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How did you find Super Productivity and what made you stay (or leave)? #7294
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I’m a big fan of focused work, and one of the features that drew me to this app was its built-in Pomodoro/Focus mode. I also like the Schedule feature that lets me view my day using timeboxing. And finally, thanks to the portable mode and the ability to save my data in my hard drive locally, I'm able to use it in my company. Due to some Compliance requirements, I wouldn’t be able to use the app if it if it were required to be installed (admin credentials) or if its data were stored online. Thank you for your ongoing work on this app. |
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Ah... and about how I found the app, this is the location, in 2024 :) |
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I came across Super productivity because of this video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KUqRFSMIXck @johannesjo Appreciate your hard work, it can be a thank less task maintaining a project like this. What happened to 18.2.7 gave me a little fright there ! 😅 |
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Yes sorry about v18.2.7 I'm working on measures to prevent this from happening ever again. |
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A workmate recommended it to me, after I told him I was trying to organize myself better at work and started trying obsidian tasks. I saw a lot of potential with superproductivity, so spent the following weekend learning about it, reading lots of the articles that are on the website, setting it up for personal use, and the next day for work. So far it has been about a week, and I'm loving it. |
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I spent a long time searching for a task manager that works well for me. It fully meets my needs: you can create projects, tasks within them, subtasks, tags, set due dates, track time spent on tasks, and view time analytics. So far, this is the best solution I’ve found for my needs. As for the most important question, honestly, I don’t remember how I found the app. |
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I had been a user of the Titra self hosted app to track time. But I did not really need a hosted app as I work by myself and found SuperProductivity browsing for alternatives on alternativeto.net. One of the thing I need from a productivity tool is stability. I've been using the same apps and setups and linux distro for 5 years because each thing is made to match my needs. Novelty and constant aesthetic changes were what made me leave Windows. I don't need features I need time gains in my day-to-day tasks and efficiency. Any manual worker would tell you: a good tool is one that has been polished to the shape of your hand by using it. Computer tools should be like that. I stayed because SuperProductivity was like that. I set it up, it worked, I customized it and now with shortcuts and habits of use I can manage my tasks and time in just 1-2 minutes of total use per day. Several new UI changes in the past months have started to shift this stability though. That could make me find a new tool. Thanks for making it, for now it served me well. |
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I came across SP because I was getting frustrated with how many features I was craving when using just the google ToDo app on my phone. Add that my doctor wants me to track my menstrual cycle more... I needed a better app. After googling what other period apps are out there and not finding anything more robust than I already use (only lame pink frilly apps that don't have any complexity to them), I figure I'd search for an entire productivity suit (assuming i'd find something that also had a journal component to it lol). I Literally googled "Productivity Suit". Later added "(Calendar, todo, health tracker)" to that search. Also eventually added "Open source" to the search too lol. Found Notion, Aika, and a few others that weren't as feature rich as I had hoped. Once I got to all those keywords in my search (open source productivity app suit (calendar, todo, menstrual tracker)) lol Super productivity was right there in google :) Well, duckduckgo lol but still. Did a bit more searching, didn't find anything that beat SP, so I downloaded it, played around with it and fell in love! Been using it every day since April 11th :) Only thing missing from SP for what I was looking for, was that health tracking component. yah there's habits, but I want to track my cycle, so it's not adequate for that. I would REALLY love to see some sort of health tracking added to SP (plugin territory?) because of how much relevance period cycles have with productivity. But I'm also ok looking for an entirely separate app - I just haven't found any yet. Using excel, but doctors like a more "pretty" looking display of data. |
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Thank you for your feedback. Yes, I think health is definitely plugin teritory. The core app is already feature packed and with every new feature maintanance becomes harder. We have to draw the line somewhere :) |
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The app itself is great. I have been using it on a Linux and Mac system since early summer last year. I would argue that things3 is easier to pick up for somebody just trying to set up their system, as SP app can seem quite intimidating because of its feature richness. But if you're looking for a better experience, of keeping things that need to be done, at hand, I have found that SP app is among the best. The main thing that stopped me from full migration was the absence of the IOS app. Since it's released, I was over the moon, however, the method that I primarily used for the synchronization – Syncthing – was never introduced on IOS and got discontinued altogether. I do know that Syncthing can be tricky when you have multiple instances open at the same time, however, I do know how to use it and have been using it between my IOS, Mac and Linux systems very successfully over the past couple of years with little to no issues. And