GTD Software comparison: Frictionless vs ClearContext
Frictionless |
vs ClearContext ▼ |
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| Company |
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| Company name | Pierce T. Wetter III | ClearContext Corporation |
| Rating | ★☆☆☆☆ | ★★★☆☆ |
| TRO Ready | 𐄂 | 𐄂 |
| Key features |
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| Description | Open Source GTD software. | Outlook plugin organizes and manages tasks, automatically suggesting folders for emails. |
| Home page | Frictionless | ClearContext |
| Tro training | No TRO training available. | No TRO training available. |
| Platform | Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows XP, Windows NT, Windows 2000, Windows 2003, Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7 | |
| Requires | Mac OS X 10.5 (Leopard) | Outlook 2007-2013 with Exchange, and POP3/SMTP or Exchange Active Sync (EAS) |
| Version |
2.0d18 released: 2008-06-25 |
released: 2019-09-05 |
| Release date | 2008-06-25 | 2019-09-05 |
| Type | Open Source | Commercial |
| Has free version | ✓ | ✓ |
| Free version notes | Free 30 day trial | |
| A paid version is available | 𐄂 | ✓ |
| Full price low | $89.95 | |
| Full price high | $89.95 | |
| Made specifically for GTD | 0 | 0 |
| Syncs with | .Mac (manual sync), Toodledo (export) | Outlook |
| Sync methods | Manual Sync | Direct Database Update |
| Mobile access | ||
| Email-to-task support | None | Emails are automatically tasks |
| Categories | Single context only | Unlimited contexts |
| 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 | Tasks can be scheduled directly in the calendar |
| Features URL | www.twinforces.com/frictionless_manual | www.clearcontext.com/pro |
| Screenshots URL | www.clearcontext.com/pro | |
| GTD setup notes | ||
| Data can be manipulated via an API | 𐄂 | 𐄂 |
| Short details | Supports projects, contexts, and filtered views. | Keeps messages organized by automatically suggesting the right folders to file messages and entire conversations with a single click. Also provides projects and upcoming tasks/appointments summary and supports an automatic email-to-task or appointment functionality. |
| Category dimensions | 2 | 0 |
| Persistent reminders | 𐄂 | 𐄂 |
| Number of priority levels | 0 | 3 |
| Number of prioritization dimensions (besides dates, categories, etc.) | 0 | 1 |
| Collaboration and team support |
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| Date last reviewed | 2016-02-14 | 2020-05-22 |