I have to admit that I've never quite understood the fascination so many people seem to have with the whole Getting Things Done (GTD) meme. Nonetheless, no doubt due in large part to Merlin Mann's advocacy, the GTD thing seems to have become particularly at home on the Mac. And in fact, there are a number of GTD applications already out there or being developed. What ToDo is the latest attempt to cash in on the GTD craze. Frankly not being a devotee of the whole GTD thing I find myself ill positioned to evaluate these different applications, but I assume that everyone in this space must be wary of heavyweight Omni Group's forthcoming entry into the GTD sweepstakes, OmniFocus. So at the risk of starting something, for you GTDers out there, what is your favorite GTD application and why?What ToDo is $29 and a demo is available.
[Via MacMinute]
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2-16-2007 @ 10:29AM
soopabanana said...
kGTD is the way to go for me... Until OmniFocus is here, of course.
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2-16-2007 @ 11:21AM
dave said...
I'm still to find a piece of GTD software that I like. They all make the process more labor-intensive that it should be. For me, the most efficient GTD implementation is paper-based. If I have to stop and learn a whole new piece of software, that's very disruptive.
The quickest and most unobtrusive solution I've found so far is Stikkit. It's very fast and best of all...free.
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2-16-2007 @ 12:50PM
scralpha said...
Actiontastic (http://www.kaboomerang.com/blog/category/actiontastic/) works for me. It has Quicksilver integration and syncs to my iPod, plus it's dead simple to use. iCal integration has just been added, but I haven't tried that out yet. Oh yeah, and it's free while in beta.
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2-16-2007 @ 1:22PM
Stephen Lang said...
"They all make the process more labor-intensive that it should be."
That's why I second Actiontastic, the interface is great (especially with the Quicksilver integration.)
This other app looks interesting, it actually resembles Actiontastic pretty closely in appearance. It doesn't seem to have an inbox though, for dumping thoughts.
The Shelf is interesting.
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2-16-2007 @ 2:04PM
Luigi Montanez said...
I've been struggling to use a GTD system for several months now. I currently have hope that the newly public web app Nozbe will get me to be a full-on GTD ninja:
http://www.nozbe.com
It's in free beta for now, and it's UI is inspired highly by 37 Signals' products.
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2-16-2007 @ 2:43PM
Gilbar said...
I've never read GTD. However I've been using Actiontastic as a great to-do/project manager. It's slim, fast and the author is pretty active on hearing out suggestions.
http://kaboomerang.com/blog/
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2-16-2007 @ 3:15PM
Bill said...
I urge anyone who wants web-based GTD to go check out http://www.vitalist.com
It's free and has has a mobile version that I can access from my Treo.
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2-16-2007 @ 3:26PM
Ben said...
I have a mac at home, but work on a locked down win-box at work. I have to have something that crosses those "cultural" boundaries. I have been loving web-based integration of GTD. One of the best I have found was TaskToy. Very simple interface with some decent customization and a google search on the main page http://www.tasktoy.com/. It is one person's adaptation that he has allowed others to use, but he is a lone man on the developer side, and it does look like it. It allows for mobile reminders, and access. Overall, it is extremely functional and spartan.
Lately, I have tried Vital!ist, (http://www.vitalist.com) and have been pleased with its web 2.0-style interface and closer integration with the exact, core GTD concepts. It is pay (for some premium features), but $5/month isn't bad. And for those of us that are still searching and don't want to pay a monthly fee, there is a free-ware version (hurray)! The developers are also quick to get on things (I got an email within a day of making a suggestion). It is my GTD of choice these days.
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2-16-2007 @ 5:02PM
Peter Leeman said...
I have tried both Actiontastic and GhostAction (http://ghostparksoftware.com/) and recently decided to move all my GTD'ing to GhostAction because of its great ical synchronization, calendar view and due dates. It is also a more simple and attractive app than Actiontastic. I am looking forward to a future release that has Quicksilver integration.
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2-16-2007 @ 5:13PM
AzHousePro said...
Consider this another vote for Vitalist.
I was using Inbox, but the process just got more and more frustrating and the lack of response from the developers was terrible.
Mike
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2-16-2007 @ 5:19PM
Alex said...
I use the web based GTD 'Tracks'. It works great and not only runs on my local home server but also at work for our client project managment. We dont require a heavy CRM so track's GTD philosophy works fine.
Be warned that it requires rails and was written in ruby, so some may have problems installing it locally. It's a great Web 2.0 package.
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2-16-2007 @ 8:09PM
wastern said...
I'm just using OmniOutliner that came with my MacBook Pro. I don't want to pay for OO Pro when OmniFocus is right around the corner
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2-17-2007 @ 4:12PM
sliceoflime said...
I'm trying out Actiontastic as well. I tried this app (What ToDo) and one thing really held me back: the lack of iPod syncing. I don't own a smartphone/PDA, and I want to be able to take my lists on the go, so that's a necessary feature for me.
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2-18-2007 @ 9:34AM
filip_lam said...
I've customized Mori to fit my GTD-needs. I used kGTD before until I discovered that it doesn't work very well. The problem is that it sometimes loose information. Mori lacks iCal synchronisation but it's fast, easy to use and very sleek.
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2-19-2007 @ 5:58AM
Vincent said...
I use ThinkingRock (http://www.thinkingrock.com.au) as a GTD... developped in Java, available on Windows and Linux too... it's free...
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2-20-2007 @ 10:06AM
Nathan Holritz said...
The above recommendations are ok, but I don't think any of them are as good or as simple to use as http://www.ghostaction.com . It's similiar to Actionastic with a great simple-to-use interface, but it actually syncs with iCal, so you can back it up to you .Mac account and sync to your PDA!
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2-27-2007 @ 1:59AM
Richard Peterson said...
What ToDo is hot. I love the gtd process, and this one is not only easy to use, but has a unique and easy to rearrange date/time list that really works and is attractive and clear to look at. After trying every gtd app available for several months, this one is easily my favorite, and I bought immediately. Plus the developer is very responsive, works hard to get it right, and is a bit quirky. Just my style. I'm truly impressed with this one: clean, great looking, and it actually works.
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