whilst I appreciate that next cloud option was added – its set up is quite more involved than just starting a Syncthing service and I simply haven't figured it out, although I tried. I cannot set up iCloud as it's not supported, proton Drive isn't supported either. While I truly do appreciate the efforts that go into making something like this, and I think that the main dev as well as the contributors are doing a tremendous job – unfortunately the app doesn't fit into my workflow anymore, which is actually very unfortunate as I have grown very accustomed to it. Also, the habit tracker feature that I stumbled across completely by accident is such a great addition. I ended up moving all my notes back to things3 for the time being however, I do keep the SP app installed on all devices and legitimately check it after each update to see if there is a way for me to incorporate back. I do understand that supporting all these features takes a ton of time and effort but I think there is a way not to make a devoted time investment for each subsequent synchronization service by simply being able to set the location of the main folder, where all the Reminders are, to accustom folder – that way I can sync it with any service that I wish and if it doesn't sync properly that has nothing to do with the SP app, but completely on me. If the sync options available fit in your workflow - this is very likely to be the final to do list that you will ever need, and it opens up to be even more once you get used only to the todos. Despite the fact that I for now cannot fit it into my workflow. I really do think that the developers are doing an outstanding work and a big wholehearted thank you. |
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Hello Super Productivity Team! I’m not sure how this feedback is going to come across, but I literally just said to myself, “I finally found an app that suits my brain,” which is so odd to feel about an application. For more context, I can be very particular about the digital solutions I seek for problems I want solved. I care a lot about user experience, design, how automation is used to solve different types of problems, customizability. I mean, I’ve spent many years researching “to-do” apps, and I often find them lacking, and honestly, not useful or overly or under-complicated. Honestly, now with SaaS, often a lot of these stupid apps are focused on monetizing and convenience before they even think about the problem itself. I honestly have spent a lot of time installing, testing and uninstalling. Today, in an effort to look again, I must have searched “local storage simple to-do list app,” and found an article that listed your app as an open-source to-do app that doesn’t fuss about with bullshit digital accounts/user IDs that are not necessary for this type of problem. Again, the focus on this app does not seem to be on monetization, which is refreshing. I love open source applications, so of course, I had to try it! I freaking love this app. I’ve used it for one fucking day, and I’m honestly so freaking excited. You have no idea. I mean, so many good things!!!! I love that you can even choose which features are toggled on, so that you can literally customize how the app feels and functions based on your INDIVIDUAL needs. I don’t know if I can say enough, but I do want to say thank you. I feel inspired to know that there are humans out there designing technology that is human-centric and focused on solving problems. You have honestly restored a little bit of my faith in technology as a pursuit once again. I work in tech, and believing that there are cool and super smart people out there that also happen to CARE ABOUT people is super awesome. Thank you for inspiring me and providing me with an app that literally improved my life. Not sure how I can contribute. I’m a bit of a rusty coder at this point, but if there is any way for me to contribute, I’d be so happy to do so. Definitely following the progress of this app! |
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Also wanted to follow up here to say that I immediately committed to a small monthly contribution because I appreciate the work you do and really believe in it. ——— Also, wanted to add, I am also in a past life a student of architecture. I love art, design and thinking about branding! Not sure if that’s something you ever need assistance with, but I have some thoughts on those things as well. If you are interested in hearing about those things as well! I’ll see if I get a response and engage further based on that. Wishing you and your team the best! |
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I also attempted to re-trace my steps to help you figure out details in case you wanted to sharpen your SEO, but honestly, I use DuckDuckGo and my browser history is cleared very often, so I apologize for not being able to do that since I don’t even have this morning’s history. |
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Wow, thank you so much! This genuinely means a lot. Creating something human-centered that adapts to different brains is exactly what I’ve always wanted Super Productivity to be. And thank you for contributing as well. That’s incredibly kind and very welcome! I’d also be very happy to hear your thoughts on the design and branding! |
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Great! I’ll e-mail here: contact@super-productivity.com for further comms! :) |
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I've been looking for a good open-source task manager for years, and it's been surprisingly difficult to find one with solid web and Android apps. I came across SP by accident recently, and so far it's proving to be almost exactly what I was looking for. It's feature-rich, and in many areas it offers even more than I had hoped for. The only feature I feel is really missing is proper attachment syncing across devices, although I imagine that's a fairly major undertaking. By the way, is there a public roadmap where users can see what's currently being worked on and what's planned for the future? Also, is there a feature request or voting system where users can suggest and vote on new features? |
