107 researched apps verified to support Getting Things Done as of today (06 Jul 2022)
Watch for tools that have TRO training available. TRO is a more advanced GTD-like system and demands more powerful software tools.
Outlook plugin organizes and manages tasks, automatically suggesting folders for emails.
To-Do list with hierarchical tasks and an integrated calendar.
Tasks, email, contacts, notes, password manager, and calendar all in one.
A personal task outliner that organizes goals, projects, and tasks into a tree.
Well-integrated task lists for browser and handhelds with email handling.
GTD-specific task application trains you in pure GTD principles as you work.
GMail Firefox addon that manages emails as tasks.
Trello is a great low-cost, clean, aesthetic, cross-platform (web, iPhone, iPad, and Android) team collaboration tool designed to be as simple and intuitive as possible.
Jira Software is a software development tool that uses Scrum and Kanban boards.
A combination of cloud-based task and code management tools for software developers.
A mindmapping tool with multi hierarchical capabilities.
Flexible task and notes management application for Android smartphones and tablets.
A free GTD overlay for Outlook.
Email client and PIM from Microsoft (get it free).
Hierarchical outliner for projects, tasks and notes.
Freeware, multiplatform task manager application with customizable filters.
Easy to learn, easy to use application that keeps lists of things to do. The Hit List is Mac's most powerful task manager.
To-do list with advanced features for Android devices.
A free application that allows users to manage all types of tasks easily. Downloadable client for Windows-based Machine, Android and iPhone are currently available.
A personal information manager with modules for task management, calendar, notes, and contacts.
Hierarchical task manager that supports reminders, attachments, and multiple databases.
Full-featured Outlook Exchange task management application for iOS (Priacta-recommended for TRO with Exchange).
An Outlook add-in designed to shift focus from messages to tasks and projects.
GTD software extension for Lotus Notes.
System for visualizing and tracking actions individually or across teams.
Java software for tasks and projects using GTD approach.
Personal information manager with categorization that can support GTD.
A command-line GTD task list manager.
Free, hosted version of Tracks.
Web application that allows task item input from various messenger and email providers.
Tasks, contacts, notes, password manager, diary, events, and calendar all in one.
Simple task manager with calendar features.
Graphical task mapping tool that can support GTD.
Multi-platform, skinable desktop calendar and task list.
Sync calendars, contacts, tasks, and notes to your mobile device from a variety of desktop or Internet platforms.
Complete GTD tool for Lotus Notes endorsed by David Allen.
Supports tasks, projects, and goals with multi-layered filtering.
A clean, focused GTD-capable task list for web-based access.
A CRM Contact Manager that tracks the relationship history of any contact or client.
An all-in-one email client, contact, and task manager.
A multi-purpose note-taking application that allows easy collection and collaboration.
Manage tasks and projects as graphical diagrams.
Time and task management for personal/business projects and tasks.
A bare-bones task list in Gmail.
Open Source GTD software.
Simple task management tool with collaboration features.
Tool for implementing GTD with your BlackBerry.
Online task manager for teams and individuals.
A scheduling software with features for time, projects, and contacts management.
Spreadsheet-style online collaboration tool.
A chic, free task manager for every platform.
Task manager for Palm with desktop support.
Task organizer for Android styled around the Getting Things Done methodology.
Online project management software with scheduling, collaboration, time-tracking, and file sharing features.
Online CRM with simple, customer-based project and task management features.
A Getting Things Done todo-list tracking tool.
Applescript tutorial/integration of all files and programs into GTD workflow.
Extends Drupal's existing Tasklist module.
Simple, efficient web task manager with multi-user support.
A Getting Things Done adaptation of TiddlyWiki.
Virtual filing system. Could also manage to-do and project lists.
Simple GTD software for WikidPad Python programmers.
Although these programs do not meet our basic GTD capability criteria, we're keeping our eye on them since they have been suggested or advertised as GTD apps.
Personal daily manager for Android, iPhone, Windows Mobile and Blackberry.
Not Yet GTD Compliant:
Simple but powerful Web-based GTD task management tool with great email integration.
Not Yet GTD Compliant:
Social task and project management with collaboration for individuals, teams, and small businesses. Limited support for shared workspaces.
Not Yet GTD Compliant: Does not support a true Unprocessed tasks list or Inbox for new tasks to be processed. For example, there is no way to filter out tasks with no tag assigned yet. This is a significant limitation. (The Inbox feature is limited to messages only and is not a true incoming tasks list.) Other limitations for GTD and TRO: unable to see tasks across workspaces (if they are tagged with the same tag). Non-fatal issue.
Business organizer for projects, tasks, and events.
Not Yet GTD Compliant:
Online GTD solution with direct mobile phone support, email integration.
Not Yet GTD Compliant: 5 context limit for the free version makes this unsuitable for serious use.
An email-smart collaboration platform for tasks, projects, and documents.
Not Yet GTD Compliant:
A Web 2.0 style of goal-setting, goal-tracking, task and time management software.
Not Yet GTD Compliant:
Collaboration tool with discussion threads, forums, wikis, blogs, and web meetings.
Not Yet GTD Compliant:
Popular collaboration center with to-dos, milestones, project pages, and email integration.
Not Yet GTD Compliant: Cannot categorize or tag tasks, so contexts must be maintained in separate lists or pages. This requires manual copying of tasks and severs tasks from their projects and support documents.
Simple, sharable online to do list with RSS feed support.
Not Yet GTD Compliant: Cannot specify both a project and context for the same task. ("Projects" support can be used for contexts nad true projects can be entered inline in the task title, but no Notes field is provided for capturing next steps.)
Tool for tracking progress in establishing habits.
Not Yet GTD Compliant: Not really a task management program. No support for contexts or projects.
Simple, personal time and task management app and outliner.
Not Yet GTD Compliant: Does not support any type of task categorization.
Simple, sharable online lists.
Not Yet GTD Compliant: Does not support tagging or contexts.
Free browser based task manager/todo list for planning tasks.
Not Yet GTD Compliant: Shows real promise, with emailing, printing, RSS feed capabilities However, it lacks basic "Project: Next step" support because no Notes field exists to capture subsequent next steps. For the moment, this cannot be considered GTD-ready for the purposes of this list.
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