# Tracks

> Free, self-hosted web app for Getting Things Done

Tracks is a free, open-source web application for following David Allen's Getting Things Done method. Next actions are organized by context and project, with tags, stars, due dates and a tickler that keeps an action off the home page until a chosen date. It is written in Ruby on Rails and meant to be installed on your own computer or server, where one instance can hold separate private accounts for several users.

- **Category:** To-Do List Apps
- **Made by:** TracksApp
- **Website:** https://www.getontracks.org
- **Runs on:** Web
- **Facts last checked:** Oct 9, 2026

## Pricing

Tracks is free to use.

- **Pricing model:** Free
- **Free plan:** The software is free and open source under the GNU GPL. You download the source or use Docker and run it on your own computer or server; the project itself sells no plans.
- **Free trial:** None listed.

| Plan | Price | What you get |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Free | $0 | The complete application, installed from source or with Docker on a machine you run, for as many users as the admin adds. |

Read from https://www.getontracks.org/ on Oct 9, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with Tracks before buying.

## Key features

- **Contexts and projects:** The home page lists next actions sorted by context, and separate pages show one context or one project. Projects and contexts can be reordered by dragging and hidden from the home page.
- **Tags and stars:** Actions take free-form tags, each with its own page of matching actions, and a star icon marks actions to pull onto a starred page.
- **Due dates and a tickler:** Optional due dates are shown on a traffic-light colored background by how close they are. The tickler schedules an action to appear on the home page only after a future date.
- **Multiple private users:** Each user has their own contexts, projects, actions and preferences behind a login. Only the admin can add or delete accounts, so visitors cannot sign themselves up.
- **Statistics:** A statistics page shows the average time taken to complete actions, how many were completed in the past month or year, and which days of the week are the most productive.
- **Feeds, exports and API:** Next actions are available as text, iCal and RSS feeds, data exports to YAML, CSV or XML, and an API lets scripts read and write tasks. A lightweight mobile web interface is included.

## Good for

- GTD practitioners who want contexts, projects and a tickler
- People comfortable running a Rails app or a Docker container
- Households or small groups wanting private accounts on one server
- Getting task data out through feeds, exports and an API

## Worth knowing

- Running Tracks yourself takes a server with Ruby and a MySQL, PostgreSQL or SQLite database, or a Docker setup.
- The latest stable release, 2.7.1, is dated July 25, 2024 and was primarily a security release.
- There are no native phone apps. Phones use a lightweight mobile web interface, and the only client listed is for SailfishOS.
- A hosted instance, TaskItIn, is run by the principal maintainer's company at €3 a month after a 30-day free trial.

**Tags:** Open source, Self-hostable, Tasks, Public API

## Alternatives

- [Mindwtr](https://toolgpa.com/tools/mindwtr): Free, open-source GTD task manager for desktop and mobile. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/mindwtr-vs-tracks)
- [Nirvana](https://toolgpa.com/tools/nirvana): To-do list app built around the Getting Things Done method. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/nirvana-vs-tracks)
- [Everdo](https://toolgpa.com/tools/everdo): Offline-first GTD task manager sold as a one-time purchase. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/everdo-vs-tracks)
- [Vikunja](https://toolgpa.com/tools/vikunja): Open-source task manager to self-host or use as a paid cloud. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/tracks-vs-vikunja)
- [tududi](https://toolgpa.com/tools/tududi): Open-source task and life organizer to self-host or use hosted. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/tracks-vs-tududi)

## Sources

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

- https://www.getontracks.org/
- https://www.getontracks.org/manual/
- https://www.getontracks.org/downloads/
- https://www.getontracks.org/news/
- https://www.getontracks.org/clients/
- https://github.com/TracksApp/tracks
- https://www.taskitin.fi/

Page: https://toolgpa.com/tools/tracks
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