Fox Issue & Project Tracking
Plan, track, and release.
Free · In‑App Purchases
Fox is the issue tracker you actually want to open. Built for solo developers and small teams who've outgrown Reminders but don't need the complexity or cost of enterprise tools.
# Stay Focused on What Matters
Fox helps you organize work that's outgrown todo apps without the bloat of enterprise project management. Break down your projects into clear, actionable issues. Group them into milestones and versions. Track progress on a flexible Kanban board. It's everything you need to focus on your work.
# Keep Your Projects On Track
- Projects to organize your work, Versions & Milestones to track your issues – Organize issues into a hierarchy that matches how you think and work
- Comprehensive Issues – Track everything from simple tasks to complex features with subtasks, estimates, actual effort, due dates, links, and even more. Comprehensive history shows how Issues have developed over time
- Flexible Kanban Board – Scope your board to view all work, a specific version, or a single milestone to maintain laser focus
- Rich Markdown Notes – Write detailed descriptions with code blocks, inline images, and links between issues
- Resolution Tracking – Mark completed work with resolution status and notes for future reference
- Smart Organization – Customizable issue types, tags, statuses, and priorities that adapt to your workflow and can be customized per project
# Working in a team? Collaboration tools to support.
- Unlimited collaborative project sharing
- Get access to additional tools like history attributions and issue assignment
- Access detailed history and tracking reports to oversee project trajectory
# MCP Support for LLM Integration (macOS only)
- Integrate with Claude Code, Cursor, or other HTTP streamed MCP supported tool.
- Plan, track, and update issues, versions, and milestones.
- Use Fox as an overhead client to work with LLMs.
# Work Anywhere, Stay in Sync
- Robust iCloud Sync – Seamless sync across all your devices keeps your work accessible everywhere
- Native on Mac & iOS – Full-featured apps built specifically for each platform, including a desktop class iPad app.
# Even More to Explore
- CSV Import – Migrate from other tools or bulk-create issues effortlessly
- Bookmarks – Mark important issues for quick access
- Issue History – Track every change made to issues over time
- Archive System – Keep completed versions and milestones accessible without cluttering your workspace
- Powerful Search & Filters – Find exactly what you need, when you need it
- Shortcuts Integration – Automate workflows and create issues from anywhere on iOS
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Fox strips away the noise of bloated project management tools. No artificial limitations. Just a powerful, elegant issue tracker that helps you ship.
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* Fox for single users is available through a subscription ($3.99 USD per month, special saving on yearly subscription) or one-time purchase. Users who purchased prior to 3.0.0 are gain access to all features for free.
* A one-time free trial of 14 days is offered no price, after which the subscription will be renewed. Subscriptions automatically renew unless explicitly canceled. Subscriptions may be managed and auto-renewal can be turned off in your system’s Settings.
* Any prices shown are in USD and may vary by region.
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more I’ve had to use a bunch of big issue trackers (stuff like Jira) in the past, and somehow none of them can even hold a candle to Fox. It’s responsive, intuitive, and very customizable. Sync is also nearly instant, faster than basically any other app I’ve used, and it’s available on all of Apple’s platforms. It’s been really helpful for organizing my projects and new features and I’d recommend it to anyone who needs any sort of issue manager
I’ve had to use a bunch of big issue trackers (stuff like Jira) in the past, and somehow none of them can even hold a candle to Fox. It’s responsive, intuitive, and very customizable. Sync is also nearly instant, faster than basically any other app I’ve used, and it’s available on all of Apple’s platforms. It’s been really helpful for organizing my projects and new features and I’d recommend it to anyone who needs any sort of issue manager
This is such an awesome tool and exactly what I was looking for to manage my indie dev projects. I currently use a Frankenstein system off of Apple Notes, but it was getting too cumbersome to manage, especially with versioning. I didn’t want to switch to something like Jira or Linear, which require a subscription and are overkill for a single user. This fits the bill perfectly - allows me to organize my tasks, track versions, and grow my product.
Developer Response Thank you so much for the support! I hope you enjoy :)
This is such an awesome tool and exactly what I was looking for to manage my indie dev projects. I currently use a Frankenstein system off of Apple Notes, but it was getting too cumbersome to manage, especially with versioning. I didn’t want to switch to something like Jira or Linear, which require a subscription and are overkill for a single user. This fits the bill perfectly - allows me to organize my tasks, track versions, and grow my product.
Thank you so much for the support! I hope you enjoy :)
Cannot recommend this enough for solo devs working on their own projects. Much better than what I was using, a frankensteined Apple Notes solution combined with Siri Shortcuts.Love that this is a one-time purchase with no subscription. Try it out!
