Alternatives to manage tasks (to-do lists)

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Today we go in search of alternatives to manage activities (to-do list), or all those applications very similar to notepad (in this case look at Alternatives to Google Keep) but with more options focused primarily on activity management.

We tried to select applications only Open source and that they do not have any type of inside them tracer, here's what we found!

Alternatives to manage tasks (to-do lists)

OpenTasks

Open source

It is perhaps one of the most famous and useful applications for managing your businesses. Completely free, Open source ¹ and allows the synchronization with CalDAV to use it together with your calendar. You can enter tasks by entering many options for each one: whether it is in progress or whether it is already completed, the start date and the due date and you can also enter a percentage of completion. Everything is then entirely managed by convenient and practical widgets. It seemed to us the most complete, although perhaps a little less user-friendly.

Tasks.org

Open source

Other application Open source ² really very professional and constantly updated. Also in this case it is possible to create activities with start and expiry dates, timers and the possibility of adding activities to the calendar. It is very similar to OpenTasks in functionality but in our opinion it is a bit more user-friendly And more pleasant to use and to the eye. Please note that some synchronization features require a subscription.

1List

Open source

Other application Open source ³, this time free. It has completely different graphics from the previous ones and a unique visualization of the activities to be carried out. A negative note that we noticed is the lack of widgets, which are generally very convenient for this type of application.
1List however it is useful because it is different from the others. You can easily create tasks and delete them after completing them. Another negative point: unfortunately it hasn't been updated for a long time and is probably abandoned.

PocketPlan

Open source

A relatively recent application that we discovered thanks to this post on Reddit (link Teddit) by the author. It's an application Open source ⁴ really very interesting and simple to use. It allows you to organize to-dos, birthdays, shopping lists and much more. Really very interesting and perhaps it is also one of the most complete!

Orgzly

Open source

Thanks to your suggestion on Codeberg ⁵ Let's add this application. Orgzly works through “.org” files, called notebooks in the app, each of which is an archive that in turn contains activities and notes (it also supports connection to Dropbox).

jtx Board

Open source

Thanks to your suggestion on Codeberg ⁶ Let's add this application. jtx Board use the journal format in the calendar, as they also do OpenTask And Tasks.org (if our default calendar does not support the journal format, you can export the local list as a.ics file, import it as a cloud calendar, which will then be included among the DavX calendars).

Todo List (Privacy Friendly)

Open source

We continue the list of alternatives to manage activities (to-do list) with the best Todo List (Privacy Friendly) ⁷: few permissions, does not connect to the internet but has many settings available. It also has the ability to use a convenient widget and is from developed by SECUSO, a company we know well and which has developed several interesting tools such as: Tape Measure, Food-Trackers, Weather And QR Scanner.

Simpletask

Open source

Simpletask it's an application Open source ⁸ very simple that allows you to optimally organize your activities. The graphics are very basic but the options are many, this one, like most of the previous ones, allows the creation of practical widgets.
Available only on F-Droid but in multiple versions: simple (without cloud), with saves on Nextcloud and finally a WebDAV version.

To Do List

Open source

As a last tip we suggest you To Do List ⁹, probably the simplest of all those listed. It has very few options and requires zero permissions to run. It does not have any widgets and is not constantly updated, however it works well and is simple and essential. Perfect for those who need something very linear.

1. source code of OpenTasks[↩]
2. source code of Tasks.org[↩]
3. source code 1List[↩]
4. PocketPlan on GitHub[↩]
5. Orgzly suggested on Codeberg[↩]
6. jtx Board suggested on Codeberg[↩]
7. source code by Todo List (Privacy Friendly)[↩]
8. source code Simpletask[↩]
9. source code Of To Do List[↩]

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