What are the Best Apps for GTD? - Getting Things Done®

To see the ones we have extensively tested to know they will work for GTD, check out our official GTD Setup Guides. Some of the more popular ... Skiptocontent AquestionweoftengetfromtheGTDcommunityis,“WhatarethebestappsforGTD?”Whilewewouldlovetogiveyouasimple answerthattellsyouexactlywhattouse,it’snotassimpleasthat.   GTDistoolneutral OneofthefirstthingstounderstandisthatGTDistoolneutral.That’sthegoodnews!Aslongasyouunderstandthemethodology,youhavemanyoptionsforwhichtoolstouseforyourimplementation.Youwon’tberestrictedwithusingasingletoolthatDavidAllenhasdeemedtheoneandonlywaytosuccessfullyimplementthismethodology.Inreality,yourGTDsetupwillverylikelyincludeavarietyoftools,suchasalistmanager,acalendar,youremail,andtoolsforstoringreference.   Startwithalistmanager OneoftheprimarytoolsyouwillneedforyourGTDimplementationisalistmanager.ThisisaplacetostoreyourlistsandismostoftenwhatpeoplemeanwhentheyaskwhatthebestappisforGTD.IntheGettingThingsDonebook,DavidAllenrecommendsstartingoffwith10lists: Projects NextActionssortedbycontext:Agendas,Anywhere,Calls,Computer,Errands,Home,Office WaitingFor Someday/Maybe Ifyou’vebeensearchingforaGTDappordoneasearchfor“GTDsoftware,”youknowyourchoicesforlistmanagersareseeminglyendless.ToseetheoneswehaveextensivelytestedtoknowtheywillworkforGTD,checkoutourofficialGTDSetupGuides.SomeofthemorepopularlistmanagersincludeOutlook®,Nirvana®,Todoist®,Trello®,OmniFocus®,Wunderlist®,GoogleTasks®,iOSReminders®,Evernote®,OneNote®,andThings®.   QuestionstohelpyouchoosealistmanagerforGTD Arethereanytoolsalreadyinplacethatyouplan/needtostilluse? Whereisyouremail?Notrequired,butcertainlyhelpstohaveyouremailandlistsneareachother. Whoelseneedstoseeyourdata?Willyouwantsharing/collaborationfeatures? Whatdoyoutendtobedrawnto—paperordigital?Manyverytech-savvypeopleusepaperlistmanagers. Issecurityaconcern?Doesyourcompanyrequireyourdatatobestoredincertainplaces? Doyouwantcloudaccessorlocal? Whatareyouwillingtocarryaround? Whattoolsareyoualreadyfamiliarwith? Wouldyoutrustputtingalmostanythingintoit? Isitscalable? Canyoueasilylearnhowtouseit? Whatareyouwillingtopayforit? Whatdoesitneedtosyncto?   ResourcesforsettingupappsforGTD TheofficialGTDSetupGuides CoachingbyourGlobalPartners Webinars&videosonGTDConnect IsthereaperfectGTDsystemoutthere?Yes,it’stheoneyoutrustandusesoyourmindisfree.   Postnavigation PreviousPostPreviouspost:WhatisGTD?NextPostNextpost:Doug’sGTDStory JointheConversation 15Comments IthinkoneofthebesttoolsisRTM Reply ThanksTreysse,wouldyoubesokindtoexpandonwhatledtoquoteRTM? Reply IthinkthatyoushouldtestToodledo:https://www.toodledo.com/. Ihavetestedmostoftheappsofyourabovelist. IthinkthatToodledoisthebestGTDapp:powerfulandeasytouse,onasmartphoneandonthewebfromanybrowser,inSaaSmodewithsynchronisation. Reply I’musingGoogleKeepforlistmanagerandtasks. Reply theoneIamusingandthinkisreallygoodtoolishttps://nozbe.com haveyoutriedthat? Reply Let’snotforgettheothertypesofappmentionede.g.calendar,email.Findingagoodappforstoringreferenceisreallyimportantforme.AsanAppleuser,I’musingKeepIt,whichisabitlikeEvernotebutbasedontheMacandiOS.IlikethatIcankeepdocuments,webpages,bookmarksande-mailsallinoneplaceandorganisetheseinfoldersfortopicsandprojectsupport,inthesamewayasformypaperGeneralReferencefiles. https://reinventedsoftware.com/keepit/ Reply IagreewithToodledo.It’sflexibleandinexpensive(canbefreebutIneedallthefeatures). Reply Toodledoesunabuenaopción,permiteconfiguraciónsuperioralasotrasherramientasdisponiblesenelmercado,tieneinterfacesconmuchosprogramasdeterceros. TraductordeGoogle: Toodledoisagoodoption,allowsconfigurationsuperiortotheothertoolsavailableinthemarket,hasinterfaceswithmanythird-partyprograms. Reply IwouldliketoseeaGTDguideforToodledo.Also,I’dliketoseesomesuggestionsonhowtouseprojectsvstags(irrespectiveoftheframework).Manythingscanbedonewitheitherapproach,butitseemsthatifbothfeaturesareavailable,itcanbeextraropetohangyourselfwith… Reply Ihavenoideahowtoorganizemytasks.I’msoworriedI’llneverlearn.I’msostressedout.IalwaysforgeteverythingIhavetodo. Reply I’vebeenlisteningtothepodcastandmyinterestispiqued,enoughsothatI’mcommentingonanarticlewhichIneverdo. ReallycurioushowothersmanagewhenyouhaveacompanybasedtoolsuiteMS,restrictivecompanysecurityandapersonalrelianceonadifferentecosystemathomeMAC. Ihavetheabilitytosharetasksandcalendarinfobetweenthetwowhichisaplus,butIrunmylifefrommyphoneandrunmyprofession(Ienjoyittoomuchtocallitwork)includingprojectsandmultipleteamsfrommyworkenvironment. WithgoingbacktoschoolonthenearhorizonIfullyexpectanotherstreamandsystemtointegratewiththeothertwo. Thoughts?Recommendations? Reply HiSean.Youmightgetsomehelpfulresponsestothisinourpublicforums:https://forum.gettingthingsdone.com Reply IwilltryTrelloandletyouknowhowthathelpedmeprosandcos Reply HowareyoudoingwithTrello?Iamthinkingtotryitout.Whatareyourexperiences? Reply Ihavebeenusingdoit.imforyears.It’sanexcellentappthatisn’toverlycomplex–availableacrossallplatforms,andspecificallygearedtowardstheGTDphilosophy.http://doit.im/ Reply Leaveacomment CancelreplyYouremailaddresswillnotbepublished.Requiredfieldsaremarked*CommentName* Email* Website Δ ThissiteusesAkismettoreducespam.Learnhowyourcommentdataisprocessed.Leaveacomment