Cannot recommend this enough for solo devs working on their own projects. Much better than what I was using, a frankensteined Apple Notes solution combined with Siri Shortcuts.Love that this is a one-time purchase with no subscription. Try it out!
- Fixed an issue that could prevent large data cloud syncs on initial launch from completing.
- Fixed an issue where the subscription screen would dismiss and leave the app in a stuck state.
3.1.2 Mar 19
Shortcuts and Automation
- Added history tracking for shortcut actions on Issues (iOS + macOS)
- Expanded MLP support to include reading and writing versions and milestones (macOS)
- Expanded Shortcuts support to include reading and writing versions and milestones (iOS + macOS)
- Fixed issue where a Project is required to prefill specific attribute-based properties in the Edit Issues Shortcut (iOS + macOS)
- Fixed several issues related to filtering and sorting issues by due/open/closed date in the Filter Shortcut (iOS + macOS)
Performance Improvements
- Dramatically improved performance of loading and editing large markdown text (\>50KB) in notes (iOS + macOS)
Bug Fixes
- Fixed issue where the iCloud alert dialog could deadlock the purchase screen (iOS)
- Fixed crash when an ampersand (&) appeared in an inline code block (iOS + macOS)
- Fixed issue preventing the "Create New Issue" action from being selectable within floating issues (macOS)
- Fixed issue where creating an issue using Cmd+N or the main menu on iPadOS didn't prefill the current version/milestone (iOS)
- Fixed issue where selected Milestones in the Navigator showed the Version icon (iOS)
- Fixed issue where switching between light and dark mode didn't fully update notes text coloring (iOS + macOS)
- Improved iCloud error handling to better inform users how to proceed (iOS + macOS)
Localization
- Added initial Hindi language translations (iOS + macOS)
3.1.1 Mar 13
- MCP support through the HTTP streamable protocol (macOS)
- Updated Subscription Service + Single Unlock (iOS + macOS)
- Updated Free Trial (iOS + macOS)
- Fixes several minor performance bugs (iOS + macOS)
3.1 Mar 10
- Updates Nifty Markdown engine to fix several critical issues and improve performance (iOS + Mac)
- Adds wiki-link support to the text editor; now, by typing `[[` , a quick link window will appear (iOS + Mac)
- Adds support for cross project linking by prefixing the search with the projects short-tag (iOS + Mac)
- Adds recent issues to iOS search and issue lookup (iOS)
3.0.4 Feb 17
# What's New, Release 3.0.3
- Added iPad Main Menu bar (iOS)
- Fixed search suggestions window misalignment (macOS)
- Unified version numbering across macOS and iOS
- Improved purchase screen UI (iOS + macOS)
- Updated Chinese localizations (iOS + macOS)
- Improved free trial review button on project picker (iOS + macOS)
- Enabled full purchase during trial period (iOS + macOS)
- Refined purchase window behavior (iOS + macOS)
- Fixed Board menu selection retention issue (macOS)
- Fixed Tag menu spacing and highlighting (macOS)
# What's New: Release 3.0.1
- macOS search now has feature parity with iOS, including token-based search and proper ranking support.
- Added support for searching by Status (Mac + iOS)
- The command bar now toggles visibility when dragging issues (Mac + iOS)
- Added a plus button to the Navigator (macOS)
- Active bookmark is now highlighted (macOS)
- Redesigned the toolbar when creating an issue (iOS)
- Fixed an issue that could cause a loop with iCloud syncing (Mac + iOS)
- Added regional support to date outputs (Mac + iOS)
- Fixed image insertion at the end of a document body (Mac + iOS)
- Fixed a potential issue where the text editing menu could appear over the link editor popover (iOS)
- Fixed keyboard overlapping the bottom of the search issue view (iOS)
- Fixed color inconsistencies across several UIs (Mac + iOS)
# What's new in Fox, Version 3:
- Project Isolation for Issue Attributes so different projects can have different properties for their issues
- Includes: Issue Types, Statuses, Priorities, Resolutions, Tags, and Link Types
- Previous projects will automatically migrate
- Priorities are now customizable, and isolated per project like other attributes
- Updated Shortcuts and CSV importer to support the above, including open ended priorities by name
- Under-the-hood improvements to better performance and overall functionality
- Updated Project Settings window to show information and edit Issue attributes
- Added Project Archives for iOS
- Expanded Help materials
- Expanded the icon set
- Reduces default line height multiplier and adds an option to customize in the General Settings
- Settings from the General section, issue group and milestone/version sort defaults, and Navigator configurations are now synced across devices when iCloud is enabled.
