Usually known as GTD apps (Getting Things Done, from the book and concept by David Allen), these apps are useful once you get used to them.
Using the concept developed by Allen, most of these digital managers is based on Tasks Lists. Having these list, it's unnecessary to remember them, allowing you to focus on the finishing of those tasks.
There are a lot of apps with diverse functions, for all tastes. Some are multi-platform, others are platform specific. Some are focused on a single and specific user, others are focused in group collaboration.
From what I've seen (and tried some of them) I leave you here 3 lists. One with the apps that are only for Mac, the other with the multi-platform apps, and another one with all the online apps. Hope they're useful to you.
Tasks Managers for Mac OS X
Tasks Managers and Personal Information Managers for Multi-platform
Online applications
Using the concept developed by Allen, most of these digital managers is based on Tasks Lists. Having these list, it's unnecessary to remember them, allowing you to focus on the finishing of those tasks.
There are a lot of apps with diverse functions, for all tastes. Some are multi-platform, others are platform specific. Some are focused on a single and specific user, others are focused in group collaboration.
From what I've seen (and tried some of them) I leave you here 3 lists. One with the apps that are only for Mac, the other with the multi-platform apps, and another one with all the online apps. Hope they're useful to you.
Tasks Managers for Mac OS X
- Things based on tags, pretty simple, seems easy to learn. Beta. Release price $49 (€31)
- iGTD integration with Mail, iCal, .Mac and good use of tags. Integrated calendar. Donationware.
- Midnight Inbox interesting, but at least for me, it wasn't easy to get used to the system. Trial Version 14 days. License $35 (€22).
- OmniFocus very inspired in GTD by David Allen. License $79.95 (€50.61)
- TaskPaper $18.95 release price.
- TimeOut Free, still in Beta.
- Life Shaker Trial version 14 days, license price $29,99.
- Actiontastic
- Ready-Set-Do!
- What ToDo Trial version. License price $29.
- Easy Project Manager
- meinKOPP
- iSTK portable app, fits in any USB drive.
- Recherche GTD applied to investigation and research.
- Dejumble
- ToDo X
- GhostAction
- Anxiety
- Frictionless
- Backboard interface for Backpack
- Check Off
- Etretask
Tasks Managers and Personal Information Managers for Multi-platform
- Chandler collaborative task and personal information manager, with calendar and integration with email, allows to share the information via web (easiest using the Chandler Hub service, provided by the project) or via internal server (Chandler Server). Chandler ins't as intuitive as other programs but appears to be very useful for small workgroups.
- Cooper for what I read in the website, it's similar to Chandler. Buying a licencse allows to download the software to the computer, but you can also pay monthly for a hosted account in their server.
- ThinkingRock
- Easy Task Manager Mac and Windows.
Online applications
- Vitalist
- Chandler Hub
- Basecamp and Backpack
- Joyent Connector
- GDTgmail extension for Firefox.
- Remember The Milk
- Todoist
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