machine. There's no server to authenticate against, no database to query, no account to create. The app has nowhere to send your data - so it doesn't need to know who you are.
Privacy by architecture
When there's no account system, there's no user database. No email addresses stored. No passwords to leak. No profile to track. Your privacy isn't a policy promise - it's a technical guarantee.
The friction cost of accounts
Every account you create is another password to manage, another inbox to monitor for verification emails, another service that knows your email address. For a task manager - something you use daily, often multiple times a day - that friction adds up.
- Forgotten passwords: Locked out of your own tasks because you can't remember a password set months ago.
- Email verification delays: Waiting for a confirmation email before you can even start using the app.
- Account recovery hassles: Support tickets, password reset loops, security questions you can't remember.
- Session timeouts: Forced to log in again because your session expired.
Telu removes all of this. Download the file. Open it. You're in. No verification, no authentication, no friction.
When no-account makes sense
For most people, task management is personal. You're not collaborating with a team. You're not sharing lists with colleagues. You just want to write down what you need to do and check it off when it's done.
If that's your use case, an account is pure overhead. It doesn't add value - it just adds steps between you and productivity.
What about losing your tasks?
Fair question. If there's no account, no cloud backup, what happens if your browser data gets cleared or your computer crashes?
Telu auto-downloads backup files to your computer on a schedule you set (daily, weekly, or on every browser close). These are just files on your machine - copy them somewhere safe like you would any important document. Import them back with one click if you ever need to restore.
No account required. No monthly fee for "premium backup features." Just standard file management.
How to start using Telu
Purchase once for £9. Download Telu.html. Double-click to open it in any browser. Start adding tasks immediately. No setup screen. No welcome email. No account creation flow. Just a task manager that works.
Telu also works completely offline - see the offline task manager page for more detail on how that works. And if you're interested in the technical side of how a browser-based app achieves this, visit the browser-based task manager page.