- On iPadOS, issues opened outside the Workspace now have their own windows that can be moved independently of the workspace.
- The Navigator now supports adding any Status or Priority from the project to the list
- Improved and detailed history for issues tracking property changes and assignments
- Fox for Teams collaborative features, including:
- Issue assignments
- Both sharing and joining workspaces
- History action attributions, to track who did what on each issue in a project.
### Bug Fixes
- Aligned Status Menu to be the same on both platforms
- Fixed an issue with Help contents not properly displaying dark mode on macOS
- Fixed an issue with Help opening to the first page on iOS and the Close button occasionally being unresponsive
- Fixes an issue where iCloud sync would present an erroneous error when the network was simply unavailable.
- Improves long project title visibilities on the iOS navigator
- Improves drag and drop moving within the iOS navigator
- Fixes a weird issue where the issue detail view on macOS was long but content wasn’t
- Many other very minor issues that aren’t with mentioning
3.0.3 Feb 11
- Fixes an issue which could cause grandfathered users to see the purchase dialog (iOS + Mac)
3.0.2 Feb 9
**Search Improvements**
- macOS search now has feature parity with iOS, including token-based search and proper ranking support.
- Added support for searching by Status (Mac + iOS)
**Bug Fixes and Improvements**
- The command bar now toggles visibility when dragging issues (Mac + iOS)
- Added a plus button to the Navigator (macOS)
- Active bookmark is now highlighted (macOS)
- Redesigned the toolbar when creating an issue (iOS)
- Fixed an issue that could cause a loop with iCloud syncing (Mac + iOS)
- Added regional support to date outputs (Mac + iOS)
- Fixed image insertion at the end of a document body (Mac + iOS)
- Fixed a potential issue where the text editing menu could appear over the link editor popover (iOS)
- Fixed keyboard overlapping the bottom of the search issue view (iOS)
- Fixed color inconsistencies across several UIs (Mac + iOS)
3.0.1 Feb 9
# What's New
- **Project-Isolated Attributes** — Different projects can now have different properties for their issues, including Issue Types, Statuses, Priorities, Resolutions, Tags, and Link Types. Existing projects migrate automatically.
- **Customizable Priorities** — Priorities are now fully customizable and isolated per project, just like other attributes.
- **Updated Shortcuts & CSV Import** — Both now support project-isolated attributes, including open-ended priorities by name.
- **Redesigned Project Settings** — View project information and edit issue attributes in one place.
- **Project Archives on iOS** — Archive completed versions and milestones on iPhone and iPad.
- **Navigator Customization** — Add any Status or Priority from the project to the Navigator for quick access.
- **Synced Settings** — General settings, issue group defaults, milestone/version sort defaults, and Navigator configurations now sync across devices via iCloud.
- **Independent Issue Windows on iPadOS** — Issues opened outside the Workspace now appear in their own movable windows.
- **Improved Issue History** — Detailed tracking for property changes and assignments.
- **Fox for Teams** — New collaborative features including issue assignments, project sharing, and history attribution to track who made changes.
- **Expanded Help Documentation** — More comprehensive guides and materials.
- **Expanded Icon Set** — Additional icons to choose from.
- **Customizable Line Height** — Reduced default line height with an option to adjust in General Settings.
- **Improved iCloud conflict resolution** to better ensure data is merged in obvious cases despite a conflict, and when, considers date of last edit.
- Under-the-hood improvements to performance and overall functionality.
# Bug Fixes
- Aligned the Status menu appearance across both platforms.
- Fixed Help contents not displaying dark mode correctly on macOS.
- Fixed Help opening to the first page on iOS and the Close button occasionally being unresponsive.
- Fixed iCloud sync showing an erroneous error when the network was unavailable.
- Improved long project title visibility in the iOS Navigator.
- Improved drag and drop behavior when moving items within the iOS Navigator.
- Fixed an issue where the macOS issue detail view had extra height without corresponding content.
- Various other minor fixes and improvements.
3.0.0 Feb 8
- Updates design Liquid Glass on iOS/iPad
- Updated Markdown Engine, adding: Links, Images, Attachment Images, improved Code Block Support, and improve performance and design.
