Thunderbird fans using Remember The Milk, gets another reason to cheer. The popular task manager and GTD application - Remember The Milk now has a provider plugin to sync with Thunderbird.
A good guy named Micheal Wu made an extension, which works along with Lightning extension to bring RTM to your Thunderbird. Using this extension, you get bi-directional access to your RTM tasks. You can add tasks, delete them, modify them and set their priorities, right from Thunderbird.
- Install the Lightning extension for Thunderbird, if you haven't installed that already.
- Download Remember the Milk Provider extension and install it.
- Restart Thunderbird.
- Go to Calendar view (Ctrl + 3) and select File -> New -> Calendar.
- Select "On the Network" and hit Next.

- Select Remember the Milk Provider. You don't have to care about the Location text field. Click Next.

- Give a suitable Name for the Calendar. Your RTM to-do list will appear as events in this calendar.
- Now, you will see that a new task has been added to your task list in Thunderbird's main screen, which reads "Please Authenticate RTM. Open me to see how". Double click on this event. There will be an address in the description of this event. Go to this address using your web browser and you will see this screen.

- Click on "OK, I'll Allow it". Now come back to Thunderbird's task list and mark the "Please Authenticate RTM..." event as completed.
- That's it. If everything went as expected, you'll see a message box saying you are authenticated and your RTM tasks will appear immediately in Thunderbirds task pane.
You can add, delete, modify these tasks from Thunderbird itself. To find out what more you can do with this little extension, watch this video that the extension author himself have made.
Do tell us what you think about this addon in the comments. Once again, thanks to Micheal Wu.
Remember the Milk Provider extension.








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This addin works great, except that the due dates are not syncing, which happens to be a rather significant caveat to me.
the add-in works, but leaving a few core RTM features to be desired:
- dates (as @danomite already mentioned) in Tasks aren't syncing
- calendar doesn't sync (can't see any of my tasks in Lightning)
- can't see which list a task is associated with
A great start though - looking forward to the next release!
Thanks everyone, and especially for this post, I've linked it since it should be very helpful for ppl instead of the readme.
For the dates, I'm currently looking into it.
For the calendar, I don't think regular tasks show in the lightning calendar do they?
RTM List/tbird Categories aren't yet supported, sorry.
Thanks! Time isn't something I have a lot of (see http://rtm.tbird.mwu.googlepages.com) but I'll do my best!
new version out, due date version addresses! check https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/thunderbird/addon/7125
Hi Mike, thanks für this very useful add-on. Unfortunately the due date isn´t correctly recognized (version 0.05). I can set the due date in lightning, but it isn´t saved if the rtm calendar is chosen.
The other way (rtm->lightning) works fine!
For me not all the tasks are shown, and all of what is shown is one day earlier than what I have on rtm :(
Mike is there something I am missing - I have multiple task lists and everything is brought into thunderbird without that information, which is very important to me as I keep task lists based on projects
I'm curious if *some* day/time issues have to do with timezone consistency between your OS and RTM? Though I'm not sure.
Unfortunately starweaver that is not implemented yet, however when I have more time for the project it is something feasible.
-Mike
Hi
I tried to install and got this message
any help?
mark
Uh oh... something went wrong. Don't worry though; it's not your fault. The application you're using to interact with Remember The Milk made an error. It might be worthwhile contacting the author of the application and telling them you encountered this page.
Alternatively, you might like to wait a little while and then try again.
I installed on T-Bird 2.0.0.16 on Linux.
(I also have Provider for Google Calendar
installed, if it matters.)
Rebooted as instructed.
I added the calendar as instructed,
but I never got the task on the main
T-bird panel that says,
"Please Authenticate RTM. Open me to see how".."
Ideas?
Hi Mike
I have same setup and same problem as Colby. Any ideas are welcome!
I found the solution - RTM was temporarily down. It's working now. Now, time to experiment with it...
great add-on! it's a lifesaver. for your next round of updates, it would be great if rtm lists match-up/sync with thunderbird add-on categories.
@Colby Mine's working now also
Same problem as @Colby was having.. Maybe the site's down again? Interested to test this out!
still not working today! (Waiting for the first task to show up after adding the calendar) :(
I am having this same issue today. Looks like a great add on though!
OK, it downloaded my task list from RtM, but it doesn't work - if I add a task in TB, it doesn't show in RtM online. And I can't finish my tasks in TB:( So - this plugin maybe is cool idea, but sucks when used. Any ideas WHY it's impossible for me to communicate with RtM and finish my tasks?
Remember The Milk API issue
Uh oh... something went wrong. Don't worry though; it's not your fault. The application you're using to interact with Remember The Milk made an error. It might be worthwhile contacting the author of the application and telling them you encountered this page.
http://www.rememberthemilk.com/services/auth/?api_key=31f41e9bf36717edd7a0637b3352cdfc&frob=a852731b71fa77475a13e9559c3f094c0dbf2351&perms=delete&api_sig=e19de09e6de95e173b711d2dc20c2759
Those following this discussion might find this link of help:
http://thirderror.com/your-remember-the-milk-to-do-list-on-the-desktop/
Hey all, I'm aware of the editing tasks issue and it's due to 503 errors I'm getting from the API server. I'm currently investigating why.
