GTD Software comparison: ActiveInbox vs Focus
ActiveInbox |
vs Focus ▼ |
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| Company |
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| Company name | The Inbox Foundry | Christian Staudenmeyer |
| Rating | ★★★☆☆ | ☆☆☆☆☆ |
| TRO Ready | 𐄂 | 𐄂 |
| Key features |
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| Description | GMail Firefox addon that manages emails as tasks. | A fast and intuitive visual task list plus mindmap. |
| Home page | ActiveInbox | Focus |
| Tro training | No TRO training available. | No TRO training available. |
| Platform | Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7 | |
| Requires | Firefox 2.0 or later, GMail account (free), Chrome | .NET framework 3.5 |
| Version | released: 2019-09-16 |
1.0 released: 2011-03-22 |
| Release date | 2019-09-16 | 2011-03-22 |
| Type | Commercial | Freeware |
| Has free version | ✓ | ✓ |
| Free version notes | Free feature-limited version | Full Version |
| A paid version is available | ✓ | 𐄂 |
| Full price low | ||
| Full price high | $24.95 | |
| Made specifically for GTD | 1 | |
| Syncs with | Gmail (direct integration); other computers (settings sync, Pro only) | |
| Sync methods | Direct Database Update | |
| Mobile access | ||
| Email-to-task support |
Manage an email as a Task Emails are automatically tasks |
None |
| Categories | Unlimited contexts | Single context only |
| Time boxing | No time boxing support | No time boxing support |
| Number of date fields | ✓ | ✓ |
| Has reminders | 𐄂 | 𐄂 |
| Can automatically prioritize tasks | 𐄂 | 𐄂 |
| Project support | Projects can be nested within other projects | |
| Calendar integration | No support for integration between the tasklist and calendar | No support for integration between the tasklist and calendar |
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| Screenshots URL | ||
| GTD setup notes | Your "lists" will be areas in your visual task space. | |
| Data can be manipulated via an API | 𐄂 | 𐄂 |
| Short details | Focus is simple, fast, and light. Install and start focusing in two minutes. | |
| Category dimensions | 1 | |
| Persistent reminders | 𐄂 | 𐄂 |
| Number of priority levels | 0 | |
| Number of prioritization dimensions (besides dates, categories, etc.) | 0 | |
| Collaboration and team support |
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| Date last reviewed | 2019-10-27 | 2011-05-13 |