> ## Documentation Index
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> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.
# Meet Meeseeks
> Meeseeks is a Kotlin Multiplatform library for scheduling and managing background tasks across Android, JVM, native (iOS), and JS (Web). Whether your tasks are simple or complex, for one user or hundreds of millions, Meeseeks can help.
## I'm Mr. Meeseeks! Look at me!
***Meeseeks*** is a Kotlin Multiplatform library for effortless background task scheduling. It's inspired by the [Meeseeks](https://rickandmorty.fandom.com/wiki/Mr._Meeseeks) beings, who are friendly and cheerful and motivated to help. They are summoned to complete a task and they disappear after it's done. This is the goal of the Meeseeks library: handle anything from simple one-off jobs to complex periodic workflows so you can focus on building great features, not wrestling with scheduling code.
## Why Meeseeks?
Whether you need to periodically sync data, schedule local notifications, or run computational tasks behind the scenes, Meeseeks provides:
Summoning a Meeseeks is easy. No more fiddling with complicated job schedulers
or manual timers. Drop in a few lines of code, and let Meeseeks do the rest.
Backed by
[WorkManager](https://developer.android.com/topic/libraries/architecture/workmanager)
on Android, [Quartz Job Scheduling](https://www.quartz-scheduler.org/) on JVM, [BGTaskScheduler](https://developer.apple.com/documentation/backgroundtasks/bgtaskscheduler) on native (iOS), and [Background Synchronization API](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/Background_Synchronization_API) on JS (Web). Even if the app closes or the device restarts, your tasks persist.
Because not all tasks are created equal. Choose from exponential backoff,
fixed intervals, or custom strategies to ensure your tasks complete
successfully.
Write once, run anywhere. Bring the power of Meeseeks to Android, iOS, web,
desktop, and beyond using a single Kotlin codebase.
## This is a Meeseeks box
A *[Meeseeks Box](https://rickandmorty.fandom.com/wiki/Mr._Meeseeks_Box)* lets you summon a Meeseeks to complete a task. Once the Meeseeks completes its task, it disappears. Here's a primer from [Rick](https://rickandmorty.fandom.com/wiki/Rick_Sanchez):
## Let me show you how it works
With just a few lines, you can register your task types and summon Meeseeks:
```kotlin theme={"theme":"dracula"}
val bgTaskManager = Meeseeks.initialize(applicationContext) {
register(SyncPayload.stableId) { SyncWorker(applicationContext) }
}
```
```kotlin theme={"theme":"dracula"}
val taskHandle = bgTaskManager.oneTime(SyncPayload(...))
```
```kotlin theme={"theme":"dracula"}
taskHandle.observe().collect { status ->
// Pending -> Running -> Finished
}
```
## Next steps
Dive into Meeseeks' core architecture and how it handles tasks behind the scenes.
Learn how to get up and running with Meeseeks in just a few minutes.
Browse real-world examples and recipes for common scheduling scenarios.
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