Goblin Tools
Small, single-task AI helpers that break overwhelming work into bite-size steps — Magic ToDo and friends, built with neurodivergent people in mind
Website: https://goblin.tools/ · Source: N/A (proprietary) · Type: Indie project written and maintained by Bram De Buyser (Arcology, Belgium)
Why it exists
For many people — especially with ADHD or autism — the hardest part of a task isn't doing it, it's decomposing it: "clean the kitchen" is a wall, not a plan. Generic to-do apps assume you already know your next action, and throwing the problem at a general-purpose chatbot means wrestling with prompts just to get a list. Goblin Tools wraps AI in tiny, one-purpose interfaces: you type a vague, human-sized task and it hands back a checkbox tree you can actually start on. No prompt-writing, no project setup, no account required.
Main features
- Magic ToDo — turns a task like "prepare my move to a new flat" into a hierarchical, checkbox-able step list; a "spiciness" slider controls how finely each step gets broken down
- Formalizer — rewrites text between casual and formal tones (and beyond) with one tap, handy for emails that feel risky to send
- Judge — reads a message and tells you how it might come across emotionally, for second-guessing tone
- Estimator — guesses how long an activity will take
- Compiler — dumps a freeform braindump into a structured action list
- Professor — explains any concept; Consultant — helps weigh a decision
- Chef — invents recipes from whatever ingredients you have
- Taskmaster — focuses you on one task at a time
- Optional accounts for history, cross-device sync and sharing lists; the core tools work without signing up
Getting started
Open goblin.tools, type something big and vague into Magic ToDo, and press the ➕. Set the spiciness slider to taste (🌶️ more = smaller steps) and tick items off as you go. Every other tool is one click from the home screen — no onboarding, no prompts to write.
Who it's for
Neurodivergent users (ADHD, autism, executive dysfunction) who stall on vague or intimidating tasks; anyone who needs a scary thing turned into a first step right now; and people who want one-shot AI helpers for tone, time estimates or recipes without subscribing to a chatbot.
How it compares
- Todoist / TickTick — full task managers for people whose system works; Goblin Tools is the on-ramp that produces the tasks in the first place, and doesn't try to store them
- ChatGPT & co. — more powerful, but you must prompt, wait and re-ask; Goblin Tools is purpose-built, answer-first, and free without an account
- Forest / Finch — gamify focus and habits; Goblin Tools targets the step before focusing, when a task still feels too big to start
Notes
- The backend uses AI models from different providers, so results are informed guesswork, not truth — the site itself says to apply your own judgement to every output
- Task text is processed in the cloud; there's no self-hosting option or local model, so don't paste anything private (see the privacy policy)
- The website is free forever without ads or paywalls; the Android & iOS apps are a small one-time purchase, and a few advanced features sit behind a low-cost Pro subscription
- Made and maintained by Bram De Buyser (Arcology); supportable via Patreon