- Adds help window with tips and guidance
- Cleans up several localizations
- Improves first launch introduction
- Updates the app icon for iOS 26 and macOS Tahoe
- Fixed several attachment oddities on iOS
- Adds a floating create issue window on iPadOS
2.5.0 Jan 2
- Localizes the app into Chinese (Simplified)
- Addresses several minor iOS 26 issues until the updated liquid glass design is complete
- Fixes an issue where adding multiple recent issues in the link issue screen didn’t work as expected
2.4.5 12/19/2025
- Fixes a crash that could occur on longer sessions with iCloud enabled or when the iCloud updates occur from another device while in the background. (iOS + macOS)
- Fixes an issue which prevented auto-filling the boards area on new issues when the navigator had focused. (macOS)
- Adds a recent items selection menu when linking issues. (macOS)
- Fixes another issue where, after the system changes the appearance between light and dark, the columns would lose their background color. (macOS)
2.4.4 12/12/2025
New Features & Improvements:
- Remove tags from issues by right clicking / clicking and holding and selecting in a new context menu (iOS + macOS)
- Improved Reference Number lookup via search (iOS + macOS)
- Fixes top rank hit and order for issue search (iOS)
- Automatically moves the issue browsers column into manual sort when moving issues by dragging them into a new place (iOS + macOS)
Bugs Addressed:
- Fixes a crash when moving subtasks (macOS)
- Fixes issue which caused navigation to become responsive after opening the feedback window (iOS)
- Prevents Project Picker from opening when other windows are restored on launch (macOS)
2.4.3 12/05/2025
Several fixes for the Importer including:
- Fixes priority mapping for numeric values
- Fixes priority mapping for string values
- Fixes priority syncing
- Adds close button to the CSV importer window on iOS
- Fixes an issue where the import previews weren't accurate
2.4.2 12/03/2025
Import Issues via CSV!
- Accessible via projects menu on iOS and File menu on macOS
Bug Fixes:
- Fixes an issue that caused creating the first subtitle to create two on macOS
2.4.1 12/01/2025
New Features:
- Quick Tags: Select which tags appear in tag menus through the Project Settings section.
- Free-form tag entry with autocomplete for previously added tags on macOS.
- Quick-search and create new tags directly in the tag picker on iOS.
- Track issue effort after completion in the resolution section.
- View total issue efforts compared to estimates in "Done" type board columns.
- "Convert to Issue" option for subtasks that automatically links the parent issue.
- Updated About Fox window with a thank you note and credits to the people who made Fox possible.
- New badge on the What's New button in the Project Picker.
- Issues on macOS can have attachments dropped directly on the window now
Bug Fixes:
- Fixed unresponsive milestone/version toggles on macOS when clearing selections after initial load. (Thank you Seth!)
- Fixed board column backgrounds losing color and appearing as solid white—particularly problematic in dark mode.
- Fixed an issue with saving orders that could cause high process usage with large datasets.
- Fixed the Create New Issue menu (and CMD+N) not working when a single issue window is focused.
- Fixed an issue on iPad where selected item contents weren't visible in the navigator.
2.4.0 11/18/2025
- Fixes an issue with Resolution Detail changes via Shortcuts (Thank you for reporting Rob C!)
2.3.1 05/02/2025
New Features:
- Markdown (Beta), initially supporting bold, italic, strikethrough, highlight, code (inline, block), headers, dividers, and lists.
- Expanded Edit Shortcut to change Date Open and Date Closed for Issues.
General Improvements:
- Greatly improved text entry support for titles, notes, subtasks, and resolution notes for a better typing experience and to prevent an occasional blip that would remove text while typing fast.
- Improved conflict resolution for iCloud-connected clients, especially those that may be working concurrently.
Bug fixes:
- Fixed an issue where Shortcuts on macOS may not properly load, despite being present in this list of shortcuts available.
- Fixed an issue where the issue showing in a collapsed link group may be on the wrong side of the relationship.
2.3.0 03/25/2025
What's New:
- On MacOS, a new Recently Viewed Issues in the Projects menu allows for quickly moving between issues.
- When viewing Link Types with the same inward and outward titles, this will be merged in issue detail viewer.
Fixes:
- The "New Project" in the Menu Barwas fixed (macOS)
- The "Open Projects" menu is now always available, even when no windows are on screen (macOS)
- Fixes an issue with opening Issues in the Workspace where some times they would change the workspace oddly (iOS + macOS)
2.2.2 03/06/2025
- Fixes a major regression with manual sorting that could result in a crash and loop
2.2.1 01/22/2025
- Links and Link Types: Connect issues together using links and describe how they’re connected!
- Completely updated Shortcut actions with create, get, find, and edit actions and includes newer properties
- Adds ability to sort Issue Browsers by Status
- Improved iCloud offline support and telemetry with an information panel in Settings
- Many minor bug fixes
2.2.0 01/06/2025
Besides bug fixes, Version 2.1.2 has updates that primarily involve the archives, path improvements, and UI touchups.
