There will be many different tools that support the implementation of the GTD® methodology (i.e. no one tool will handle everything you need). Here are some of the most common ones we come across in our work with clients. We have evaluated these to know their features, benefits, and applicability to the GTD approach. We encourage you to experiment to find what works best for you.
Please contact the software developers listed below for sales and technical support for these programs.
List Managers
We offer GTD Setup Guides on the software programs listed above. Visit our online store for details.
Capture Tools
Brainstorming Tools
If you do not see a software option for your platform, please visit our community forums and the Slice of GTD Life recordings and articles on GTD Connect for additional suggestions. And, we are always exploring more tools to enhance our own systems and are happy to share what we find with the GTD community. Please stay tuned!
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All of GTD can be managed in Todoist. Great tutorials online.
Thanks for your suggestion. Does Todoist support GTD fully and using GTD terms (or can it be configured to do so)?
Todoist can be configured to support GTD. That configuration is what our setup guide details. This description page includes links to sample PDFs in letter and A4 sizes.
Wunderlist has been shut down, and Microsoft To Do is now the new tool. It’s quite similar, and would consider it a fair GTD replacement.
I do miss Facilethings – I am a long time passionate user, it fully implements GTD and guides through the process of applying GTD. No other tool comes even close in my perception – and I tried them all.
I agree, I hv been following it for so long. Finally happy to see facilethings doing exact job.
It has some improvements needs though.
Exactly, I have been using this for last 3 years and never thought of using other. But team has grown from 1 person to 5 so looking a solution for team. FacileThings is truly great
Hi GTD community!
Is there any reason why Asana isn’t on these lists?
Hi, and thanks for asking.
This post was created before we had the Asana guide, but we have just updated the post to show Asana.
Why is ClickUp not on the list, it is really a amazing software where you can capture, have list and there is even a template bases on GTD
Hi Mark, Clickup is on our list of potential guides. Thanks for adding your voice for that.
How about Clockify?
Great insights on the essential tools and software! I particularly found the section on project management tools really helpful. It’s always a challenge to choose the right one, and your recommendations definitely make that decision easier. Thanks for sharing!
Great insights on the essential tools and software! I found the section on project management tools particularly helpful. It’s interesting to see how different options can cater to various team needs. Can’t wait to explore some of these in depth!
I find it intriguing that TheBrain is listed as a brainstorming tool and not as a capture tool.
Is there a reason why?
It could be used for capture as well. We have just found that more often people use it for brainstorming.