Ao AlternativesTodo List Managers and other similar apps like Ao

Ao is described as 'Unofficial, open source, third-party, community driven, free Microsoft To-Do app with a handful of useful features' and is a todo list manager in the office & productivity category. There are more than 10 alternatives to Ao for a variety of platforms, including Mac, iPhone, Android, Windows and Linux apps. The best Ao alternative is Todoist, which is free. Other great apps like Ao are ToDoList, Microsoft To Do, sleek and Todo.txt.

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  1. Todoist icon

    Todoist

     435 likes

    Organizes tasks efficiently with quick add scheduling, 60+ tool integrations, advanced language recognition for recurring tasks, and platform compatibility. It offers project templates, visual task priorities, and personalized productivity insights.

    167 Todoist alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Chrome OS
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • AppImageHub
    • Apple Watch
    • Snapcraft
    • Google Chrome
    • Flathub
    • Microsoft Outlook
    • Android Wear
    • Safari
    • Gmail
    • Mozilla Firefox
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  2. ToDoList icon

    ToDoList

     164 likes

    Organize projects with deeply nested tasks, multi-language support, and flexible XML storage. Streamline scheduling, customize printing with stylesheets, and collaborate efficiently on multiple projects, including IT and general GTD use, on Windows or Linux via WINE.

    298 ToDoList alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Wine
    Task Tree
     
  4. Microsoft To Do icon

    Microsoft To Do

     88 likes

    Organize and schedule tasks with cross-device sync, reminders, recurring events, color-coded lists, collaboration, subtasks, and notes. Offers daily planning, Outlook integration, suggestions, GTD support, and a clean interface for work, school, and personal organization.

    265 Microsoft To Do alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • Windows Phone
    • iPad
    • Microsoft Outlook
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    Todoist

    Organizes tasks efficiently with quick add scheduling, 60+ tool integrations, advanced language recognition for recurring tasks, and platform compatibility. It offers project templates, visual task priorities, and personalized pr...

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  6. sleek icon

    sleek

     32 likes

    sleek is an open-source (FOSS) todo manager based on the todo.txt syntax. It's available for Windows, MacOS and Linux.

    228 sleek alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  7. Todo.txt icon

    Todo.txt

     70 likes

    Track your tasks and projects in a plain text file, todo.txt. A todo.txt is software and operating system agnostic; it's searchable, portable, lightweight and easily manipulated.

    256 Todo.txt alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
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  8. Planny 3 icon

    Planny 3

     7 likes

    Planny is your new friend helping you to be more productive.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • iPhone
    • iPad
    • Apple Watch
    • Apple Messages
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  10. Fokus icon

    Fokus

     6 likes

    Fokus is an open source application that combines a todo list and a calendar that can help you manage your school related work and events in one place. It's fast and beautiful yet simple design that can help you focus on what matters most.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Android
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  11. Focus Matrix icon

    Focus Matrix

     1 like

    Focus Matrix is a smart personal organizer based on the so-called Eisenhower box, a personal productivity strategy created by Dwight Eisenhower, the 34th President of the United States. The principle uses a special priority matrix that helps break your tasks into several groups...

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • iPhone
    • iPad
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  12. Kuro icon

    Kuro

     2 likes

    An elegant Microsoft ToDo desktop client for Linux (a fork of Ao).

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
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  13. One Thing icon

    One Thing

     4 likes

    Put your most important task or goal in the menu bar. Its presence there will help remind you without being annoying.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
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  14. Intend icon

    Intend

     5 likes

    Intend was designed to fix some of the major flaws that make other productivity tools uncomfortable to use. With Intend you start each day fresh and set intentions based on what feels energizing, important and feasible that day, in the context of what you care about big picture.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
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  15. TodoTxtMac icon

    TodoTxtMac

     2 likes

    TodoTxtMac is a minimalist, keyboard-driven to-do manager for Mac OS X (10.8 Mountain Lion and higher) that conforms to the todo.txt format spec. - mjdescy/TodoTxtMac

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
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