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A GTD-based personal task management system

Plan what’s next. Build on what you’ve done.

Organize your tasks and focus on today. Keep what you’ve learned ready for whatever comes next.

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  1. 1Capture
  2. 2Organize
  3. 3Take action
  4. 4Use it again

Get it out of your head. Give it a place to start.

Capture ideas and to-dos in your Inbox. Group them by project and break bigger tasks into smaller steps, so you know where to begin.

Inbox

Catch a thought before it slips away.

Projects and subtasks

Keep each project moving, step by step.

Today task list in ecoTask
Calendar alongside today’s tasks in ecoTask

Many projects. One clear view of today.

See today’s tasks across all your projects in one list. Keep your schedule alongside them as you work through the day.

Today

The tasks that are yours to move forward.

Waiting for

Things waiting on someone else.

Someday / Maybe

Ideas you’re not ready to act on yet.

Plan when to work, not just when it’s due.

A scheduled date is when you plan to work. A due date is when it must be done. Keep both, and make room for the work before the deadline.

Draft the client proposal

Scheduled
Sep 9Write the draft
Due
Sep 11Send to the client

Remember how you handled it last time.

Revisit the notes and linked resources from completed tasks. When similar work comes around, you have somewhere to start.

Find completed work

Start with the title you remember.

Recover the context

See what you did and what you used.

Build on it next time

Give the next task a head start.

Your data. Yours alone.

Your records stay on your device. Connect your own Google Drive if you want to sync across devices. Your data never passes through our servers.

By default

Stored on your device

Save your records locally. No Google Drive connection needed.

Your choice
Optional

Your Google Drive

Sync between devices using your own account and storage.

On your other devices

Pick up where you left off

Local-first

Stored on your device by default.

Sync on your terms

Connect devices through your own Google Drive.

Back up your records

Keep a backup of the work you’ve done.

Keep your work moving.

The task. And everything you need.

Link files, folders, and web pages to your tasks. Spend less time hunting for the materials you need.

Ask AI about past work. Plan what’s next together.

Full MCP support. Connect the AI tools you already subscribe to, including Claude and Codex.

Shortcuts for everyday work

A keyboard-first workflow, from adding tasks to organizing and completing them.

Your data, without the lock-in

Export your data whenever you want. Even if you move on from ecoTask, your information goes with you.

From people who’ve made it part of their day.

From LifeManager in 2008 to ecoTask today. Real words from people who’ve trusted it with their work.

Read our story
Thank you for such a great app. I sometimes drift off to other tools, but this is the GTD app I always come back to. You’re amazing!
ecoTask user · Jun 28, 2022
I started with LifeManager, and now I’m an ecoTask user.
ecoTask user · Nov 9, 2023
I use it all the time. It holds its own against paid software. Thank you.
ecoTask user · Feb 18, 2020
I’ve been happily using ecoTask for about three years.
ecoTask user · Oct 4, 2024
I’m in awe of the developer’s dedication—even the guide is written with such care.
ecoTask user · Dec 10, 2019
It packs in so many useful features without feeling complicated or heavy. It’s a really powerful tool, and I use it all the time.
ecoTask user · May 22, 2023
I’ve been getting so much use out of ecoTask for years.
ecoTask user · Sep 27, 2024
Wow, what an impressive app. Thank you so much.
ecoTask user · Feb 17, 2022

Start with today. Take it one task at a time.

The work you do today becomes experience you can use tomorrow.