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I came across the project some years ago, something before 2019 I think. |
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Btw: Auto sync is available via super sync and for the other things you probably can build your own plugin :) |
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I have tried both Sunsama and Ellie, and this is the closest offline version of the kind of productivity suite that I could find. I really needed something that I could group tasks at work into via category and subcategory. While this is only possible via 'project folder' and then 'projects' nested within that, I can then group my tasks while STILL using a tag such as #WORK and then leaving the 'project' to separate the work tasks by client, and subtasks within those. The only thing I'm lacking now is notes within individual tasks, rather than notes on a project as a whole. Since I can keep any other tasks in it similarly grouped, I use it for my personal life, too. I have ADHD and this is the best way for me to manage all the thoughts and todo lists I can barely remember. It remembers for me. It groups for me. I want to donate when I have the money. What I value most is the customisability in an offline/encrypted sync when needed, but to have all these features with something like that? I feel like life just got a lot easier to manage. Edit: I just realized I didn't say how I found the app! I was searching for something to put on Linux because I'm breaking away from windows and anything that invades my privacy, so I found it on this website! https://www.linuxlinks.com/super-productivity-todo-time-tracker/ |
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I used to run todos, both recurring and individual, with calendar notifications. When moving to a new phone broke that completely, with notifications showing erratically in general and not reliably on-time when they did at all, I went to the interwebs for a todo-app that would not need a subscription, works across multiple devices and has a self-hostable backend. |
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Also: I mostly use the task list, with very limited forays into projects and habits, and do not use any of the time-tracking features. |
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I found this project on alternativeto.net while looking for an open source task management program or app about a week ago. The self hosted aspect was also a plus. I've stayed because of how well this works for someone with ADHD. This is the first time I've come across an option to not let overdue recurring tasks 'pile up'. Most programs like this turn into more of a tracker for how much stuff I'm not caught up on. Overtime those become less of a productivity tracker and more of a graveyard of ADHD mistakes. This program strikes a good balance of flexibility and structure. |
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Wanted a cross platform to-do app that worked better than microsoft to-do. Tried to doist. It is rather expensive and proprietary, although it worked well when I paid for the subscription. Asked AI for FOSS alternatives to todoist, found this app. It's not quite as polished as todoist, but has feature parity, or possibly even more features than todoist, as far as I can tell. The program is also pretty easy to use for simple use if the user wants to, without touching any of the more power user features, which is a great trait and hard to balance. SP really is quite a spectacular app, I expect to use it for a very long time. |
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I found Super Productivity here: |
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I just find the app through AI and installed it on my multiple devices 1st- Thanks for everything and I really like you reasons to develop a free solution ❤︎❤︎❤︎ 2nd - please make sure that the app continues to grow even if one of the developers face a personal problem or ... ! 3rd - I have emigrated from TickTick ( I must confess its one of the best if not the best ) so please follow them or consider their options : like its : "Habit Tracker" or "Eisenhower matrix" or "infinite subtasks" or "Notes" |
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I spent a long time searching for a task manager that replaces MS’ To Do app. I liked the simplicity of To Do, but I want to move away from commercial software. Hence SuperProductivity. I found the app while searching for the “best free” tool - as simple as that. |
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I came here as I was looking for a time tracking app since Clockify (which I really likes using for many years) reduced the functionality of the free plan (and my kind AI agent found your page where you compare different tools). So, I'm still pretty new here, but my first impression was just amazing, especially that it's free for all different platforms - and I could setup sync via my nextcloud in just a few minutes! Many things just work as I would expect. :-) And I really like the idea of the combination of task management and time tracking and also intrgration with the calendar. |
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For a decade I was using the only full blown GTD App I have found: ThinkingRock (But it is not maintained anymore so the installation gets trickier). I was looking for mordern GTD Apps I can use locally without relying on a cloud service. A few different and independent comparisons also referenced SuperProductivty. I tried quite a few. SP won for me because of:
Future Potential: |
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I'd be happy to work towards more gtd compatibility! I'd need some guidance on what the biggest gaps are and how to fill them, as I don't use it myself. |
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OK, gladly! A discussion as a feature request would probably be the way to go. This will take some effort. |
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Hi Johannes,
This is with regards to the « Share To » feature…
(In what follows, by Source I mean any app that allows to to use share to;
Destination will be Super-Productivity.)
