Super Productivity: Best Free Todo App in 2026

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A detailed review of Super Productivity, the free open source todo app. Features, pros, cons, and how I use it daily for development and research.
Author

kareem

Published

January 9, 2026

Why Super Productivity

After 1.5 years of daily use, Super Productivity has become my only task management system. Not a todo-list, a complete productivity system. And it’s free.

Why It Wins

  1. Free & open source: no subscriptions, no limits
  2. Cross-platform: Linux, Windows, Mac, Android, web
  3. Simple to start, deep when you need it: hidden gems everywhere 💎
  4. Keyboard-first: fast for power users
  5. No vendor lock-in: export to JSON or CSV anytime

How I Use It Daily

I use it for development, research, and learning projects.

Super Productivity

Here’s a snapshot of my today tasks:

  • Parent tasks show total estimated time
  • Subtasks track time individually
  • Repeating tasks for daily habits
  • Gamified “Finish Day” button celebrates your wins 🎉

Features I Love

1. Side Notes

Super Productivity SideNote

Each project has a notes section. I add my motivation and the end goal here. Seeing the “why” keeps me focused.

2. Yesterday Review

Super Productivity Yesterday Review

3. Schedule View

Super Productivity Schedule View

4. Focus Mode

Super Productivity Focus Mode

The 4 icons at the top track daily habits with one click.

5. Project Organization

Super Productivity Project Organization

Folders → Projects → Tasks. Clean hierarchy for everything.

It has also tags but i don’t use tags

End of Day Flow

When you hit “Finish Day”, you get 3 steps:

  1. Review: summary of what you did

  2. Evaluate: rate your day Super Productivity Evaluate

  3. Plan Tomorrow: set up the next day Super Productivity Plan Tomorrow

Also includes calendar integration,linear, github..etc!

Super Productivity Calendar Integration

markdown support

Task X #blogging 2h @work

This is converted into task X with tag blogging and 2 hours estimated in the Project Work very cool.

custom backgrounds

Super Productivity Custom Backgrounds

What I Don’t Like

  1. Dated icons: the icons are old and search for specific one hard Super Productivity Dated Icons
  2. No Gantt chart: would help for longer projects
  3. Sync conflicts: when using two devices simultaneously, it asks which data to keep. Apps like TickTick handle this more smoothly. I wish there was smarter merging.

Final Thoughts

There are features I still haven’t explored. The developer responds quickly and respectfully to issues.

Remember this all in a free app without ads, data leakage,…etc!

Give it a try: super-productivity.com

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