Google Tasks vs Todoist: Which Should You Use in 2026?
Google Tasks is free and baked into Gmail and Calendar; Todoist is a full-featured cross-platform task manager. Here's which one to use in 2026.
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Google Tasks is free and baked into Gmail and Calendar; Todoist is a full-featured cross-platform task manager. Here's which one to use in 2026.
TickTick bundles a calendar, habit tracker, and Pomodoro timer; Todoist stays clean with strong natural-language input. Here's which to-do app to pick.
Add and manage labels in Todoist to tag tasks by context: create labels with @, apply them across projects, organize with favorites, and filter your task list by label.
Connect Todoist to Google Calendar for two-way sync: set it up in Integrations, control which tasks sync, and fix tasks that aren't showing on your calendar.
Create subtasks in Todoist by indenting tasks under a parent: add them with Tab, drag to nest, collapse and expand, and understand how completing parents and subtasks works.
Set recurring tasks in Todoist using natural language: daily, weekly, weekday, monthly, and 'every!' completion-based repeats — plus how to edit, skip, and end a recurrence.
Set time-based and location-based reminders in Todoist, turn on automatic reminders for timed tasks, choose notification channels, and fix reminders that aren't firing.
Build custom filters in Todoist with query syntax: combine labels, dates, projects, and priorities using &, |, and ! operators — with ready-to-copy filter examples.
Use Todoist's natural language Quick Add to set dates, times, projects, labels, priorities, and assignees as you type — with the full symbol cheat sheet and examples.
Use sections in Todoist to group tasks within a project: add and rename sections, reorder and move tasks between them, and turn sections into board columns.
A complete guide to using Todoist: capturing tasks with Quick Add, organizing with projects and sections, labels, filters, priorities, recurring tasks, and a simple daily workflow.
Use Todoist templates to spin up ready-made projects: browse the template gallery, import a template into a project, and export your own as a file or shareable link.