For the authentication fails ("Uh oh... something went wrong....") I can only suggest trying again, I haven't been able to reproduce the error myself.
Also adding logging and multiple installation features.
Cheers
Ok things are fixed, editing works again, authetication works a bit better if you make a mistake, logging and token view/edit is in, which means multiple clients is again possible.
Enjoy!
I mean multiple clients is possible (for the first time).
The latest update for Lightning breaks this add-on for me. I installed Lightning 0.9 and the the RTM add-on errors out.
Oh some kind users informed me this morning, and v0.0.10 is now out (with Lightning 0.9 compatibility).
Unfortunately auto-update is not enabled while I'm still in experimental status, so a manual update is required.
There is a review process to go through for that, but I'm unsure of the results.
Heath can you email me at tbird.rtm.mwu@gmail.com with more details? Is it Tbird v0.0.11 and Lightning 0.9? Can you tell me how you setup your google calendar into into Tbird so I could attemp to reproduce?
I wish that plugin would work offline ...
I get the error: "Could not complete installation :-( Did you allow API access by clicking the "Ok, I allow it"..."
I did do this on the RTM API page! Twice to make sure - still doesn't work for me.
Running THB 2 with Lightning 0.9 (both latest) on Win XP.
Okay, I figured this out. You get this error "Could not complete installation :-( Did you allow API access by clicking the "Ok, I allow it"..."
If you during setup of the RTM extension does not choose to associate the new calendar with an already setup mail account.
Not it seems to work fine - can see tasks in Thunderbird - just needs to see whether tasks actually synchs when I get home.
I'm getting this error message as well.
Could not complete installation :-( Did you allow API access by clicking the "Ok, I allow it"...
I tried what "redid" the installation and made sure I was using an existing email account. Still no luck. I can see the tasks, but can't:
Mark the API task comeplete.
Add New tasks don't get uploaded, but there isn't an error.
Can't see any tasks.
System Info:
Thunderbird - 2.0.0.17 (20080914)
Lightning 0.9
Using an IMAP email.
I just installed the RTM provider extension today, by following the instructions as detailed in this post, the setup went flawlessly, but after that the extension doesn't seem to work, I can not use it to import or export task
I installed today and started entering tasks
in TB. I encountered below issues
1) Start and due date entered in TB shows different due date in RM
2) Time zone shows two different zones in TB
Europe/London & UTC/GMT
Thanks for great work hope issues which we encounter will be fixed in next versions..
Anonymous October 13, 2008 1:24 AM:
I was having the same problem for 2.5 hours today - everything seemed OK but no syncing. It turned out I had forgotten to click the "completed" check box on the authentication task. Once I clicked that, I got the login message and things started working.
I hope this will be updated to work with Lightning 1.0, currently using 1.0pre with Shredder nightly and I'm assuming the problem is it doesn't recognize the version of Lighting.
Hello together,
It works fine :) I had the same Problem. The Problem was the in the Preferences of the Remember The Milk Provider Plugin. The Checkbutton "Logging Enabled" was set. In My installation i set it back(uncheck the Checkbutton) I use Ubuntu TB 2.0.0.18 Lightning 0.9 Remember The Milk 0.0.0.11.
Many greetings
Marcus Radisch
Hello
I really like this addon but unfortunately the last update was in 09/2008. Is this dead? If so, is there a replacement out there?
I would love this addon too, but I didn't even get asked about authenticating anything. Just acts as if nothing has changed.
I purchase the Pro Version last year and not it's not working correctly. It's not syncing any longer.. I even tried deleting the calendar and adding it again and no luck. It doesn't ask me to authenticate anything. I was running this plugin on three machines and it suddenly just stop working. I don't see my task at all in Thunderbird.
used this extension in the past then drifted away from using Tbird entirely(Gmail+RTM plugin). want to setup on wife's laptop.
have XP sp3,
TB 2.0.0.19,
Lightning 0.9,
Provider for Google calendar 0.5.1,
RTM Provider 0.0.11
after creating new calendar per instructions , fail to get new task to begin Authentication to RTM account. have even gone so far as to create a new Tbird profile, but No task shows up...any suggestions on where to go from here.
Don't have the first task either :(
For a beta it is a Beta...
Sorry your work doesn't match my thunderbird
This was working great for the time being. It stopped working!
Unable to authenticate RTM.
Got the message: "Uh oh... something went wrong. Don't worry though; it's not your fault. The application you're using to interact with Remember The Milk made an error. [...]"
Hi all there was a new version released the other day, 0.0.13 which fixes the non-appearing tasks problem.
The source of the issue has not been resolved YET though so it may occur in the future unfortunately...
-No you dont need Pro RTM.
-Timezones IS still something I have to look at.
-I wish I had time to make offline compatible as well.
-Yes this is sub par work, but I dont get paid for it, unlike my frequently overtime full time job...
