Errands vs Zanshin
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Where they differ
- Errands is free. Zanshin is free.
In commonFree planLinuxOpen sourceTasks
At a glance
| Errands | Zanshin | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free | Free |
| Starts at | Free | Free |
| Free plan | The app is free on Flathub and open source under the MIT license, with no paid version. The developer accepts optional donations, currently in cryptocurrency only. | Free and open source under the GPL-3.0-or-later license, with no paid version. It is installed from a Linux distribution's packages or an app store such as Discover. KDE accepts optional donations. |
| Free trial | None listed | None listed |
| Linux | ||
| Made by | Vlad Krupinski (mrvladus) | KDE |
| Price read from | flathub.org | apps.kde.org |
| Checked | Oct 9, 2026 | Oct 9, 2026 |
Who each one suits
Errands
- GNOME users who want a small, native task list
- Nextcloud Tasks users who want a Linux desktop client
- People who prefer a short feature list to a full planner
Zanshin
- KDE Plasma users who follow Getting Things Done
- People who already use KMail and KOrganizer
- Adding and filing tasks without leaving the keyboard
Worth knowing
Errands
- Linux only: the Flatpak on Flathub is the only version the developer supports, with no Windows, macOS or web release.
- For sync, the README says only Nextcloud is known to work well and other CalDAV providers may not work.
- The latest release, 46.2.10, is dated December 22, 2025.
- The GNOME Apps page lists a single maintainer, and donations are accepted in cryptocurrency only.
Zanshin
- KDE's app listing offers it for Linux only. The project's install page says there is no Mac version and that the team never tested the Windows build.
- The project pages list no mobile or web app.
- It depends on Akonadi and other KDE libraries, and the KMail, KOrganizer and KRunner features need those KDE applications.
- The project site's last announcement is version 0.5.71 from January 2020; later versions arrive with KDE's regular app releases, most recently 26.08.2 on October 8, 2026.
Key features
Errands
- Multiple task lists
- The app supports multiple task lists, so separate areas of work can each have a list of their own.
- Tasks and sub-tasks
- Tasks and their sub-tasks can be added, edited, removed and marked as completed.
- Accent color for each task
- Each task can be given its own accent color.
- Nextcloud and CalDAV sync
- Tasks sync through the python-caldav library with Nextcloud Tasks and other CalDAV providers. The README says only Nextcloud is supported and known to work well.
- Drag and drop and .ics import
- The app supports drag and drop, and tasks can be brought in by importing .ics files.
Zanshin
- Inbox for collecting tasks
- New tasks land in an inbox so they are written down first and sorted later, which is the collect step of Getting Things Done.
- Projects and contexts
- Tasks are filed into projects and contexts by drag and drop. Focusing on one project or context, such as phone calls, shows only the tasks that belong to it.
- Keyboard control
- The app can be driven entirely from the keyboard, with shortcuts to add tasks, move them to a project or a context, and navigate.
- Due dates and recurring tasks
- A due date makes a task stand out from the rest. Version 0.5.0 added recurring tasks, with a simple recurrence model, and a filter that hides tasks scheduled in the future.
- KMail, KOrganizer and KRunner
- A task can be created from an email in KMail, overdue and upcoming tasks appear in KOrganizer's calendar view, and typing "todo:" in KRunner adds a task even when Zanshin is closed.
- Running task overlay and attachments
- One task can be marked as currently running, which puts an overlay at the top of the screen as a reminder of what to focus on. Tasks can also carry attachments.
Plans
Errands
Free$0
The complete app, installed as a Flatpak from Flathub for x86_64 and aarch64 Linux systems.
Zanshin
Free$0
The complete desktop app, installed from Linux distribution repositories or AppStream app stores such as Discover.
