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> The app will remain online for another 90 days before it’s shut down by Yahoo. In the meantime, it’s not accepting any new users. Well, crap. Any migration
by jpatokal 14y ago
> The app will remain online for another 90 days before it’s shut down by Yahoo. In the meantime, it’s not accepting any new users.
Well, crap. Any migration path or alternatives? I don't even need 99% of Astrid's bells and whistles, just your basic "add entries and tick 'em off" todo list along the lines of what the Palm V used to do.
- emmelaich 14y agoI use gtasks on Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.dayup.gtask https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.dayup.gtas... .. and Google Keep for notes.
- mehrzad 14y agoIf you use Evernote, make a notebook called Todo. Why use another app? (probably not what you want, but it works for me)
- e40 14y agoBecause doing that falls far short of the features available in a real todo app like Astrid?
- jcomis 14y agoI've gone through a bunch, Any.DO was the one that stuck with me (Android, iOS, and Chrome extension)
- ConstantineXVI 14y agoI'm a recent convert to Remember the Milk[0], can't recommend it enough (the apparent stable business model is a plus as well, I recall using them back in the Blackberry era) [0] http://rememberthemilk.com http://rememberthemilk.com
- jbredeche 14y agoI recently started using Asana just for my personal to-do list, it's not bad and it's free. Haven't tried the mobile apps yet, but they look pretty good.
- dirtae 14y agoFor a basic todo list, you might like our app, AnyList (available for iOS): http://www.anylistapp.com http://www.anylistapp.com We are primarily focused on grocery shopping lists, but it'll work fine for other simple lists, and makes it really easy to share lists and collaborate with other people.
- aaronbrethorst 14y agoI love AnyList. I needed a super-simple shared todo list (for groceries, actually), and it does the job perfectly. I only wish there was a web client. Also, thanks for including a list of acknowledgements in the app. I track all of the ones I find at https://www.cocoacontrols.com/apps?o=date https://www.cocoacontrols.com/apps?o=date, but unfortunately a lot of people simply don't include any OSS acknowledgements.
- dageshi 14y agoI recently came across this http://www.mytinytodo.net/ http://www.mytinytodo.net/ It's just a tiny ajax driven todo list written in php with a sqlite (or mysql) backend Trivial to setup, self hosting and so simple you can hack it to do what you want. I wrote a small scheduler that emails me todo's at random intervals after the last one completed.
- jpatokal 14y agoSorry, working offline is the one requirement I do have...
- patrickmay 14y agoI use the Getting Things Done methodology and have OmniFocus on my Mac for that. I'm trying out Trello for simple project management and it seems like it would make a good GTD tool as well. The simplest online tool I've used is Wunderlist, which is worth a look. ETA: OmniFocus has a nice iPhone client.
- cheald 14y agoGoogle Keep has todo lists. I've taken to doing that since I can easily manage them on my desktop, then tick them off on my phone as I complete them.
- mtgx 14y agoI wish the web version of Keep was...faster. It takes too long to do some things, like deleting the tasks. And you can't even "wipe" a list. Well you can delete one, but what if it wasn't your last list? You can't even rearrange the lists in the order you want, which I find very frustrating.
- tiziano88 14y agoI can't try it on the web ui right now, but I can definitely do all the things you just described from the android app.
- chimeracoder 14y agoI've found Toodledo (http://www.toodledo.com/ http://www.toodledo.com/) to be the only cross-platform service that supports Getting Things Done (GTD) well. It leaves some things to be desired, but I haven't seen anything else out there that both 1) Supports a GTD workflow 2) Works on both iOS and Android (but also has a web interface). Toodledo syncs well with apps like 2Do (available for both iOS and Android) and Pocket Informant. If you (or anybody else) is interested in migrating to Toodledo, I wrote a Ruby client library for the Toodledo API that may be handy - ping me and I can send you the link. And if anybody has other suggestions for services that fit both of the above requirements, I'd love to know.
- MoosePirate 14y agoTodoist (http://todoist.com/ http://todoist.com/) is flexible, and can do both of those. They've got native apps for ios and android, and good integration with gmail. It has good support for recurring dates, subtasks, and some other niceities, but is also good as a basic list keeper.
- amix 14y agoThanks for recommending us! :-) Our desktops apps are really useful to structuring coding projects and I use it all the time while coding (as Todoist supports shortcuts and outline like nested structures) - - and it's really fast to use. Here's one of my recent projects, for an idea: http://cl.ly/image/1C2p1j1b0r3B http://cl.ly/image/1C2p1j1b0r3B This is great because you can assign due dates and priorities to sub-tasks - - and you can hide/show Todoist while you develop (via a global keyboard shortcut).
- Paul_D_Santana 14y agoHow about Google Tasks? I rely on this with Gtasks on Android every day as my main note taking vehicle. I find it especially useful for literally instantaneous syncing between phone, tablet, desktop, and laptop. Here's a way to access it via its own independent window (I keep this pinned in my browser): https://mail.google.com/tasks/ig https://mail.google.com/tasks/ig
- Groxx 14y agoI would very much recommend trying this one: https://mail.google.com/tasks/canvas?pli=1 https://mail.google.com/tasks/canvas?pli=1
- torbit 14y agoThanks, I didn't know it had its own window Update: Use the link below instead. Even better.
- e40 14y agoGoogle Tasks has no repeating tasks. That makes it a joke app.
- isyiwang 14y agoYou can export your Astrid data to a zip file here: https://astrid.com/home/export https://astrid.com/home/export As for alternatives, Google Keep is pretty great for your basic todo needs: https://drive.google.com/keep/ https://drive.google.com/keep/
- Tobu 14y ago> https://astrid.com/home/export https://astrid.com/home/export I get an infinite redirect loop trying to https://astrid.com/users/sign_in https://astrid.com/users/sign_in with google. By the way, Keep doesn't do reminders, its only purpose is simple note-taking.
- brimanning 14y agoWunderlist is a good alternative. I'm a fan - syncs easily and well, you can create grouped lists if you want, star important items. Or just go super simple. Either way, it's pretty sweet. https://www.wunderlist.com/ https://www.wunderlist.com/
- horv 14y agoI agree with this. I really like having a desktop client in addition to a web client. Seems silly, but makes a big difference for me.
- Tobu 14y agoI've found Any.DO better than Astrid (on an Android phone), although still not as good as what I had on a Nokia phone.
- andrewaylett 14y agoI'm guessing that the article has been updated, because it doesn't say that any more. The Android client is also open-source and doesn't require a network connection, so it should keep working :).
- rkda 14y agoIt'd be awesome if someone would develop a server for it :)
- emning 14y agoI've been a happy user of Nirvana for years now. Best web ui by far, and I've tried a lot of them. https://www.nirvanahq.com/ https://www.nirvanahq.com/ They even put out a beta of a usable Android app a few days ago -- finally!