16 Best To Do List Apps for Linux Desktop [2021]

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Joplin

Joplin is a free and open-source offline-first note-taking and to-do application with synchronization features in the desktop, mobile, terminal, and web clipper applications.

#Note Taking #Notes #Todos 350 social mentions

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Todoist

The team has spent over 14 years building the app so that its users can achieve peace of mind with features such as task delegation, productivity visualizations, Todoist boards, progress reports, and cloud backup.

#Todos #Task Management #Project Management 131 social mentions

Unlike Trello, though, Stack prides itself on offering nifty built-in features which you will need to install separate “Power-Ups” plugins on Trello to get; coupled with the fact that some features restricted to premium Trello users are available to Stacks users for free. Stacks is not open-source but it is available on Linux, Mac, and Windows and free to use with certain limitations.

#Education #Online Learning #Software Marketplace

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Planner

The Planner is a robust free and open-source project management application with one of the most beautiful and modern UIs on this list. With it, you can visualize your events and plan your days, organize tasks into sections, track your projects with progress indicators, drag and drop tasks intuitively, and set reminders.

#Project Management #Task Management #Work Management 3 social mentions

5

Restyaboard

#Project Management #Task Management #Productivity 43 social mentions

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Zenkit To Do

#Note Taking #Task Management #Project Management 1 social mentions

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Everdo

Everdo is a multi-platform freemium todo application specifically built for GTD (Getting Things Done) – a proven method for productivity. It has been designed to be easy to use and sustainable with tools including projects, next actions lists, time and energy labels, areas, contexts, etc.

#Project Management #Task Management #Todos 4 social mentions

8

Todo.txt

Todo.txt is a simple plain text file for writing tasks. Using the simple motto, “if you want to get it done, first write it down“, the free and open-source Todo.txt has simplicity at its core as it offers users a handful of applications that are minimal, todo-txt focused apps for managing tasks using the least possible keystrokes and taps.

#Task Management #Todos #Project Management 37 social mentions

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Go For It

Go For It! is a free, simple, and stylish productivity application featuring a to-do list and a timer for tracking current tasks accompanied by a short break afterward.

#Task Management #Todos #Project Management

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Gnome To Do

GNOME To Do is an intuitive and powerful personal task manager designed for the GNOME desktop environment. Its workflow is pretty straight forward with the option to add tasks and specify duration/break intervals.

#Task Management #Project Management #Todos

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Task Coach

Task Coach is a free and open-source to-do manager for tracking personal taste and to-do lists. It has been designed to offer users effort tracking, notes, categories, and composite tasks via a simple easy-to-use user interface. Unlike some open-source todo apps, it is available on Windows, Mac, and Android platforms.

#Task Management #Todos #Note Taking

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Todour

Todour is a cross-platform GUI application for handling todo.txt files (as popularized by Gina Trapani of Lifehacker)- a format that closely resembles the Getting Things Done method by David Allen. It doesn’t support fancy text options but it works directly on the todo.txt and done.txt files when any actions/tasks are completed.

#Task Management #Project Management #Todos

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Super Productivity

Super Productivity is a free cross-platform productivity app for planning, tracking, and summarizing timesheets and work tasks in a breeze. It features the ability to integrate with GitLab, GitHub, and Jira all through a beautiful, well-organized user interface.

#Task Management #File Management #Project Management 25 social mentions

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Taskade

Taskade is a freemium all-in-one mind mapping application with collaboration features. With it, you can chat with colleagues, visually organize your tasks & objectives, and work remotely – all via a beautiful user interface. It has several templates to help users get a quick start and is available on all desktop and mobile platforms.

#Project Management #Task Management #Todos 104 social mentions

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Sleek

Sleek is a free and open-source based on the idea of the popular todo.txt. It is built to enable users to get things done irrespective of the operating system they’re running.

#Web App #Productivity #Events

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WeekToDo

WeekToDo is a free minimalist privacy-focused weekly planner designed to help schedule your priorities. It features a beautiful intuitive user interface, multiple language support, and availability on all platforms include web browsers. If creating creating simple task/todo lists is what you need to do, WeekToDo enables you to do so well ahead of time, no strings attached.

#Task Management #Productivity #Time Tracking 4 social mentions