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If you are looking for an alternative todo app that is in it for the long haul, check out Todoist. We have been at it longer than Wunderlist (12+ years), and we
by amix 7y ago
If you are looking for an alternative todo app that is in it for the long haul, check out Todoist. We have been at it longer than Wunderlist (12+ years), and we will never sell out. As I like to put it, death is my exit strategy. For more thoughts about this, check out https://doist.com/blog/no-exit-strategy/ https://doist.com/blog/no-exit-strategy/
- larrik 7y agoHow well does the Linux version work?
- amix 7y agoThere are 2 unofficial and open source Linux clients: - http://todoistlinux.hakimouake.com/ http://todoistlinux.hakimouake.com/ - https://github.com/KryDos/todoist-linux https://github.com/KryDos/todoist-linux There are also various command line clients, e.g.: https://github.com/sachaos/todoist https://github.com/sachaos/todoist
- zwayhowder 7y agoThere is no official client, but their API is public and documented. I use Todoist https://github.com/sachaos/todoist https://github.com/sachaos/todoist as my daily driver. It has offline support and the integration with peco is sublime.
- input_sh 7y agoThird-party apps are great and all, but if you're using GNOME, add a Todoist account in Settings -> Online Accounts and use gnome-todo for a truly native experience.
- cweagans 7y agoI've tried this a couple times, but Gnome Todo crashes on launch whenever I have my Todoist account set up. You also miss out on the Todoist search functionality if you use Gnome Todo.
- nxc18 7y agoI’ve been a huge Todoist fan and premium subscriber since 2013. At the time it was hard to find anything that got task management right and worked on every platform. One question: are you still innovating/investing in the core to-do experience, or is all your effort being put into Twist? Todoist is fantastic (I continue to evangelize it and have converted a few friends already) but it is starting to feel like it could use some love. The last big update I’ve noticed is dark mode support, but there are improvements I could see. It’s still by far the best option, I just think I got used to a more regular update cadence and some of the novelty has worn off. Sorry if this comes off as critical in any way, I sincerely encourage everyone who reads this to give Todoist a try! The ability to add labels, projects and dates with text saves a lot of clicks :)
- amix 7y agoMost of the company are working on Todoist, and we have a big update coming in October. For the past two years, we have worked on an initiative called Todoist Foundations, which is redoing and rethinking some of the design and tech debt we had (e.g., the web app has been rewritten to use React and Redux). I understand the frustration, but it was critical for us to spend time on improving the core.
- spondyl 7y agoMy only issue with Todoist is that it seems to crash instantly on my LineageOS device when attempting to sign in with email. I'd love to use it otherwise :(
- heliostatic 7y agoThis is great to hear, actually. I'm also a premium subscriber, and I don't need a ton of new features, but improving the core speaks to another ten years of stable development.
- wikibob 7y agoCan you please copy the Wunderlist UI? Specifically the way tasks have a nice clear outline around them. Todoist’s all white with text design makes it hard for me to get the same feeling of todos on a virtual paper list that I get from Wunderlist. The items blur into each other.
- kfrzcode 7y agoMeh, give me a self-hosted or open core version and maybe I'll consider switching from taskwarrior
- keithwhor 7y agoBold negotiation tactic. I'm a fan. I've often found myself at Best Buy explaining that I'd gladly buy a new computer if they can ship all of the hardware components to me for free and I'll assemble them myself. That way, Best Buy doesn't make any money and I spend hours of my day (which, by the way, I bill my employer hundreds of dollars per hour for during the work week) assembling something that I'll have to do all the maintenance and upkeep for myself! Everybody wins!
- erikpukinskis 7y agoI don’t understand your point... there are lots of paid self-hosted apps?
- buzzerbetrayed 7y agoSelf-hosted != free It’s more like going to Best Buy and just buying a computer. End of analogy. Because that means you now own the computer and Best Buy can’t one day prevent you from using it or stop you from getting your data out of it. Btw, I use Todoist and don’t need all my software to be self hosted. But I understand why some people do want that.
- kfrzcode 7y agoI'm not sure I agree with your analogy. I enjoyed the Todoist client when I tested it, but if there exists a hackable, self-hosted version with even a subpar UX, I'll choose it over the freemium/hosted option du jour. Point being, even if the cool CEO who's in the comments says he won't sell out, he still is YADS (yet another data shepard).
