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24 alternatives to Todolist

A very fast, simple task manager for the command line.

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Todolist launched in 2017; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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   Todo▲95

   A simple command line todo list manager

   2016 · github.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Sublime Todo▲262

   Minimalist, text editor-based task management for macOS

   2024 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Todost▲250

   A beautiful, open-source to-do app ✍️

   2018 · todost.quentincolus.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Todonest▲63

   Become focused, organized, and calm with Todonest.

   2022 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Tasks▲68

   A simplistic todo list manager written in Go

   2016 · github.com · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Todoist Foundations▲424

   A faster and more intuitive way to get things done ✨

   2019 · todoist.com · its alternatives →

7. 7
   I made a tool that made me faster at Git▲551

   simple terminal UI for git commands. Contribute to jesseduffield/lazygit development by creating an account on GitHub.

   2018 · github.com · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Stack▲88

   A task manager for Devs & Designers

   2015 · macropod.com · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Todoist Boards▲288

   A more visual way to move your projects forward. ✨

   2020 · todoist.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Todotxt+▲93

    Plain Text task management on iOS, based on Todo.txt

    2017 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

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    Todour▲4

    A fast Todo.txt client

    2016 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Todo for hackers▲101

    CLI Todo app for hackers

    2015 · github.com · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Todoist Smart Schedule▲216

    Todoist uses machine learning to predict your task due dates

    2016 · todoist.com · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Slack Gitsin▲115

    A beautiful Slack command line interface

    2016 · github.com · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Clean Todo▲78

    An efficient and elegant to-do app

    2017 · cleantodo.com · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Todo-list.io▲3

    The application to organise quickly & simply your tasks.

    2020 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Tasks.txt▲147

    Plain text task manager for macOS

    Jul 2026 · taskstxt.app · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Simple Todo App▲79

    Get work done without any hassle

    2016 · simpletodoapp.com · its alternatives →

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    Todocap▲94

    Fast way to note tasks or eureka moments

    2023 · its alternatives →

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    Todoist 10 for iOS▲158

    A completely new Todoist for iOS

    2015 · todoist.com · its alternatives →

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    TermHere▲147

    “Open Terminal Here” shortcut for Finder

    2016 · hashbang.productions · its alternatives →

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    Todool, a full blown environment for managing large trees of task lists▲71

    Currently an alpha is available in their Discord server. I'm not the creator, if you have any questions about the program feel free to join the Discord server.

    2022 · todool.handmade.network · its alternatives →

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    A dead-simple Trello-like TODO manager▲106

    2019 · todox.app · its alternatives →

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    TodoBird▲79

    Personal to-do app with changeable themes

    2022 · its alternatives →

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