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Task Management · Freelancers

How freelancers do task management.

Create a board per client in Melo. Tile the brief, task list, reference materials, and AI chat for each project. Switch between client contexts by switching boards. Affordable one-time lifetime license that pays for itself fast.

The freelancers problem

Freelancers juggle client projects, invoices, and planning — often across five or more apps. Every tool switch costs 15-25 minutes of regained focus. When your task management is scattered across apps, you lose context, miss connections, and spend more time managing tools than doing real work.

Traditional task management tools weren't designed for freelancers. They either force you into rigid structures that don't match your workflow, or they're too simple to handle the complexity of client projects, invoices, and planning.

How Melo helps freelancers

Melo gives freelancers a spatial canvas designed for task management. Instead of bouncing between apps, you tile everything on one board — notes, web references, AI chat, tasks, and calendar. Your task management becomes a visual workspace that matches how you actually think about client projects, invoices, and planning.

The AI sees your entire workspace, so it can help with client projects, invoices, and planningwith full context. Ask it to summarize your work, draft communications, brainstorm ideas, or organize your board — and it responds with answers grounded in what you're actually working on.

Pain points Melo solves

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Each client is a different mental context with its own docs, tasks, and comms

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No single view across all active projects and deadlines

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Paying for project management tools designed for teams of 50 when you're a team of one

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Client-sensitive information scattered across cloud services

Freelancers workflow in Melo

Open Melo and create a board for your primary client projects. Tile your key documents, a task list, relevant web pages, and an AI chat. As you work, the spatial layout keeps everything visible — no hidden tabs, no lost context.

When you need to switch contexts, switch boards. Each board preserves your tiling arrangement exactly as you left it. AI carries context across your workspace, so it can help you connect ideas between different areas of your work.

The result: less time managing tools, more time doing the work that matters. Your task management setup becomes a spatial extension of how you think — fast, visual, and always available.

Frequently Asked Questions

Can Melo replace my current task management setup?

For most people, yes. Melo handles notes, tasks, web references, AI, calendar, and clipboard in one spatial workspace. Instead of bouncing between multiple apps for task management, you get everything on one canvas.

How does AI help with task management?

Melo's AI sees everything on your canvas — notes, tasks, web content, calendar. For task management, this means it can summarize your work, suggest connections between ideas, draft content based on your research, and help you organize information spatially.

How do freelancers use Melo differently?

Freelancers typically create boards organized around their client projects, invoices, and planning. They tile relevant documents, tasks, web references, and AI chat specific to their workflow. The spatial layout lets them design a workspace that matches how they naturally think about their work.

What platforms does Melo support?

Melo is built exclusively for macOS. It's a native Electron app optimized for the Mac experience — trackpad gestures, keyboard shortcuts, and performance tuned for Apple hardware.

Is Melo free?

Melo is a one-time lifetime license ($29.99). There's no free tier and no subscription — you pay once and get full access to everything from day one, no feature gating, all future updates included.