To Do list management applications - 106 and counting!

[Ship69]

Hi

I simply can - not - believe how many To Do list managers there are out there.

I am now using MLO but I am not overly happy with its complexity and although for now I am persisting, I need to keep tabs on the competition, so I have been putting them into a spreadsheet to keep track of them all.

Some dont apply to me because they are Mac/iThing only apps, but out of interest here is my list so far. It's up to 106 [EDIT: now it's 147!]

2Do
5PM
Achieve Planner
ActionComplete
Action Method
ActiveInBox
Ajour
Apigio
Asana
Assembla Tickets
Astrid List/Task Manager
Blue Smiley Organizer
Bonsai
Bontq
Central Desktop
Clear (Realmac Software)
ClearContext
Conqu
d-cubed
DoIt.im
Do It Tomorrow
do-Organizer
DropTask
Due Today
EasyTask Manager
eProductivity
EssentialPIM Pro
EverNote (+The Secret Weapon)
FacileThings
Facio Tasks
Feng Office
Flashpoint
Flow
Frictionless
GeeTeeDee
germ.io
Get Stuff Done
Getitdoneapp
Ghost Action
Gmail Tasks
GoalsOnTrack
Google Tasks
GTD TiddlyWiki Plus
GTDAgenda
GTDFree
GTDNext
gtd-php
Harmony PIM
HiTask
iGTD
IQTell
Jello Dashboard
KOI
KonoLive
Lifeballanced
LifestyleInspector.com
LifeTopix
LiquidPlanner
Lists Manager?
MasterList Professional
mGSD
MindManager
MindOnTrack
MyLifeOrganized (powerful but huge learning curve)
Nach
Nepture
Next Action, Personal Ed
Nexty
Nirvana
Nitro
Nozbe
Omnifocus
OneNote
OnePlace
Online Task List
Oprius
Organitask
Org-Mode
Outlook 2010
Papirus
Pimki
Plancake
PocketInformant
Priacta
Producteev
propelr
Psoda
Redmill
Relenta
Remember The Milk (RTM)
RexDesktop
SimpleNote
SandGlaz
Smart To-Do List
SmartSheet
Smartytask
Smthngs
Task Coach
Task Toy
TaskFreak
TaskPad.jp
Taskpaper
Tasks/Tasks Pro
TaskStep
TaskTask (iOS only?)
TaskUnifier
Taskwarrior
Tasque
The Now Organiser
Things (Apple only?) (by Cultured Code)
ThinkingRock
Thymer
TickTick
TiDy
TimeGT
TimeManagementNinja.com
Timetpnote
Tjeklist
ToDo
To-Do DeskList
ToDo.txt
ToDo Exchange
ToDo Matrix
Todo Pro
ToDoIst
ToDoList
ToDoMoo
Toodledo
TomBoy
TouchDown w Exchange Tasks
TaskUnifier
Tracks
Tracks.tra.in
Treedolist
Ultimate ToDo
Upvise
VIP Task Manager
VitalList
Voo2doo
What To Do
WhatsNext (web app only - good but still v young)
Week Plan
Wieldy
Workflowy
Wunderlist
Zendone
Zoho CRM
Zoot

Any important ones I've left out?

J

P.S. DISCLAIMER: I may have left stuff out. Please let me know if I have and I'll add them. Also any opinions expressed here are my own (!)

 

[Oogiem]

Why the (??) on Omnifocus? It's the premier IMO one available for Macintosh systems. Also might want to add what platforms the packages run on. Useful list with that added info.

 

[Ship69]

Why the (??) on Omnifocus?

Apologies - it's simply because it is from the Apple - only universe. [groan]

I'll tell you what, I'll edit the list to keep it correct.

Any other suggestions?

 

[Ship69]

Todo.txt

Added.

> What does it mean "(iOS only?)"? The information is just one click away. Don't force me to do your homework, please!
OK I stand corrected. Things is not "iOS only", it "Apple only". For those who have ideological problems with Apple & iTunes business practices I doubt that there is there much difference.

 

[Ship69]

Look here: "GTD Software Comparison - 164 Researched Apps" and counting!

Interesting resource. Some of those listings a extremely out-of-date though, with many listings going back to 2008. Also MLO (My Life Organized) is extremely buried and seems to be called "MyLifeWorks"!

 

[apastuszak]

Interesting, coming from a company that created a whole different time management system based off of GTD and claiming to be better than GTD. Shilling on the GTD forums, are we?

 

[vzaguskin]

Would that be appropriate to mention the app I've created here?
It is called Lifestyle Inspector(http://www.lifestyleinspector.com/)

Similar to MLO in some ways, but with few unique features:
1. Mind-map like display of tasks in addition to normal list/tree view.
2. Productivity reports as text and charts/tables

 

[Guest]

This is such a decent post a debt of gratitude is in order regarding posting....!!

 

[system]

Does people concerned about privacy? Putting information to place that could be read by other people seems a bit insecure fr me.

 

[Ship69]

Would that be appropriate to mention the app I've created here?
It is called Lifestyle Inspector(http://www.lifestyleinspector.com/)

Similar to MLO in some ways, but with few unique features:
1. Mind-map like display of tasks in addition to normal list/tree view.
2. Productivity reports as text and charts/tables

Yes, I like the sound of what you are trying to do... so I have installed LifestyleInspector on my Windows7 PC.
Although it looks hopeful however the most important thing about any task manager is that the data capture needs to be extremely intuitive/ easy to learn and extremely fast/easy to use. Unfortunately you User Interface isn't good enough yet.
e.g. When you create a task by clicking "+" you should immediately be in text entry mode.
Whereas it appears that the user then needs to double-click on the text in order to change the title to something other than "new task"
OR (if you discover this) F2 get you into text entry mode... but you shouldn't need to hit F2!

In fact if you just hit the Insert key at any time that should insert a task (if that area has focus).
OR do it with the Enter key...

My best advice is go an have a long hard look at MLO and MindManager and possibly GTDNext to see what the user can do without very few keystrokes and without the hands leaving the keyboard.

Without FAST data entry the entire rest of your work is irrelevant !

But good luck. I'd like to keep any eye on how you progress.

J

P.S. I also recommend speeding up the mouseover text - they are irritatingly slow for the new user.
PPS. Also, although it is great that you have done an intro video, it is hopelessly slow moving, and to be honest I couldnt be bothered to watch it all. For best results get someone with a clean American or British accent to do the voice-over if you can.