# ToDoList

> Free, open-source task outliner for Windows with Gantt and kanban

ToDoList by AbstractSpoon is a free, open-source Windows program for breaking work into tasks and nested subtasks. Each task carries detailed attributes such as priority, risk, time estimate and time spent, and the same tasklist can be viewed as a tree, a kanban board, a Gantt chart, a calendar or a mind map. Tasklists are saved as local XML files, and the program is delivered as a zip that runs without an installer.

- **Category:** To-Do List Apps
- **Made by:** AbstractSpoon
- **Website:** https://www.abstractspoon.com
- **Runs on:** Windows
- **Facts last checked:** Oct 9, 2026

## Pricing

ToDoList is free to use.

- **Pricing model:** Free
- **Free plan:** The whole program is free and open source: the vendor's GitHub repositories publish the source code and the built download. The Help menu links to an optional PayPal donation.
- **Free trial:** None listed.

| Plan | Price | What you get |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Free | $0 | The full Windows program with every task view and plugin. The plugin source code carries the Eclipse Public License 1.0. |

Read from https://github.com/abstractspoon/ToDoList_Dev on Oct 9, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with ToDoList before buying.

## Key features

- **Nested tasks and subtasks:** Any task can hold subtasks, which can hold subtasks of their own, so a large project breaks down into smaller steps. Dragging one task onto another makes it a subtask.
- **Detailed task attributes:** Tasks carry priority, risk, time estimate and time spent, percent done, start and due dates, categories, status, version and the people they are allocated to.
- **Alternative task views:** Besides the task tree there are kanban board, Gantt chart, calendar, workload and burndown views, plus plugin views such as Mind Map, Week Planner, Evidence Board and Word Cloud.
- **Comments and file links:** Each task has plain or rich text comments, which can embed images, and a file link field for local or network files, web and email addresses, Outlook folders or other tasks.
- **Import and export:** Tasks import from Microsoft Outlook, GanttProject, FreeMind, MyLifeOrganized or a plain outline, and export to the same applications as well as HTML, CSV and iCalendar.
- **Portable install and shared tasklists:** It ships as a zip that runs from a hard drive, USB stick, network share or synced cloud folder. A check-out system lets a team share one tasklist, one editor at a time.

## Good for

- Windows users who want a free, detailed task outliner
- People who keep their tasks in local files instead of an online account
- Planners who want Gantt, kanban and workload views in one program
- Small teams sharing a tasklist on a network drive

## Worth knowing

- It is a Windows program. The vendor's install notes cover running it on Linux through Wine, not a native Linux build.
- Sharing works by check-out: only one person can edit a shared tasklist at any given time.
- The Evidence Board, Logged Time, Mind Map, Week Planner and Word Cloud views need the Visual C++ 2015 runtime and .NET Framework 4.6.2.
- There is no installer: it is unzipped by hand, and the vendor advises against placing it in Program Files (x86).

## Works with

Microsoft Outlook, GanttProject, FreeMind, MyLifeOrganized

**Tags:** Tasks, Open source, Local-first, Works offline, Kanban boards, Gantt & timelines, Time tracking

## Alternatives

- [MyLifeOrganized](https://toolgpa.com/tools/mylifeorganized): Outline-based task manager that builds a next-actions list. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/mylifeorganized-vs-todolist)
- [Swift To-Do List](https://toolgpa.com/tools/swift-to-do-list): Windows task and notes organizer with a tree of lists. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/swift-to-do-list-vs-todolist)
- [Super Productivity](https://toolgpa.com/tools/super-productivity): Free, open-source to-do app with time tracking and a Pomodoro timer. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/super-productivity-vs-todolist)
- [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/todo-txt-vs-todolist)
- [Microsoft To Do](https://toolgpa.com/tools/microsoft-to-do): Free to-do list from Microsoft that syncs with Outlook tasks. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/microsoft-to-do-vs-todolist)

## Sources

The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Oct 9, 2026:

- https://github.com/abstractspoon/ToDoList_Dev
- https://github.com/abstractspoon
- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/abstractspoon/ToDoList_Dev/master/Core/ToDoList/ToDoList.cpp
- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/abstractspoon/ToDoList_Dev/master/Plugins/LICENSE
- https://github.com/abstractspoon/ToDoList_Dev/tree/master/Core
- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/abstractspoon/ToDoList_Resources/master/Install.Windows.txt
- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/abstractspoon/ToDoList_Resources/master/Install.Linux.txt
- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/abstractspoon/ToDoList_Resources/master/Examples/Introduction.tdl
- https://github.com/abstractspoon/ToDoList_Downloads/tree/master/Latest
- https://github.com/abstractspoon/ToDoList_9.1

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