-I've actually never considered it even beta, and was surprised as hell when it made lifehacker and this.
-For those of you with kind words, thanks!!
Hello together,
RTM is great! And i use Thunderbird with the Plugin. Is there any way or an option how i can add/read Tags in Thunderbird to my Tasks?
Many greetings
Marcus Radisch
Love the add-in.
Might it be possible to have "no start date", show on the Task list/calendar in Thunderbird?
My RTM includes a list of things I want to do someday and they are all showing on the calendar on the day they are entered. Needless to say my list of 100 things I want to do before I die makes for a cluttered Tuesday!
Has anyone developed a work around?
Cheers
Suze
Has
Impossible to instal the Remember the Milk extension. Any idea?
Didnt work at all? not request to authenticate RTM?????
Hi Mike Wu, works fine! Too bad you can not maintain this little glorious add-on.
I agree with Suze: Might it be possible to have "no start date", show on the Task list/calendar in Thunderbird?
Hi,
I'm getting this error message after authenticate RTM.
Could not complete installation :-( Did you allow API access by clicking the "Ok, I allow it"...
I can't see any tasks, mark the API task complete and new tasks don't get uploaded
System Info:
Thunderbird - 3.0.1 (french)
Lightning 1.0b1
still not working today! ---------- me tool
Hi,
Must have missed a step :-(
Thunderbird 2.0.0.23
Lightning 0.9
Add on installed OK
When creating the calender I get the error:-
[Exception... "ComponentManager::CreateInstance returned failure code:" nsresult: "0x80570015 (NS_ERROR_XPC_CI_RETURNED_FAILURE)" location: "JS frame :: file:///C:/Users/David/AppData/Roaming/Thunderbird/Profiles/5hywcgky.default/extensions/%7Be2fda1a4-762b-4020-b5ad-a41df1933103%7D/components/calItemModule.js -> file:///C:/Users/David/AppData/Roaming/Thunderbird/Profiles/5hywcgky.default/extensions/%7Be2fda1a4-762b-4020-b5ad-a41df1933103%7D/js/calCalendarManager.js :: cmgr_createCalendar :: line 535" data: no]
Any ideas?
Hi there,
This is great - thanks! But how can I have the RTM tasks pane displayed on my email page?
Thanks!
Hi there,
Similar to Anonymous at
http://www.dailygyan.com/2008/05/remember-milk-provider-extension-for.html#comment-581831224431939403
I got error when creating the calendar: -
[Exception... "ComponentManager::CreateInstance returned failure code:" nsresult: "0x80570015 (NS_ERROR_XPC_CI_RETURNED_FAILURE)" location: "JS frame :: file:///usr/lib/thunderbird/extensions/%7Be2fda1a4-762b-4020-b5ad-a41df1933103%7D/components/calItemModule.js -> file:///usr/lib/thunderbird/extensions/%7Be2fda1a4-762b-4020-b5ad-a41df1933103%7D/js/calCalendarManager.js :: cmgr_createCalendar :: line 542" data: no]
Its error number is 2152333318.
System info:
Thunderbird: 2.0.0.24 (20100317)
Lightning: 0.8 (build 2008090509)
for Ubuntu 8.04.4 LTS.
I really need your help! Thanks.
Hey there, same prob as anonymous and anonymous here. Any update obn this issue?
Hi again,
I am the Anonymous at
http://www.dailygyan.com/2008/05/remember-milk-provider-extension-for.html#comment-938229820790656981
RtM Provider 0.0.14 uses things provided by Lightning 1.0b that does not work with TB 2 series, so I have to use RtM Provider 0.0.13 that works with Lightning 0.8 and 0.9 for TB 2 series.
Hi there,
I am the Anonymous at
http://www.dailygyan.com/2008/05/remember-milk-provider-extension-for.html#comment-938229820790656981
and
http://www.dailygyan.com/2008/05/remember-milk-provider-extension-for.html#comment-6870857147482668717
RtM Provider 0.0.11 and newer use things provided by Lightning 0.9, so I have to use RtM Provider 0.0.10 that works with Lightning 0.8! LoL
Finally, I can add tasks from TB to RtM and can list tasks in RtM on TB, by applying API key changes and null element reference fix to RtM Provider 0.0.10.
I hope this helps someone in the same trouble.
Hi,
I want to use Rtm 0.0.15, but it doesn`t work:
"requires more add-ons"
This my system:
Thunderbird 3.0.4
Lightning 1.0b2pre
Which other Add-Ons needs RtM? Or RtM can`t identify this version of Lightning?
What can I do?
Klaus
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Should this addon work with TB version 2.0.0.24 on a Mac? When I add a new calendar I get an error saying :-
An error was encountered preparing the calendar located at http://_unused/ for use. It will not be available.
and then I can click OK and get the next screen where I name my Calendar, but the Continue button although active, cannot be clicked.
Anyone any ideas?
Thank you for this extension, but en error was encountered like Anonymous...
I'm also facing several problems with last Thunderbird versions.
It seems like this extension has reached a dead end years ago, isn't it?
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