Indie Task Management tools

22 task management products built by independent developers and small teams.

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Akiflow

Consolidates tasks from all your tools and time-blocks them

A planner that pulls tasks from email, Slack, Notion and other tools into one inbox and lets you schedule them on your calendar. For professionals who time-block their day.

Paid · Web, Mac, Windows, Linux, iOS, Android · Website ↗

Amazing Marvin

Highly customizable to-do list and daily planner

Amazing Marvin is a task manager with dozens of optional strategies such as time blocking, pomodoro and habit tracking that users switch on to fit how they work.

Paid · Web, Windows, Mac, Linux, iOS, Android · Website ↗

Amplenote

Notes, tasks and calendar scheduling in one app

Amplenote is a note-taking app with built-in task lists, task scoring and calendar scheduling, aimed at people who want notes and to-dos together.

Free plan · Web, Windows, Mac, Linux, iOS, Android · Website ↗

Any.do

To-do list, planner and calendar in one app

A to-do list app with reminders, a calendar view, daily planner and shared lists for families and teams. For people who want simple task and errand management.

Free plan · Web, Mac, Windows, iOS, Android · Website ↗

Godspeed

Keyboard-driven to-do list for fast typists

Godspeed is a task manager built around keyboard shortcuts, aiming to let users capture and organize to-dos quickly without the mouse.

Paid · Mac, Windows, iOS, Android, Web · Website ↗

Llama Life

Timed to-do list that helps you focus on one task at a time

A to-do list where each task gets a countdown timer, helping you work through tasks one by one. Built with people with ADHD in mind.

Paid · Web, iOS, Android · Website ↗

Lunatask

Encrypted to-do list, habit tracker, journal and notes

An end-to-end encrypted all-in-one app for tasks, habits, journaling, mood tracking and notes, designed with ADHD-friendly features. For people who want one private life organizer.

Free plan · Mac, Windows, Linux, iOS, Android · Website ↗

Nirvana

GTD task manager built around Getting Things Done

A task manager designed around David Allen's GTD method with inbox, next actions, projects, areas and scheduled tasks. For GTD practitioners.

Free plan · Web, iOS, Android · Website ↗

NotePlan

Markdown notes, tasks and calendar in one planner app

NotePlan combines Markdown daily notes, to-dos and a calendar view so you can plan days and weeks in plain text on Apple devices.

Paid · Mac, iOS · Website ↗

OmniFocus

Powerful GTD-style task manager for Apple devices

A task manager built around Getting Things Done with projects, contexts (tags), perspectives, defer dates and reviews. For Apple users with complex task lists.

Paid · Web, Mac, iOS · Website ↗

Remember The Milk

Long-running smart to-do list app

A to-do list service with tags, smart lists, reminders by email or text, and sharing. For people who want a dependable cross-platform task list.

Free plan · Web, Mac, Windows, Linux, iOS, Android · Website ↗

Structured

Visual day planner that combines tasks and calendar

Structured lays out your day on a timeline that mixes tasks, events and routines, aimed at people who plan their day with time blocks.

Free plan · iOS, Android, Mac, Web · Website ↗

Sunsama

Guided daily planner that brings tasks and calendar together

A daily planning app that walks you through choosing tasks, time-blocking them on your calendar and reviewing your day, pulling tasks from tools like Asana, Jira and Gmail. For people avoiding overwork.

Paid · Web, Mac, Windows, Linux, iOS, Android · Website ↗

Super Productivity

Open-source to-do list with time tracking and focus timer

Super Productivity is a free task manager with built-in time tracking, pomodoro timer and integrations with Jira, GitHub and GitLab issues.

Free · Web, Windows, Mac, Linux, Android · Website ↗

Superlist

Collaborative to-do lists and notes for teams and individuals

A task app that blends lists, notes and collaboration, letting you mix tasks with text and share lists with others. For individuals and small teams.

Free plan · Web, Mac, Windows, iOS, Android · Website ↗

Taskade

AI-powered tasks, notes, mind maps and team workspace

A collaborative workspace for to-do lists, outlines, mind maps and projects with built-in AI agents and video chat. For teams organizing work in flexible views.

Free plan · Web, Mac, Windows, Linux, iOS, Android, Browser extension · Website ↗

Taskwarrior

Command-line task manager

A free, open-source command-line tool for managing to-do lists with tags, projects, priorities, filters and reports. For terminal users who want fast task management.

Free · Mac, Linux, Windows · Website ↗

Things

Elegant personal task manager for Mac, iPhone and iPad

Things 3 is a to-do app for organizing tasks into areas and projects, with Today, Upcoming and Someday views and calendar integration.

Paid · Mac, iOS · Website ↗

TickTick

To-do list with calendar, habits and Pomodoro timer

A task manager that combines to-do lists with a calendar view, habit tracker and built-in Pomodoro focus timer. For people who want planning and focus tools in one app.

Free plan · Web, Mac, Windows, Linux, iOS, Android · Website ↗

Todoist

Cross-platform to-do list and task manager

A task manager for personal and team to-dos with natural-language due dates, projects, labels, filters and reminders. For anyone organizing daily tasks across devices.

Free plan · Web, Mac, Windows, Linux, iOS, Android, Browser extension · Website ↗

Tweek

Minimal weekly calendar and to-do planner

Tweek shows your week as simple columns where you jot down tasks per day, like a paper weekly planner in the browser and on mobile.

Free plan · Web, iOS, Android · Website ↗

Vikunja

Open-source to-do app with lists, kanban and Gantt views

Vikunja is an open-source task and project manager you can self-host or use as a hosted service, with list, kanban, table and Gantt views.

Free plan · Web, Self-hosted, iOS, Android · Website ↗

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