A to-do list that understands what you type.

Type “Call Ana friday 3pm #work !1” and the date, list and priority are set for you. Plan your day, then focus with the built-in Pomodoro timer.

What you can do with openWorkstand

If you use Todoist for…	In openWorkstand, use
Natural-language quick add	Dates, times, #lists and !priorities
Today and Upcoming	Today and Upcoming views
Projects and boards	Projects with board, list, calendar and timeline
Calendar	Tasks appear in the calendar

Where each one is stronger. Last reviewed October 2026; products change, so check Todoist’s own site for current details.

Topic	Todoist	openWorkstand
Account	An account is required.	Not needed.Stronger here
Where your tasks are kept	In Todoist’s cloud, synced to all your devices.	In Tasks/tasks.json in your folder.
Sync and reminders	Syncs across phone and computer, with reminders (some reminder types need a paid plan).Stronger here	No phone app or push reminders; sync only through your own folder sync.
Shared projects	Yes.Stronger here	No.
Natural-language dates	Yes.	Yes (“tomorrow 3pm”, priorities like !1).
Price	Free plan; paid plans for extra features.	Free. Public tool pages may show a few ads; the workspace has none.
Connected workspace	Integrations with calendars and other apps.	Documents, spreadsheets, calendar, notes, tasks, projects, tables and whiteboards in one app, linked together.Stronger here

Todoist is the better choice if you need your tasks synced across devices, shared projects and reminders by email or push notifications.

Todoist is a trademark of its owner. openWorkstand is an independent project and is not affiliated with it.