GTD Software comparison: Frictionless vs Zoot
Frictionless |
vs Zoot ▼ |
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| Company |
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| Company name | Pierce T. Wetter III | zoot |
| Rating | ★☆☆☆☆ | ★★★☆☆ |
| TRO Ready | 𐄂 | ✓ |
| Key features |
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| Description | Open Source GTD software. | PIM for collecting, processing, and prioritizing within contexts and timeframes. |
| Home page | Frictionless | Zoot |
| Tro training | No TRO training available. | No TRO training available. |
| Platform | Windows NT, Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Vista | |
| Requires | Mac OS X 10.5 (Leopard) | |
| Version |
2.0d18 released: 2008-06-25 |
5.3.05 released: 2009-07-01 |
| Release date | 2008-06-25 | 2009-07-01 |
| Type | Open Source | Commercial |
| Has free version | ✓ | ✓ |
| Free version notes | 45 day trial | |
| A paid version is available | 𐄂 | ✓ |
| Full price low | $99 | |
| Full price high | $99 | |
| Made specifically for GTD | 0 | 0 |
| Syncs with | .Mac (manual sync), Toodledo (export) | Outlook (manual sync); Word DOC, HTML, RTF, PDF, Power Point, Excel, Web Archive MHT (manual import) |
| Sync methods | Manual Sync |
Import Manual Sync |
| Mobile access | ||
| Email-to-task support | None |
Copy to Task Link to Task 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 | Tasks can be assigned to multiple projects, but projects cannot be assigned to other projects |
| Calendar integration | No support for integration between the tasklist and calendar | Tasks can be linked to the calendar |
| Features URL | www.twinforces.com/frictionless_manual | www.zootsoftware.com/ftp/HTML/index.html |
| Screenshots URL | www.zootsoftware.com/Screenshot.htm | |
| GTD setup notes | Zoot templates for GTD-like systems are available online (Google search: zoot gtd template). | |
| Data can be manipulated via an API | 𐄂 | 𐄂 |
| Short details | Supports projects, contexts, and filtered views. | Zoot is a powerful, highly flexible program that provides 2-3 hours of tutorials to learn its full functionality. Categories may be Multiple, Non-nested (implimented through categories), OR Multiple, nested (implemented through smart folder hierarchy). |
| Category dimensions | 2 | 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 | 2016-02-14 | 2018-09-15 |