# Orgzly review (2026): is it any good? > Free Android outliner for notes and to-do lists in Org files Checked Nov 12, 2026 ยท graded Nov 12, 2026 by ToolGPA. Orgzly is an Android outliner for notes and to-do lists, stored as plain-text files in the Org mode format. Notebooks sync manually with Dropbox, a WebDAV server or a folder on the device. It is free and its source code is on GitHub. - **Category:** To-Do List Apps - **Made by:** Orgzly LLC - **Website:** https://orgzly.com - **Runs on:** Android - **Who should skip it:** Not for you if you use an iPhone or Mac, as it is Android only. - **Facts last checked:** Nov 12, 2026 ## Pricing As of Nov 12, 2026, Orgzly is free to use. - **Pricing model:** Free - **Free plan:** The documentation's FAQ says Orgzly is free. - **Free trial:** None listed. | Plan | Price | What you get | | --- | --- | --- | | Free | $0 | The whole app; the source is on GitHub under the GPL. | Read from https://orgzly.com/docs on Nov 12, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with Orgzly before buying. ## Key features - **Org mode notebooks:** Notes and tasks are saved as Org-format text files, so they can also be opened in other Org-aware tools. - **Search expressions:** Query by state, tag, priority, notebook, and scheduled, deadline, event, closed or created dates, with AND, OR and NOT. - **Agenda view:** Add an agenda term to a query to group results by day over a chosen number of days. - **Sync options:** Sync notebooks with Dropbox, a WebDAV server such as Nextcloud, or a directory on the device. Sync is started by hand. - **Links between items:** Links can point to web pages, email, phone numbers, map locations, files, other notes and notebooks. - **Swipe actions:** In search results, swipe to set a start time, cycle TODO and DONE states, or jump to the note's notebook. ## Good for - Org mode users who want their files on an Android phone - People who want plain-text notes they fully own - Anyone wanting a free, open-source Android task outliner ## Worth knowing - Android only: the FAQ answers "Not yet" on an iOS version, and no web or desktop app is listed. - Sync is manual, and the docs say deleting a remote notebook is not yet detected. - Dropbox sync is available only in the Google Play version, not the F-Droid build. - Conflicts between local and remote notebooks cannot be merged inside the app. ## ToolGPA grades **GPA: 2.8 out of 4**, graded Nov 12, 2026. Orgzly is a free, open-source Android app for outlines and to-dos kept in Org files. It runs on Android only and syncing is manual, so you will do some of the work yourself. - **Value for money: A.** Free and open source, with the whole app free, against a to-do middle of $3.99 a month. - **Free plan and trial: A.** Free outright, with no paid plans and no caps on record. - **Features: C.** Notebooks, search, agenda and links do the job, but sync is manual and conflicts cannot be merged in the app. - **Ease of use: C.** No store rating on record. You need to know Org files and set up a sync folder first. - **Platforms and integrations: C.** Android only; the FAQ answers 'Not yet' on an iOS version, and no web or desktop app is listed. These are ToolGPA's own grades. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from Orgzly's own pages on 12 November 2026. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews. ## Where it stands among to-do list apps - Orgzly's GPA of 2.8 is higher than 95 of the 127 other to-do list apps we grade, and level with 10. - It stands best on free plan and trial (A, above 89 of 127) and worst on features (C, above 8). - Orgzly has no paid plan. - On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 2.0 out of 4. Nothing scores higher for less, though at least one tool matches that score at a lower price. The category's chart of price against score: https://toolgpa.com/charts/to-do-lists ## Keep it, or make your own? **Keep it.** Orgzly is free, so making your own would save you nothing. It is one of the better ones too: its GPA of 2.8 is higher than 95 of the 127 other to-do list apps we grade. - You could make: Tasks and notes: an app builder makes these well. - You could not: A real app for Android. Something home-made would be a web page. A judgement by ToolGPA from this listing, by rules that are the same for every tool. Nothing was built to test it. ## Works with Dropbox, WebDAV, Nextcloud **Tags:** Tasks, Notes, Open source ## Alternatives - [beorg](https://toolgpa.com/tools/beorg): Plain-text task manager for iPhone and iPad using Org mode files. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/beorg-vs-orgzly) - [Tasks.org](https://toolgpa.com/tools/tasks-org): Open-source Android to-do list with CalDAV and Google Tasks sync. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/orgzly-vs-tasks-org) - [Taskwarrior](https://toolgpa.com/tools/taskwarrior): Free, open-source to-do list manager for the command line. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/orgzly-vs-taskwarrior) - [Todo.txt](https://toolgpa.com/tools/todo-txt): Plain-text to-do list format with an open-source command-line tool. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/orgzly-vs-todo-txt) - [jtx Board](https://toolgpa.com/tools/jtx-board): Android app for journals, notes and tasks with CalDAV sync. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/jtx-board-vs-orgzly) ## Sources The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Nov 12, 2026: - https://orgzly.com/ - https://orgzly.com/docs - https://github.com/orgzly/orgzly-android Page: https://toolgpa.com/tools/orgzly Listed by ToolGPA (toolgpa.com).