Workflowy AlternativesOnly apps categorised as Todo List Managers

The best Todo List Manager alternative to Workflowy is Dynalist, which is free. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 100 alternatives to Workflowy and loads of them are Todo List Managers so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Todo List Manager alternatives to Workflowy are Super Productivity, Notion, Google Keep and AppFlowy.

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  1. Dynalist icon

    Dynalist

     167 likes

    Dynalist is a web app that lets you break down and organize your thoughts in the format of lists.

    117 Dynalist alternatives

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    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    Dynalist vs Workflowy Comments
    Top Positive Comment
    Guest
    12

    Takes what WorkFlowy started and made it more useful and powerful. It's better!

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    Top Negative Comment
    Dissuade
    2

    I don't completely think that Dynalist is the alternative of Workflowy, although they are all outliner editors but the fundamental primitive is very different. Workflowy is a one-pane outliner, it doesn't have "file" or "page" abstract, all bullets are treated equally, but Dynalist have these abstract, which IMHO are unnecessary redundancy for an outliner software.

    LordMax
    Positive
    -1

    It's really better than workflowy and it works in markdown. It's just expensive for the pro version

    3 of 17 comments
    • Dynalist is Freemium and ProprietaryWorkflowy is also Freemium and Proprietary
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    Super Productivity

     348 likes

    Free, open-source software offering task management and time tracking across Linux, MacOS, and Windows with Jira, GitHub, and GitLab integration, plus a pomodoro timer for breaks and focus. Designed with privacy in mind, it requires no user data collection or registration.

    359 Super Productivity alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    • Mac
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    • Online
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    • Chrome OS
    • Android Tablet
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    • AppImageHub
    • Snapcraft
    • Flathub
    • F-Droid
    • Flatpak
    • AppImage
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  4. Notion icon

    Notion

     674 likes

    Enhance team collaboration and content organization with Notion. Experience real-time access, intuitive drag-and-drop functionalities, and visually simple interfaces designed for productivity in managing tasks, notes, and databases effectively. Ideal for teams of every size.

    377 Notion alternatives

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    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Online
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    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
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    Zenkit

    Zenkit is a hyper-flexible SaaS platform for managing projects, databases, and more. Use Kanban boards, tables, or custom views to organize tasks, track data, and collaborate with your team. Build a CRM, financial planner, or sim...

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  6. Google Keep icon

    Google Keep

     846 likes

    Google Keep is a multifunctional tool that merges note-taking with browsing, allowing capture of thoughts, checklists, or voice notes, with cross-device synchronization. Features include color-coded notes, voice transcription, geo-fencing, collaboration, cloud storage, and seamless Google integration.

    162 Google Keep alternatives

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    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
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    • Online
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    • Chrome OS
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Google Chrome
    • Android Wear
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  8. AppFlowy icon

    AppFlowy

     211 likes

    Open-source workspace offering complete data control, deep customization via themes, plugins, and templates, native multi-platform support using Flutter and Rust, offline access, privacy features, collaborative tools, and easy extensibility for all users.

    146 AppFlowy alternatives

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    • Self-Hosted
    • Snapcraft
    • Rust
    • Flathub
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  9. Microsoft OneNote icon

    Microsoft OneNote

     1147 likes

    Comprehensive digital notebook offering organizers, shared notes, multi-device syncing, and optical character recognition, plus cloud-based data management for efficient information handling and accessibility.

    222 Microsoft OneNote alternatives

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    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
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    • Online
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    • Windows Phone
    • iPad
    • Apple Watch
    • Android Wear
    • Kindle Fire
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  10. Trello icon

    Trello

     1255 likes

    Organize and visualize tasks with Trello's boards, lists, and cards. Customize workflows for projects, streamline team collaboration, and integrate tasks seamlessly without starting from scratch. Suitable for meetings, onboarding, and brainstorming with proven playbooks.

    255 Trello alternatives

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    • Freemium
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    • Online
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    • Android Wear
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
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    Trello vs Workflowy Comments
    Guest
    Negative
    26

    Trello is a Kanban to do list app, and WorkFlowy is a plain text to do app

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    Guest
    Negative
    32

    WorkFlowy is a hierarchical with many inner levels all-in-one document and gives possibilities of a rapid overview/navigate in general and on every task/node in particular. Trello, otherwise, "hides" different tasks in different cards and, imho, it is heavier way to browse between tasks and see problems/issues in common.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    Guest
    Negative
    16

    Trello is not an alternative to WorkFlowy. Although WorkFlowy could be used as a task manager, it is fundamentally an infinite-depth outliner that could be used for, say, longer-form writing. Trello is not an outliner. It’s a task manager with a Kanban-style card layout.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    • Trello is Freemium and ProprietaryWorkflowy is also Freemium and Proprietary
    • Trello is CustomizableWorkflowy is not according to our users
  11. Todoist icon

    Todoist

     446 likes

    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.

    311 Todoist alternatives

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    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
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    • Linux
    • Online
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    • iPhone
    • Chrome OS
    • Android Tablet
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    • AppImageHub
    • Apple Watch
    • Snapcraft
    • Google Chrome
    • Flathub
    • Microsoft Outlook
    • Android Wear
    • Safari
    • Gmail
    • Mozilla Firefox
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    Docmost

     51 likes

    Open-source wiki and documentation solution offering real-time collaborative editing, robust permissions, group management, spaces for organizing content, inline commenting, full-page history, advanced full-text search, nested pages, attachments, and flexible storage.

    138 Docmost alternatives

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    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
    • Self-Hosted
    • Docker
    • Cloudron
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  13. SiYuan icon

    SiYuan

     83 likes

    SiYuan is a desktop Markdown Block-Reference and Bidirectional-Link note-taking application. Support fine-grained block-level reference and Markdown WYSIWYG.

    116 SiYuan alternatives

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    • Microsoft Edge
    • Google Chrome
    • Flathub
    • Docker
    • Docker Hub
    • F-Droid
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  14. Markor icon

    Markor

     96 likes

    Markor is a TextEditor for Android, versatile, flexible, and lightweight. Markor utilizes simple markup formats like Markdown and todo.txt for note-taking and list management. It is versatile at working with text; it can also be used for keeping bookmarks, copying to clipboard...

    186 Markor alternatives

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    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Android
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    • F-Droid
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  15. Org mode icon

    Org mode

     141 likes

    Org mode is for keeping notes, maintaining TODO lists, planning projects, and authoring documents with a fast and effective plain-text system.

    319 Org mode alternatives

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    • Mac
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    • GNU Emacs
    • Termux
    • Terminal
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    Org mode vs Workflowy Comments
    Buster_Blue
    Positive
    4

    It works similarly, but has more features and uses text files so that it can be offline. It's also open-source.

    • Org mode is Free and Open SourceWorkflowy is Freemium and Proprietary
    • Org mode is Customizable and Privacy focusedWorkflowy is not according to our users
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