Best to-do list apps
Personal task managers and planners, from free built-in lists and GTD power tools to open-source and self-hosted to-do apps.
27 apps, ordered by visits from AppBreakup and how often our research lists each one as an alternative. Open any app to see its alternatives.
All to-do list apps
- Alternatives to Todoist
A cross-platform task manager with fast natural-language entry, projects, labels and filters.
Free plan + paidWeb, Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS, Android, Browser extension - Alternatives to TickTick
A to-do list that bundles calendar views, a Pomodoro timer and habit tracking in one app.
Free plan + paidWeb, Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS, Android, Browser extension - Alternatives to Super Productivity
A free, open-source to-do app with timeboxing, time tracking and issue-tracker imports.
Open sourceWeb, Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS, Android - Alternatives to Microsoft To Do
Microsoft's free, simple to-do list that syncs with Outlook tasks through Exchange.
FreeWeb, Windows, macOS, iOS, Android - Alternatives to Taskwarrior
A free, open-source command-line task manager with filters, contexts and urgency scoring.
Open sourceSelf-hostableLinux, macOS, Self-hosted - Alternatives to Vikunja
An open-source, self-hostable to-do app with list, Kanban, Gantt and table views.
Open sourceSelf-hostableWeb, Self-hosted - Alternatives to Things
Cultured Code's design-led personal task manager for Mac, iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch and Vision Pro.
PaidmacOS, iOS - Alternatives to OmniFocus
A deep GTD-style task manager for Apple devices, with perspectives, reviews and a web version.
PaidmacOS, iOS, Web - Alternatives to Amazing Marvin
A highly customisable personal productivity app where you switch on only the features you want.
PaidWeb, Windows, macOS, iOS, Android - Alternatives to Google Tasks
Google's free, basic task list built into Gmail, Calendar and the other Workspace apps.
FreeWeb, iOS, Android - Alternatives to Any.do
A to-do list, daily planner and calendar in one app, with reminders via WhatsApp.
Free plan + paidWeb, Windows, macOS, iOS, Android, Browser extension - Alternatives to Tasks.org
An open-source Android to-do app that syncs with Google Tasks, Microsoft To Do and CalDAV.
Open sourceSelf-hostableAndroid - Alternatives to Apple Reminders
The free task app built into iPhone, iPad, Mac and Apple Watch, synced through iCloud.
FreemacOS, iOS - Alternatives to Everdo
An offline-first GTD task manager with end-to-end encrypted sync and a one-time licence.
Free plan + paidWindows, macOS, Linux, iOS, Android, Browser extension - Alternatives to Lunatask
An encrypted all-in-one app for tasks, habits, journaling, notes and mood tracking.
Free plan + paidWindows, macOS, Linux, iOS, Android - Alternatives to GoodTask
A power-user task manager for iPhone, iPad and Mac built on Apple Reminders and Calendar.
PaidmacOS, iOS - Alternatives to 2Do
A flexible task manager for Mac, iOS and Android, sold as one-time purchases.
PaidmacOS, iOS, Android - Alternatives to Nirvana
A web-first task manager built around Getting Things Done, with lists for next, waiting and someday.
Free plan + paidWeb, Windows, macOS, iOS, Android - Alternatives to Superlist
A task and notes app from Wunderlist's creators, with shared lists and AI features.
Free plan + paidWeb, macOS, iOS, Android - Alternatives to Toodledo
A veteran web to-do service with folders, contexts, outlines, lists and habit tracking.
Free plan + paidWeb, iOS, Android - Alternatives to Due
- Alternatives to Planify
A free, open-source native Linux task manager that syncs with Todoist, Nextcloud and CalDAV.
Open sourceLinux - Alternatives to Remember The Milk
A long-running to-do service with smart lists, tags and apps for desktop, mobile and the web.
Free plan + paidWeb, Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS, Android - Alternatives to Todo.txt
A plain-text format and open-source CLI for keeping your to-do list in a single text file.
Open sourceLinux, macOS, Windows - Alternatives to Tweek
A minimal weekly planner that lays out to-dos on a week view, like a paper diary.
Free plan + paidWeb, macOS, iOS, Android - FoAlternatives to Focus To-Do
A to-do list combined with a Pomodoro timer and reports on where your time went.
Free plan + paidWindows, macOS, iOS, Android, Browser extension - Alternatives to Zoho ToDo
Zoho's task manager for personal and group tasks, linked with Zoho Mail and other Zoho apps.
Free plan + paidWeb, iOS, Android
Our picks by need
Best for most people
TodoistBest for a free option
Super ProductivityBest for open source
TaskwarriorBest for self-hosting
VikunjaBest for Mac
TickTickBest for Windows
Microsoft To DoBest for Linux
EverdoBest for iPhone and Android
Amazing MarvinPopular comparisons
Common questions
What are the best to-do list apps?
Based on how often our research lists them as alternatives and visits from AppBreakup, the leading to-do list apps right now are Todoist, TickTick, Super Productivity, Microsoft To Do and Taskwarrior.
Are there free to-do list apps?
Yes. Todoist (free plan + paid), TickTick (free plan + paid), Super Productivity (open source), Microsoft To Do (free) and Taskwarrior (open source) have a free option, out of 21 free or freemium apps we track.
Which to-do list apps are open source?
Super Productivity, Taskwarrior, Vikunja, Tasks.org, Planify and Todo.txt.