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Todoist for Mac

Task management tool.

Free
In English
Version 9.7.2
4.0
Based on 24 user rates

Todoist overview

Todoist automatically synchronizes your tasks across all your devices - smartphones, tablets, laptops, desktops - so you always have up-to-date access. Innovative HTML5 technology combines the convenience of a desktop app with the seamless updating and data synchronization of a cloud-based app. It's the best of both worlds.

No internet connection? No problem! You can access your tasks and stay totally productive whether you're online or offline.

Premium-Only Features:
  • Task search - Use keyword search to retrieve the task you need instantly
  • 24 Color-coded projects
  • 13 Color-coded labels
  • Task notes and file uploads
  • Task reminders - Get reminded about upcoming tasks via email or mobile text message
  • Adding tasks via email
  • Productivity tracking - Completion history and productivity charts
  • Calendar synchronization - Access tasks via iCalendar
  • Project templates
  • Automatic backups

What’s new in version 9.7.2

  • Usual fixing and squashing to keep things working as they should be.

Todoist for Mac

Free
In English
Version 9.7.2
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4.0

(17 Reviews of Todoist)

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Jack-the-Mac
Jack-the-Mac
Sep 11 2020
7.3.3
5.0
Sep 11 2020
5.0
Version: 7.3.3
Most practical and efficient time management tool I have been working with. Easy to learn to configure for dealing with your day to day tasks and responsibilities during the week and month. The daily early morning email reminder helps you start your day focused and prioritizing your to do's in an effective manner. Very recommendable,
kia_h
kia_h
Jun 17 2020
7.3.1
4.0
Jun 17 2020
4.0
Version: 7.3.1
My new to-do app. Made the switch from Wunderlist to Todoist, when Microsoft shut it down earlier this year. No regrets so far.
D9
D9
Jan 16 2019
7.1.1
3.0
Jan 16 2019
3.0
Version: 7.1.1
Tried this for a good solid 3 weeks in conjunction with my regular to-do app, 2Do. While I liked many aspects of Todoist (simplicity, clean UI, cross platform), there are some things that make this really hard to accept.

I don't care for the Mac OS version requiring to be opened when the menu bar app could be sufficient (eg – Fantastical). Sure, you can hide it, but what's the purpose of the menu bar then which shows or provides little functionality other than to state the number of outstanding to-do's and to "open" the main desktop which really means to switch to it as it's already opened.

Subtasks are almost a given these days for these type apps, but for some reason (and not seen as a priority), Todoist does not allow for recurring subtasks within a recurring parent. So if your parent repeats weekly ("Review timesheets"), the subs ("Tom time", "Mary time") will not once these are clicked done. If you make the subs recurring, then the entries appear twice: under the parent and again on the parent level. Makes no sense!

While I understand the cross platform purposes as the probable reason to host (and thus charge) its syncing service in the Premium, the lack of alternative options (CalDAV, Google, Dropbox) makes it feel like a forced requirement to purchase a recurring subscription.

The day-to-day is quite nice, the sync/interface between desktop-web-mobile is excellent, and the option levels of simplicity make Todoist a great solution, but these UX issues stop me from making a full investment at this time.
Funjoy
Funjoy
Nov 17 2018
7.1.1
4.0
Nov 17 2018
4.0
Version: 7.1.1
I liked the app enough in the free version that I signed up for a year of premium. (Note: starting in December 2018 the yearly price for new premium users will rise from $29 to $36, the first price increase in several years.) I'm still trying to wrap my head around the best ways to implement projects, labels (tags), colors and filters (smart searches). Because it's so flexible it can be customized many ways and therefore get complicated. When I started I had a SHOPPING project, then I applied tags for Home, Work, Pharmacy, etc. But then I deleted the SHOPPING project and just put everything into their primary projects and added a 'shopping' label to items I wanted to buy. Six of one, half dozen of the other, right? Anyway, it seems to work a little better for me. But it still can get confusing. There are reminders, and also due-dates, and both can give you alerts. So that's more possibility for confusion. But I mostly blame myself for the confusion, not the app. One really nice thing, even for free users, is 2-way sync with google Calendar. So you can schedule things in Todoist, they'll appear in your calendar, and if you change the info or date in the calendar the changes will sync back to Todoist! ALSO: Todoist announced that in late 2018/early 2019 they're actually revamping the app significantly, and no one knows yet what exactly that means.
wkalmislevy
wkalmislevy
Aug 24 2018
7.0.14
3.0
Aug 24 2018
3.0
Version: 7.0.14
I OFTEN HAVE THE NEED TO PRINT OUT LISTS OR PARTS OF PROJECT. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME I HAVE TRIED THIS APP BUT CAN GET USED TO HAVE TO COPY TO SOMEWHERE ELSE TO PRINT. GOOD PROGRAM IN MANY WAYS JUST NOT FOR MY NEEDS
gorges
gorges
Oct 28 2021
8.0.1
3.0
Oct 28 2021
3.0
Version: 8.0.1
Jack-the-Mac
Jack-the-Mac
Sep 11 2020
5.0
Sep 11 2020
5.0
Version: null
kia_h
kia_h
Jun 17 2020
4.0
Jun 17 2020
4.0
Version: null
sbenitezb
sbenitezb
Mar 11 2020
5.0
Mar 11 2020
5.0
Version: null
D9
D9
Jan 16 2019
3.0
Jan 16 2019
3.0
Version: null
Funjoy
Funjoy
Nov 17 2018
4.0
Nov 17 2018
4.0
Version: null
wkalmislevy
wkalmislevy
Aug 24 2018
3.0
Aug 24 2018
3.0
Version: null
schneidermuller
schneidermuller
May 31 2018
4.0
May 31 2018
4.0
Version: null
sethnotgreen
sethnotgreen
Feb 16 2018
5.0
Feb 16 2018
5.0
Version: null
valerii-saytzev
valerii-saytzev
Feb 12 2018
5.0
Feb 12 2018
5.0
Version: null
Kerry-Dawson
Kerry-Dawson
Jan 9 2018
4.0
Jan 9 2018
4.0
Version: null
RimmerEliot
RimmerEliot
Oct 23 2017
4.5
Oct 23 2017
4.5
Version: null
nulifuge
nulifuge
Oct 17 2017
3.0
Oct 17 2017
3.0
Version: null
network-and-database
Nov 5 2016
4.5
Version: null
Hampton-Flower
Hampton-Flower
Sep 20 2016
5.0
Sep 20 2016
5.0
Version: null
A-Wedlake
A-Wedlake
Sep 1 2016
4.0
Sep 1 2016
4.0
Version: null
Odysseus
Odysseus
Jun 14 2016
4.0
Jun 14 2016
4.0
Version: null
gordonnelson500
gordonnelson500
Oct 19 2015
4.5
Oct 19 2015
4.5
Version: null
LOU-3
LOU-3
Jul 20 2015
5.0
Jul 20 2015
5.0
Version: null
Fabrizio-Lodi
Fabrizio-Lodi
Dec 13 2014
5.0
Dec 13 2014
5.0
Version: null
Jacklarm
Jacklarm
May 23 2013
1.0
May 23 2013
1.0
Version: null
appjunky
appjunky
May 23 2013
4.0
May 23 2013
4.0
Version: null
Macsmylife
Macsmylife
May 23 2013
3.5
May 23 2013
3.5
Version: null
Kai Eggerstedt
Kai Eggerstedt
Apr 12 2013
5.0
Apr 12 2013
5.0
Version: null