On IOS and I suppose on Android as well one has the possibility to choose
Share To. This then allows to share whatever comes from the Source to the
Destination. And I am sure that you know all this. :-)
The idea I had in mind is the following use cases:
* As a user I would like to share information from any app to
Super-Productivity so that this information appears in whatever object in
Super-Productivity e.g. a task in a project.
* As a user I would like to define the default destination object in
Super-Productivity in the Settings e.g. Default Project
Here an example under iOS when I click on Share To in a Test Note I have
created in the iOS Notes app. The iOS Notes app allows to share the note.
The screenshot below shows what happens when I share this with Microsoft’s
ToDo app. In essence a screen pops up that allows to select where the
shared note is to be added to under Microsoft ToDo - in this case under
Tasks - the second screenshot shows what I see when clicking on Tasks i.e.
I get presented with a list of the tasks I have in Microsoft ToDo.
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When selecting for instance Music and confirm this, the Share To then adds
the Test Note content to Microsoft To Do without Microsoft To Do being
opened (at least not visible to me).
The gain I see with this feature is that I do not have to open
Super-Productivity; the Share to information simply gets added to SP.
The idea behind the Settings option to define the Default destination is
that this will appear in the Share To screen. I can still change this, but
in the most of the cases, the default destination is what I would need. In
this case I would select « Tasks » and the « Music » as the default setting.
I hope that all this makes sense. If not do not hesitate to ask for
details.
@everyone who reads this: Please add whatever you think can help make this
feature more usable.
And again, many, many thanks Johannes.
Best regards - Luc
PS… Not sure how to add screenshots here… Does this work?
Screenshot 1:
<img width="1420" height="650" alt="image" src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/4116554e-e9b1-4d08-8216-1b8d5bdcf00f" />
Screenshot 2:
<img width="1133" height="654" alt="image" src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/0a12fdfe-d205-4182-a3df-03cdb5bce402" />
…On Sat, 19 Sept 2026 at 00:05, Johannes Millan ***@***.***> wrote:
I'd be happy to work towards more gtd compatibility! I'd need some
guidance on what the biggest gaps are and how to fill them, as I don't use
it myself.
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Claude found it when I was desperatly looking for a new app after having to leave notion for my todo. And I just need to write this again. Every time I open this app, it blows my mind. I've tried just about every to-do list app (from OmniFocus way back in 2010 to Superlist recently), and this one feels like an extension of my brain. A the little details I had to hack my way through other apps are deeply integrated here (ex: the weekly flow of effort vs avail time in a day, pure brain candy). And every new feature or workflow is spot on. And the fact that it's open source and I can easily connect it to my tooling is beyond great. Bravo for all the work! |
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ChatGPT / Gemini found it for me, and at first I was super impressed by all the features, but the strictly 'future looking' approach of the app does not sit well with me. I was looking for an app to track my time, but turns out I can't track anything that happened in the past. I may not always have the app open when I am working on something, and often times I find myself coming back to log what happened. I'm aware of #7946, but that's a workaround at best, which I can't do every single day. All of this to say I think this is a great app and clearly lots of people love it, but it's probably not suitable for my use case. I even set up a sync token but I guess I'll have to let that go. |
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I stooped using super prod around version 16, I used to use a webDAV for sync, ended up with a punch of conflicts that lead to a data loss, so I kinda stop using it back to using it yesterday, man the sync is fire, self hosted the super sync server, I did not like benchmark or try to conflict with myself, I don't think I need a super good conflict resolution, since I almost would never edit the same task from 2 devices but being able to create tasks while not connected on laptop and phone separately is super cool also it kinda looks better, it used to look good but now better thanks! |
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Would really appreciate your input on this! <3
EDIT: I should reiterate that the "how you found the app" part is slightly more important, since I really have no clue how that usually happens. The other half is also important, but I'm slightly less clueless here :)
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