8 alternatives to Obsidian Tasks

Obsidian Tasks is a Task Management & To-do Lists product. The community recommends 8 alternatives: 2 open source, 2 self-hostable and 2 free to use. They are ranked by community votes, ratings and favorites, with the key differences from Obsidian Tasks highlighted.

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About Obsidian Tasks

Obsidian Tasks is a task management plugin for Obsidian that tracks tasks across your entire vault. You can query tasks from anywhere and mark them as done, and any status changes are written back to the source file.

Closed source
Not self-hostable

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Top rated

Obsidian

5 (1 rating)

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Best open-source pick

Vikunja

Open source, AGPL-3.0, GPL-3.0 license

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Best self-hosted pick

Vikunja

Run it on your own server

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Best free pick

Vikunja

Free to use

All alternatives

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    Obsidian

    Note-taking & Editors

    Obsidian is a local-first note-taking and knowledge management tool built around Markdown, designed for building and maintaining a personal knowledge base. With its "networked notes" and "bidirectional links" features, it connects scattered note fragments into a visual knowledge graph, helping users organize and discover information efficiently.

    5 (1 rating)1 likeDetailsWebsite
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    TickTick

    Task Management & To-do Lists

    TickTick is an all-in-one productivity app that brings together to-do lists, multiple calendar views, a Pomodoro timer, habit tracking, and countdowns, with real-time sync across phones, computers, tablets, and watches.

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    Todoist

    Task Management & To-do Lists

    Todoist is a cross-platform task management and to-do list app that lets you capture tasks quickly in natural language and organize them by date, project and filter. It works for both personal use and team collaboration.

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    Microsoft To Do

    Task Management & To-do Lists

    Microsoft To Do is Microsoft's to-do and task management app. It lets you organize everyday tasks with lists, steps, reminders, and due dates. It integrates with Microsoft services such as your Microsoft account and Outlook, and syncs across devices.

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    Things 3

    Task Management & To-do Lists

    Things 3 is a personal task management app from Cultured Code for Mac, iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch and Vision Pro. It helps you plan your day, manage projects and work toward your goals step by step.

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    Apple Reminders

    Task Management & To-do Lists

    Apple Reminders is the to-do and reminder app built into Apple devices, which you can use to keep track of things to do, buy, and watch. It supports lists, subtasks, tags, smart lists, sharing, and grocery lists.

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    Vikunja

    Task Management & To-do Lists

    The to-do app to organize your life.

    Open source · AGPL-3.0, GPL-3.0
    Self-hostable

    Compared with Obsidian Tasks

    • + Open source (Obsidian Tasks is not)
    • + Self-hostable (Obsidian Tasks is not)
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    Taskwarrior

    Task Management & To-do Lists

    Taskwarrior is Free and Open Source Software that manages your TODO list from your command line. It is flexible, fast, efficient, and unobtrusive. It does its job then gets out of your way.

    Open source · MIT
    Self-hostable

    Compared with Obsidian Tasks

    • + Open source (Obsidian Tasks is not)
    • + Self-hostable (Obsidian Tasks is not)

Obsidian Tasks vs. alternatives

ServiceOpen sourceSelf-hostedLicensePricingPlatformsRatingVotes
Obsidian Tasks
Current
NoNo—————
ObsidianNoNo———5 (1)0
TickTickNoNo————0
TodoistNoNo————0
Microsoft To DoNoNo————0
Things 3NoNo————0
Apple RemindersNoNo————0
VikunjaYesYesAGPL-3.0, GPL-3.0———0
TaskwarriorYesYesMIT———0

FAQ

What is the best alternative to Obsidian Tasks?

Community-recommended alternatives to Obsidian Tasks include Obsidian, TickTick, Todoist, Microsoft To Do, Things 3, and Apple Reminders. Compare open source, self-hosting, pricing and platforms to choose.

Is there a free alternative to Obsidian Tasks?

Yes. Vikunja and Taskwarrior can be used for free; the open-source, self-hostable ones can be run on your own server at no cost.

Is there an open-source alternative to Obsidian Tasks?

Yes. Open-source alternatives include Vikunja and Taskwarrior.

Can I self-host an alternative to Obsidian Tasks?

Yes. Vikunja and Taskwarrior can run on your own server, so you keep control of your data.

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