New and Improved:
- Adds a new Project Archives window (Mac)
- Adds a cloud sync notice to the Project Navigator for extended sync sessions (Mac + iOS)
- Improves Due / Overdue Notice when viewing an issue (Mac)
- Improves Resolution Section for closed issues and adds a reopen button (Mac)
- Improves Zoom behavior for Workspace and Board (Mac)
What’s been fixed:
- Fixes an issue which prevented Cloud enabled installs from removing due dates and a few other minor properties from issues (Mac + iOS)
- Fixes an issue that prevented projects launched in compact mode from displaying the project navigator list (iOS)
- Fixes an issue that caused the Project Picker to “hang” when swapping from one workspace to another via an external link (iOS)
- Fixes an issue that prevented dragging and dropping into the empty column space on the board (Mac)
- Fixes empty milestone / version selectors for issues in archived milestones or versions (Mac + iOS)
- Fixes archived issues “group” view in workspace (Mac + iOS)
- Fixes label contrast on closed issue labels when selected in the issue Browser (Mac + iOS)
2.1.2 05/19/2024
- Updates a few icons
- Fixes an issue where the Create New Issue keyboard shortcut was not selectable unless an Issue was selected
- Issue URLs can be copied from the Board
- Adds Privacy Manifest
- Fixes selection inconsistency in Issue browser and Navigator when opening Issues from an external source
2.1.1 04/26/2024
Version 2.1.0 is a meaty update that includes a lot of stuff to make using workspaces easier and fixes a few bugs (both small and large).
What’s New?
- Standalone Windows on MacOS! Double-click issues in the board or issue browser to open independent windows for that issue.
- Open Milestones and Versions in the Board via a context menu on the Navigator (iOS + Mac).
- Migrate floating issues to the workspace browser (iOS + Mac).
- Expanded URL Support! Fox now has the ability to copy and open issues via urls (e.g., “fox://issue/FOX-001”) and has added a menu option to copy on both platforms in the issue editor (iOS + Mac).
- Adds error checking to ensure created issues don’t have duplicate reference numbers currently on the device (iCloud can cause things to get out of sync) and also to support URLs above.
- Updates the Icon Picker to use groups and have more performance, and adds 40+ new icons to choose from for issue types, statuses, and resolutions.
What’s Fixed?
- Finally squashes a bug that would cause a crash on opening the board on macOS.
- Fixes a bug that prevented the Board from opening issues in compact or iPhone mode. (iOS)
- Prevents Projects from being created with duplicate prefixes, which prevents problems with the new URL routing (iOS + Mac).
- Fixes additional issues with the board not being launched properly on iOS.
- Fixes an issue that prevented create and issue editor windows from responding to menu item commands properly on macOS.
- Fixes an issue where the window layout can get broken on macOS when creating or editing a new project when using accessibility settings.
- Makes the default status for new Fox installs “To Do”.
- Defaults the Kanban board to be “All Issues” on new projects (iOS + Mac).
- Prevents editing of issue groups (e.g., Board, All Issues) in the Navigator on macOS.
2.1.0 03/13/2024
Version 2.0.2 includes solely bug fixes due to some performance testing:
- Re-enables empty selection of the Issue Browser
- Fixes an issue where quick and subsequent movements in the board could result in a situation that interrupts syncing
- Fixes a crash that could result as of moving issues in the same column in the board
2.0.2 03/07/2024
Version 2.0.1 --
- Includes an updated Issue Row design which takes better advantage of space, show a bit more important info, and bring colors into alignment with other app colors.
- Due, estimate, and status are now visible in the issue rows.
- Fixes an issue on macOS where the shadow from light mode would stick around when transitioning into dark mode (and vice versa).
- Attempts to fix a potential invalidation error in Kanban Layout + apply a greater fix for macOS Kanban related issues.
- When creating issues from the board, they’ll now be scoped to where the board is scoped to.
- The Board for iOS/iPadOS now shows context menus.
- Fixes a bug that prevented archiving and unarchiving on Mac.
- Fixes the sort headers in the Project Picker’s table view.
- Fixes a crash that could occur when attempting to open a context menu on the project picker but accidentally tapping the header.
- Fixes an issue with the Project Picker’s layout on the iPhone in portrait or slide-over iPad (thanks, Yvette!).
- The Board selects “All Issues” on new projects by default.
- When opening an issue from the board, it will open to the current scope of the board instead of all issues, if possible.
- When creating a new project, it will be auto-selected and scrolled to in the project editor.
2.0.1 03/04/2024
- Fixed an issue that could prevent large data cloud syncs on initial launch from completing.
- Fixed an issue where the subscription screen would dismiss and leave the app in a stuck state.
more Version 3.1.2 Mar 19
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