GTD Software comparison: Outlook for Mac vs Things
Outlook for Mac |
vs Things ▼ |
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| Company |
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| Company name | Microsoft Corporation | Cultured Code GmbH & Co. KG |
| Rating | ★★☆☆☆ | ★★★★☆ |
| TRO Ready | ✓ | ✓ |
| Key features |
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| Description | Microsoft Office 2011 Suite for Mac. | Mac GTD software delivering flexibility through a simple interface. |
| Home page | Outlook for Mac | Things |
| Tro training | No TRO training available. | No TRO training available. |
| Platform | ||
| Requires | Intel Mac running Mac OS X v10.5.8 or higher | OS X 10 10.4.11 or later |
| Version | released: 2018-12-17 | released: 2019-10-08 |
| Release date | 2018-12-17 | 2019-10-08 |
| Type | Commercial | Commercial |
| Has free version | ✓ | ✓ |
| Free version notes | Free 15 day trial | Free 30 day trial |
| A paid version is available | ✓ | ✓ |
| Full price low | $149.99 | $49.95 |
| Full price high | $279.99 | $49.95 |
| Made specifically for GTD | 0 | 0 |
| Syncs with | iCal, .Mac, Exchange Server (auto sync) | iGTD (full import/migration), iCal, Apple Mail, iPhone/Mac version |
| Sync methods | Automatic Sync | Automatic Sync |
| Mobile access | Mobile App | |
| Email-to-task support |
Copy to Task Link to Task |
Manage an email as a Task |
| Categories | Unlimited contexts | Unlimited contexts |
| Time boxing | No time boxing support | No time boxing support |
| Number of date fields | ✓ | ✓ |
| Has reminders | ✓ | ✓ |
| Can automatically prioritize tasks | 𐄂 | 𐄂 |
| Project support | Supports a single level of subtasks | Supports simple projects |
| Calendar integration | Projects can be copied to the calendar | No support for integration between the tasklist and calendar |
| Features URL | culturedcode.com/things | |
| Screenshots URL | ||
| GTD setup notes | ||
| Data can be manipulated via an API | 𐄂 | 𐄂 |
| Short details | ||
| Category dimensions | 1 | 2 |
| Persistent reminders | 𐄂 | 𐄂 |
| Number of priority levels | 3 | 1 |
| Number of prioritization dimensions (besides dates, categories, etc.) | 0 | 0 |
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| Date last reviewed | 2019-10-27 | 2019-11-10 |