Ao AlternativesTodo List Managers and other similar apps like Ao

Ao is described as 'Unofficial, open source, third-party, community driven, free Microsoft To-Do app with a handful of useful features' and is a todo list manager in the office & productivity category. There are more than 10 alternatives to Ao for a variety of platforms, including Mac, iPhone, Android, Windows and Linux apps. The best Ao alternative is Todoist, which is free. Other great apps like Ao are ToDoList, Microsoft To Do, sleek and Todo.txt.

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  1. Todoist icon
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    Organizes tasks efficiently with quick add scheduling, 60+ tool integrations, advanced language recognition for recurring tasks, and platform compatibility. It offers project templates, visual task priorities, and personalized productivity insights.

    157 Todoist alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Chrome OS
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • AppImageHub
    • Apple Watch
    • Snapcraft
    • Google Chrome
    • Flathub
    • Microsoft Outlook
    • Android Wear
    • Safari
    • Gmail
    • Mozilla Firefox
     
    • Todoist is the most popular Web-based, Windows, Android & Mac alternative to Ao.

    • Todoist is the most popular free alternative to Ao.

    • Todoist is Freemium and ProprietaryAo is Free and Open Source
  2. ToDoList icon
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    Organize projects with deeply nested tasks, multi-language support, and flexible XML storage. Streamline scheduling, customize printing with stylesheets, and collaborate efficiently on multiple projects, including IT and general GTD use, on Windows or Linux via WINE.

    292 ToDoList alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Wine
     
    • ToDoList is the most popular Open Source alternative to Ao.

    • ToDoList is Free and Open SourceAo is also Free and Open Source
    • ToDoList is LightweightAo is not according to our users
  3. Microsoft To Do icon
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    Organize and schedule tasks with cross-device sync, reminders, recurring events, color-coded lists, collaboration, subtasks, and notes. Offers daily planning, Outlook integration, suggestions, GTD support, and a clean interface for work, school, and personal organization.

    255 Microsoft To Do alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • Windows Phone
    • iPad
    • Microsoft Outlook
     
  4. Todo.txt icon
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    Track your tasks and projects in a plain text file, todo.txt. A todo.txt is software and operating system agnostic; it's searchable, portable, lightweight and easily manipulated.

    251 Todo.txt alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
     
  5. Planny 3 icon
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    Planny is your new friend helping you to be more productive.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once or Subscription)
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • iPhone
    • iPad
    • Apple Watch
    • Apple Messages
     
  6. Fokus icon
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    Fokus is an open source application that combines a todo list and a calendar that can help you manage your school related work and events in one place. It's fast and beautiful yet simple design that can help you focus on what matters most.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Android
     
  7. Focus Matrix icon
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    Focus Matrix is a smart personal organizer based on the so-called Eisenhower box, a personal productivity strategy created by Dwight Eisenhower, the 34th President of the United States. The principle uses a special priority matrix that helps break your tasks into several groups...

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once)
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • iPhone
    • iPad
     
  8. One Thing icon
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    Put your most important task or goal in the menu bar. Its presence there will help remind you without being annoying.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  9. Intend icon
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    Intend was designed to fix some of the major flaws that make other productivity tools uncomfortable to use. With Intend you start each day fresh and set intentions based on what feels energizing, important and feasible that day, in the context of what you care about big picture.

    Cost / License

    • Subscription
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
     
    • Intend is the most popular commercial alternative to Ao.

    • Intend is Paid and ProprietaryAo is Free and Open Source
    • Intend is Privacy focusedAo is not according to our users
  10. TodoTxtMac icon
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    TodoTxtMac is a minimalist, keyboard-driven to-do manager for Mac OS X (10.8 Mountain Lion and higher) that conforms to the todo.txt format spec. - mjdescy/TodoTxtMac

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
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