- amix 7y agoTodoist is fully hackable via our API https://developer.todoist.com/sync/v8/ https://developer.todoist.com/sync/v8/, and your data isn’t locked in. The self-hosted solution isn’t an excellent option for a todo list as integrations, plugins, and apps are critical. E.g., we actively maintain over ten apps and plugins and integrate with 100s of others (e.g., Zapier).
- Phenomenit 7y agoLove the stuff and also lack of exit strategy. If a owner and ceo truly belived in her/his company they would never sell it. It's like a child.
- ericd 7y agoAt some point most parents are ready for their children to move out and do their own thing.
- intsunny 7y agoHoly cow, your Android widgets "Add task" and "Show tasklist on home screen" are what I've always wanted. Thank you so much!
- circlesguy2 7y agotodoist seems nice. It is an app that does one thing and does it well. If you want to do more than just tasks, check out my app: https://circles.app https://circles.app It creates tasks too, and you can assign tasks to your family members. But you can also create and share notes, lists, links, files, photos, etc.
- buzzerbetrayed 7y agoAny where I can find more info about circles before creating an account? Your website (at least on mobile) has almost no information about what I am signing up for.
- rb666 7y agoPlease add a sound option when ticking off items. This is honestly the only reason I am with Wunderlist over the other TODO apps/sites. Such a small feature but gives a lot of joy!
- steve_adams_86 7y agoThanks for your work on todoist. I've used it religiously for almost 2 years and I can't imagine using something else now. There are a lot of softwares out there where I use more than one (IDEs, browsers, music players, operating systems), but nothing compares to todoist for me.
- throwaway40324 7y agoYour no exit strategy article just had a huge impact on me in so many ways, thanks!
- AdamGibbins 7y agoI used Todoist for years, upon discovering it and following its development on your blog almost a decade ago. Sadly I ditched it a few years back upon discovering the power of start dates, I'd jump back in a heartbeat if you ever added them.
- miek 7y agoWhat did you end up using?
- AdamGibbins 7y agoRemember The Milk, similar advanced search and filtering syntax as Todoist, but has start dates.
- Mayzie 7y agoCan somebody please explain the advantages of a todo app, like Todoist, over say a calendar app like Google Calendar? Everyone seems to love them, but cannot give me a good reason _why_, other than "I use it to jot down little tasks which I don't think a Calendar app is suitable for." I'm a current subscriber to Todoist, but just don't see why I should pay when Google Calendar seems to do everything I need (and more)? As an ADHD sufferer, the reminder system in most todo apps only remind you once about 30 minutes prior to the task due and that's it, instead of being able to delay a reminder and remind me again 5 minutes before a task is due, 1 minute, or even 5 minutes after a task is due.
- amix 7y agoWhen I develop, which unfortunately isn’t very often now, I usually try to split a project/task into smaller manageable chunks. This makes it easier for me to estimate and track work and feel like I am doing progress when I check things off. You can see an example here https://twitter.com/amix3k/status/1138363500147937281?s=21 https://twitter.com/amix3k/status/1138363500147937281?s=21
- will_pseudonym 7y agoOne thing a calendar app wouldn't handle as well is tasks that don't have due dates, per se.
- umeshunni 7y agoThe other reason I use a task list is for tasks that have subtasks. E.g. I have to renew my driver's license but to do that I need to file a foobar form and print out a proof of address etc..
- satvikpendem 7y agoYou may be interested in my app that has subtasks as calendar events: https://getartemis.app https://getartemis.app
- tricolon 7y ago
- op00to 7y agoWhy todoist and not omnifocus? I have tried over and over to get into omnifocus and failed.
- garmaine 7y agoOmniFocus has too many knobs to tweak. That’s an anti-productivity pattern imho. Also OmniFocus has platform lock in.
- XCSme 7y agoI still use Todoist, but mostly as a note-keeping app. I prefer Trello now as the Kanban board makes organizing and updating tasks much easier than the folder/list structure of Todoist.
- GilbertStanley 7y agoMoved off from Trello to Restya, probably the best looking and working kanban out there. Restya(https://restya.com/board https://restya.com/board) is an excellent free Trello alternative, especially if you want to have Kanban and Gantt in a single solution. Here is the comparison between Restya and Trello https://restya.com/board/comparison https://restya.com/board/comparison. We are very happy with the services provided by the Restya team and would recommend them to all who want to buy their products or use their development services.
- keyle 7y ago"Death is my exit strategy". That made my day. Also, it's parenthood's only strategy.
