Can anyone recommend me a good to-do application?

Question

In previous Ubuntu versions like 10.04, we used to have Evolution and its calendar/to-do options. Now we have Thunderbird and I am not sure whether I can have the same options on it.

Can anyone recommend me a good native application that offers calendar and to-do/organizing features? I am in a serious need of some organization here.

Thanks.

Answer 1

You can try using 'NitroTask'. It is a simple, nice, and very useful To do list management apps.

It has these features, I was looking for a long time:

• Simple addition and deletion of task
• Theme support, include 5 themes. (awesome feature).
• Task synchronization with Dropbox and Ubuntu one (Cool!!)
• Multi Language support
• Sort by Title, Date or Priority. (very handy if you have a long list)
• Custom default background image support. (Can be used for killing boredom)

To install it, use these command by opening a terminal using Ctrl + Alt + T shortcut.

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:cooperjona/nitrotasks
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install nitrotasks

^{This is currently available for Ubuntu 11.10, 12.04 and 12.10}

I think, you will enjoy this software.

Here is a screenshot below:

Answer 2

The command line

Let's not forget the commandline for managing tasks

sudo apt-get install task
$ task add some very important task
$ task 

You can also install vit if you want an alternative UI to this list. There are also some command line tools for managing your agenda.

Answer 3

Since Wunderlist native linux client is not maintained anymore good alternative is Wunderlis Package app for Chrome/Chromium (it doesn't require Google Chrome to run to be able to use it).

• The Wunderlist Packaged App also features voice input (you can dictate your to-dos) and has the ability to work offline.

• It's simple and easy to use, supports timed reminders, recurring to-dos (although its recurring feature is definitely lacking), separate reminders from the due date of the task, notes and additional info associated with your to-dos, shared to-dos with others, multiple categories, and more. You can star important tasks (but that's as close to priority as you'll get), and customize the look of the app. It's broad platform support—and its webapp—mean you'll always have access to your to-dos.

Another good alternative is Any.do Package app.

• Breaking things down into "Today", "Tomorrow", "Upcoming", and "Someday" allows you to really make sense of just what needs to happen when.
• Visual priority markings, and notes (which themselves act as sub task lists) makes the app even better. But the real cream of the crop aspects are the "Plan Your Day" daily review of the lists.

Answer 4

Just install Evolution:

Or open a terminal (Ctrl+Alt+T) and type sudo apt-get install evolution.

Answer 5

If you are reading this in 2017, I think it's worth checking out Everdo for Linux.

pros:

• beautiful and pleasant to use, which is still rare on Linux
• a true desktop app - doesn't require login/internet and stores data locally
• low friction UX, optimized for GTD

cons:

• not open source
• not native application (electron based app)

Answer 6

Wunderlist is awesome! I used these instructions to install it and it was easy and painless. The desktop app syncs with Android, iOS and the web. Can't as for much more than that!

Answer 7

Getting Things GNOME is very simple and quite nice.

Or run this in the Terminal (Ctrl+Alt+T):

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install gtg

Answer 8

The built-in To Do app is the best! I know it comes with Ubuntu 18.04, Ubuntu 19.10 and Ubuntu 20.04.

It's simple, organized and looks nice.

Possible to:

• add Notes, Due Date and even Priority for each todo

• schedule todos (which then appear in notification bar I think)

• categorize by any group

• see a list of all todos scheduled for today

• sync to a mail service (like Gmail)

look how nice: screenshot here (a list of todos under digital-orientation list )

Answer 9

If you like Thunderbird, I would simply suggest that you give a try to Lightning, the calendar/task manager for Thunderbird. You will find it here: https://addons.mozilla.org/thunderbird/addon/lightning

Answer 10

Good to-do application should be always available and visible. Something like Rainlendar:

or Calendar indicator perhaps? It can synchronize with Google calendar.

Answer 11

Here's the simplest one:

Todo.txt demo image

It operates with just one text file that's controlled by you, and makes it easy to check off items on your to-do list without needing to open a full-bodied text editor or dive into the command line.

Todo.txt Indicator for Ubuntu Helps You Get Stuff Done

Answer 12

The best app multi-platform for managing events and tasks is Taskcoach.

http://www.taskcoach.org/

If you want to use Thunderbird you can use the extensions Lightning (for events) with Todo.txt (tasks)

Answer 13

Remember The Milk
It is a great app that I recently discovered.
Remember The Milk has two versions, free and Pro.Some of the main features:

• Organizing tasks in plain text lists

• Divide bigger tasks into subtasks

• Add tags, due dates, estimated time, links, and notes to tasks

• Tag locations in Google Maps then use them to organize tasks

• Sharing individual tasks or lists with contacts

• Weekly schedule of tasks

• Integration with various services such as Gmail, Evernote etc.

• Desktop notifications

Installing Remember The Milk in Linux is available via the binaries provided. To download the .deb package, you have to log in first to their website

CREDITS: itsfoss