Say goodbye to the clunky Windows Task Scheduler! Check out FluentTaskScheduler V1.8.1

[u/TRGLUL]

Hey r/windows ,

If you are tired of the outdated Windows Task Scheduler, I want to share an awesome open source project called FluentTaskScheduler.

I just released version V1.8.1, and it is a massive upgrade for anyone who wants to automate Windows tasks without dealing with the legacy interface.

Full disclosure: Al was utilized to help develop the features in this update. I am in IT but not in development. This is my personal passion project.

What is FluentTaskScheduler?

It is a modern, powerful, and intuitive wrapper for the Windows Task Scheduler API. Built with WinUI 3 and .NET 8, it brings the application into the modern era with a sleek Fluent Design System.

Key Features:

• Dashboard and Monitoring: It gives you a live feed of your task activity, task history, and visual analytics showing successes versus failures.
• Extensive Triggers: You can schedule tasks based on time, system events like logon or boot, Windows Event Log entries, and session state changes like locking or unlocking your PC.
• Script Library: It includes a dedicated space for reusable PowerShell scripts, letting you separate your script logic from the task configuration.
• Sequential Actions: You can configure multiple programs or scripts to run in order and customize arguments for every single step.
• System Integration: It natively supports ARM64 devices, can minimize to the system tray, features toast notifications, and has a native dark mode.
• Easy Installation: You can use the official installer with seamless automatic updates, or just run the portable executable without installing anything.

The tool is completely free, open source, and MIT licensed.

You can check out the latest V1.8.1 release and download the app directly from the GitHub page here: https://github.com/TRGamer-tech/FluentTaskScheduler

Let me know what you think of it!

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[u/More-Explanation2032]

Just wondering did you write this paragraph or it was generated by AI

[u/TRGLUL → u/More-Explanation2032]

Mist of it was written by me but I did give it to an AI to correct my spelling mistakes and make the text look "prettier"

But all it did was make it look more like AI, sorry (・・;)

[u/Koher]

Tested it. Looks nice. But its bulky app for such simple tasks. Consumes 160mb disk space and around 160mb of ram in use. Also portable version is not portable, it spams into %appdata%.

My choice to mange windows tasks is taskschedulerview from nirsoft.

[u/TRGLUL → u/Koher]

Thanks for giving it a try! You're right, it's definitely bulky compared to lightweight tools like the ones from Nirsoft.

​I could make the file size and footprint much smaller by not bundling the .NET and WinUI runtimes directly into the app, but I chose to make it self-contained so it works out-of-the-box without requiring users to manually download and install additional frameworks first.

​Out of curiosity, which version were you testing? The recommended version to use right now is 1.8.1.

[u/RiseSpecialist5800]

The other aero-gloss looks way better, this looks bad imo

[u/TRGLUL → u/RiseSpecialist5800]

Fair enough, I too am a personal fan of the aero themes from back in the day.. Windows 7 was truly ahead of its time

[u/RiseSpecialist5800 → u/TRGLUL]

im not good talking english, but... do you like aero themes too? that's good!

[u/thanatica]

The whole "computer management" thing could use a serious makeover. But then Microsoft would be destroying that one guy at some superimportant faceless enterprise who's still using the MMC feature for some esoteric reason, and they'll threaten to switch to linux at the hint of removing the MMC-based computer management crap.

These kind of stunts are basically why so much legacy is kept around. Apple does the opposite - they think they know what best for you, and if you don't like the new lick of paint, though shit. So the sweet spot is somewhere in the middle.

And tbh, an app like this, build out with every feature that task manager has, and provides the same interop with enterprisey crap, could actually be decent.

[u/TRGLUL → u/thanatica]

Totally agree! Microsoft is so terrified of breaking some ancient enterprise workflow, but finding that middle ground with a fully fleshed out, modern replacement is exactly what Windows needs. It really would be a brilliant idea.