VS Code task manager
Cortex sorts your tasks into clear views, groups bigger work into epics, tracks time per task and shows open work across all your projects. You never leave the editor to plan.
Free for 14 days with every feature. Then $14.99 once.
One look tells you what needs you now and what can wait.
Some work doesn’t fit into one todo. A new feature has a backend part, a UI part and a test part. An epic groups those todos under one name.
Each epic belongs to its workspace. When the work is done, the epic goes to the archive and your list stays short.
Start the timer on a todo and give it an estimate. Cortex shows when you go over the estimate.
Idle detection pauses running timers after a set number of minutes without keyboard or mouse input. The away time is taken out again, so the number stays honest.
While the timer runs, Cortex also records which files you changed. You see later what the task touched.
You shouldn’t have to open every project to see what is still waiting there.
Inline Workspaces show which projects have open todos and how many are active. Jump into their tasks without switching the workspace.
Team tools are good at roadmaps, sprints and assignments. They are slow for the small things that come up while you code. A bug you notice on the way, a refactor idea, a question for tomorrow.
Cortex catches those in a second and keeps them with the code. Use your team tool for the plan. Use Cortex for the next hours and days of work.
Not every developer works the same way. Cortex Lab lists the features as toggles.
Turn off what you don’t need, and Cortex stays a simple todo list. Turn it on later when you want more.
Your editor, your choice
Cortex runs wherever VS Code extensions run. Install it from the Visual Studio Marketplace in VS Code, or from Open VSX in Cursor, Windsurf, VSCodium and other forks.
A task manager built around how developers work. It sits in the editor, knows which project a task belongs to and keeps code, notes and time with the task instead of in a separate app.
Yes. Every Cortex todo has a timer and an estimate. With idle detection on, Cortex pauses running timers when you are away and removes the away time.
No. Those tools plan team goals over weeks. Cortex holds the tasks, ideas and context of the next hours and days, inside the editor.
Inline Workspaces list your other projects with their open todo count. You open their todos from there without switching the VS Code window.
Every feature is free for 14 days. After that a licence costs $14.99 once, with no subscription.
Start your next task with Cortex. Keep the context ready for tomorrow.
Free for 14 days with every feature. Then $14.99 once.
