Calcure
A modern terminal calendar and task manager with Vim-style keys.
OtherFreeCross-Platform
4.4Visit
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Best Task Management software, apps and tools
54 hand-picked task management tools, apps and resources, each one checked by a real person. 50 of them are free or have a free plan.
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Task management tools help you capture everything you have to do, decide what matters today and see what is coming next. The best ones make adding a task take seconds, so nothing lives only in your head.
This list covers simple to-do apps, project boards and AI planners. Solo users usually do best with a fast to-do app; teams need shared projects, assignees and due dates. Whatever you choose, keep one trusted list and look at it every morning.
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Type
Pricing
Platform
54 resources
Dstask
Track your tasks from the terminal and sync them with git.
OtherFreeCross-Platform
4.4Visit
Quire
A task manager with nested lists and Kanban boards, free for small teams.
Web AppFree planWeb, iOS
4.4Visit
PLANKA
A self-hosted Kanban board with a free Community edition.
Web AppFree planWeb
4.4Visit
pueue
Queue up long-running commands and let them run in the background.
Desktop AppFreemacOS, Windows
4.5Visit
Huntr
A job search tracker and resume builder that keeps applications organised.
Web AppFree planWeb, Chrome
4.4Visit
Checkvist
A keyboard-first outliner for people who think in nested lists.
Web AppFree planWeb, Chrome
4.5Visit
Remember The Milk
A long-running to-do list app with smart lists and natural-language task entry.
Web AppFree planWeb, iOS
4.4Visit
Focus To-Do
A Pomodoro timer and to-do list combined in one simple app.
Mobile AppFree planiOS, Android
4.5Visit
Planify
A clean, open-source task manager for Linux with Todoist and CalDAV sync.
Desktop AppFreeLinux, Offline
4.6Visit
Goblin Tools
Small, simple AI helpers that break down tasks and tame overwhelm.
Web AppFreeWeb, iOS
4.7Visit
Tasks.org
A free, open-source to-do list app for Android with reminders and sync.
Android AppFreeAndroid
4.6Visit
Grocy
A self-hosted app for groceries, chores and household planning.
Web AppFreeWeb, Cross-Platform
4.5Visit
MeisterTask
A Kanban-style task manager for teams with a generous free plan.
Web AppFree planWeb, iOS
4.5Visit
Kanri
An offline Kanban board app with no account or internet needed.
Desktop AppFreeWindows, macOS
4.5Visit
QOwnNotes
A plain-text Markdown notepad and to-do manager for your desktop.
Desktop AppFreeWindows, macOS
4.6Visit
Tweek
A minimal weekly planner that shows your to-dos like a paper diary.
Web AppFree planWeb, iOS
4.5Visit
Donetick
Share recurring tasks and household chores with flexible schedules.
Web AppFreeWeb, Cross-Platform
4.5Visit
KanbanFlow
A kanban board with a built-in Pomodoro timer and time tracking.
Web AppFree planWeb, Android
4.5Visit
Taskwarrior
A fast, flexible to-do list you run from the command line.
Desktop AppFreemacOS, Linux
4.6Visit
tududi
A calm, self-hosted task manager for tasks, projects, areas and notes.
Web AppFreeWeb, Cross-Platform
4.6Visit
Leantime
Goal-focused project management for people who are not project managers.
Web AppFreeWeb, Cross-Platform
4.6Visit
Workflowy
A minimalist outliner for organising notes, tasks and ideas as nested lists.
Web AppFree planWeb, Windows
4.5Visit
Ellie
A simple daily planner with a brain dump and a free forever plan.
Web AppFree planWeb, iOS
4.4Visit
Kanboard
Minimal, open-source Kanban project management you host yourself.
Web AppFreeWeb, Cross-Platform
4.2Visit
Microsoft To Do
A free to-do list with a daily My Day planner that syncs with Outlook.
Mobile AppFreeWindows, macOS
4.4Visit
Super Productivity
Free, open-source to-do list with timeboxing, time tracking and Jira or GitHub imports.
Desktop AppFreeLinux, macOS
4.5Visit
Vikunja
The open-source task manager you own, with list, Kanban, Gantt and table views.
Web AppFreeWeb, Cross-Platform
4.4Visit
WeKan
A free, open-source Kanban board you host yourself, with Trello import.
Web AppFreeWeb, Cross-Platform
4.2Visit
Moorline
Customer support for software founders that never forgets to close the loop.
Mac AppPaid but AffordablemacOS
4.3Visit
Better Codex
A task board and multi-agent system that runs inside the Codex desktop app.
Desktop AppFreemacOS, Windows
4.2Visit
Kanban for Obsidian
Create Markdown-backed Kanban boards in Obsidian.
OtherFreeCross-Platform
4.5Visit
Tasks for Obsidian
Task management for your Obsidian knowledge base.
OtherFreeCross-Platform
4.5Visit
Projektor
A self-hosted wiki and Jira-style AI-native issue tracker on Cloudflare Workers.
Web AppFreeWeb
4.3Visit
Operon
A task management system for humans and agents in Obsidian.
AI ToolFreemacOS, Windows
4.4Visit
GAIA by The Experience Company
A proactive personal AI assistant for organizing everyday work.
AI ToolFree planWeb
4.4Visit
- TaskView
- Taskade
- Eden
- TickTick
- Routine
- Akiflow
- Amie
- Asana
- Momentum
- Superlist
- Trello
- Anytype
- Any.do
- ClickUp
- Motion
- Tana
- Things 3
- Todoist
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Task Management at a glance
Counted from the listings on this page.
- Pricing
- Of 54 picks, 25 are completely free, 25 have a free plan and 4 are paid.
- Highest rated
- Things 3 (4.8/5), TickTick (4.7/5) and Goblin Tools (4.7/5) have the highest ratings in our reviews.
- Formats
- Most common: Web App (30), Desktop App (10), Other (4) and AI Tool (3).
- Often also listed under
- Personal Productivity (18), Project Management (18), Organization (14) and Note-Taking (11).
- Platforms
- Most listed: Web (37), macOS (29), iOS (26) and Windows (25).
- Best for
- Picked most often for Personal Use (37), Professionals (28) and Teams (19).
- Learning curve
- 27 beginner-friendly, 22 intermediate and 5 advanced.
- Newest addition
- Calcure, added 13 November 2026.
Task Management tools: common questions
Straight answers to what people ask before picking a tool.
- What are the best task management tools?
- The highest-rated task management picks in the directory right now are Things 3, TickTick and Goblin Tools. Each one is checked by hand, and the full list above is sorted by our recommendation.
- What is the best free task management tool?
- Goblin Tools and Leantime are the top-rated completely free options. If a free plan is enough, TickTick is also worth a look.
- How many task management tools are listed?
- 54 task management resources are listed: 25 completely free, 25 with a free plan and 4 paid. New ones are added as they are checked.
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