- mizzao 7y agoI switched to Todoist after the death of Google Inbox (since I was using my inbox as a to-do list) and surprisingly it was the closest replacement for how I was using Inbox (with browser plugin), even more so than other email clients. I've been really enjoying it.
- bachmeier 7y agoTodoist is currently the best option out there. I have a Premium subscription and recommend it to everyone, in spite of the free alternatives (which on my campus includes MS To-Do, since Office 365 is provided for free). Having said that, it's not perfect. You need to be prepared for some frustrating bugs in the web app. That includes having been unable to log in on my laptop for several days. Todoist gets updated too frequently relative to the ability to test for and identify bugs. Finding that a pile of my tasks were marked done was not a moment of joy, and having items scheduled for the wrong day wasn't a great experience either. That Todoist is easily the best option is a function of the low quality and excessive prices of the competition.
- amix 7y agoHmm, these are some serious issues, and they should not be common at all. I hope you have reported them to our support team (support@todoist.com).
- bachmeier 7y agoYes, I've been reporting most bugs as I encounter them. (Just realized amix is Amir Salihefendić. I thought it was a Todoist employee, though rereading the OP it should have been obvious.)
- m3jia 7y agoI tried todo-ist for a while but kept having sync issues between mac/iphone. So many times I would open my app and not see my data up to date until I killed/re-opened. Gave me a mini heart attack and switched back to wonderlist for now.
- ztjio 7y agoHard to accept this as an alternative given the terrible UX. Admittedly been about a year since I last demo'd it but at that time, most platforms still lacked basic drag and drop, even for ordering. This whole "we'll pretend every platform in a web browser from 2005" approach to UI is very debilitating. My personal recommendations are OmniFocus and Things. Obviously this is going to favor Mac users and people who care a lot about UX. As a second tier alternative, I'm interested in where MS ToDo is going. They have been iterating fast and making lots of important improvements. It already feels better than Wunderlist anyway. That is its heritage so no surprise there.
- amix 7y agoI am unsure what drag and drop you are referring to, but Todoist should have full support for this. E.g., you can drag a file and add it as a task on both our Mac and Windows apps.
- slightwinder 7y agoTodoist has Drag n' Drop, just not in every view. Yes, it can be a pain, but it also makes sense to limit those abilities in an automatic generated list.
- megaremote 7y agoOr the other 10,000 todo apps. It seems to the be the choice for first projects for new developers.
- SilverSlash 7y agoTodoist is great. Cheers!
- slightwinder 7y agoWunderlist is a list-app first. Taskmanagment is just an extension. Todoist on the other quite sucks for lists, because task-managment realluy is all it's about. Which is kinda bad, because I'm searching for a good list-app for a good time now. Todoist is a good daily driver, but not a good app for notes in list-form.
- socksy 7y agoThey haven't had a lot of feature development in recent times (as far I can tell), but doesn't workflowy fit that perfectly? I've only started to move away from it in order to do task management better, but still use it for shopping, inventory, checklists etc and it's a really smooth experience.
- udkl 7y agoFeature request : Could you add a "Sections" sub headers inside projects. So I could divide a project into it's phases. Helps to mentally categorize the different milestones of a project and the associated tasks. Check Chaos Control for an example.
- jrrs1982 7y agoI hope this is the cards/kanban update!!?!! Have been holding out ages for this. Love the app, its my favourite and i have tried them all, my main point of value is that the platform is so stable. Thank you! Missing features 1) task start date (and option to hide those that have not started / in future), 2) sequential task linking, 3) heading sections that are not actually considered as tasks i.e. : just hides the button, should change task 'class', if that makes sense in an OOP manner, better subdivision of projects 4) My day view in to do by microsoft is great - a quick add / starring system to highlight priorities for the day would be great, p1,p2,p3 are not really that useful, but could be converted like to-do, to a 'today' type thing... may just change a filter for displaying p1-3 for top three priorities for the day instead of importance of the task (love the custom filters) 5) Why is there no calendar view 6) google calendar integration - the tasks need to be better synced, i lack confidence in the 2-way sync with google 7) completing a task should remove the task from google calendar... I could keep going, todoist is the best task manager out there. Ps repeat after completion is essential in task management i seriously wonder why so many apps lack that feature. 8) habit tracking... a bubble 'streak' format integration for repeating tasks... would love that... basically i think the app is missing views, it requires more clarity when you have a lot of tasks. My 2 and a few cents. Looking forward to the new version!