Super Productivity v19.1.0

Super Productivity is a free and open-source productivity application that combines task management, timeboxing, time tracking, project organization, and integrations with popular development and project management services. It is designed for people who want more control over their daily work than a conventional to-do list provides.

The application can run as a desktop app, mobile app, or web app, while keeping data under the user's control. It does not require an account for basic use and supports local data storage, synchronization, and self-hosted options.

Features

Super Productivity packs a large number of productivity features into one application.

• Task management with projects, subtasks, tags, and categories

• Timeboxing for planning specific work periods

• Built-in time tracking and work logs

• Pomodoro timer and break reminders

• Daily planning and scheduling

• Work summaries and time-sheet exports

• Personal productivity metrics

• Notes and contextual information attached to tasks and projects

• File attachments and project bookmarks

• Calendar integration through CalDAV

• Integrations with Jira, Trello, GitHub, GitLab, Gitea, OpenProject, Linear, ClickUp, and Azure DevOps

• Automatic task importing from supported services

• Work-log integration for supported project management platforms

• Data synchronization through SuperSync, Dropbox, and WebDAV

• Self-hosting support for SuperSync

• Web application

• Android and iOS applications

• Keyboard shortcuts and quick task-entry syntax

• Offline-oriented workflow with user-controlled data storage

The integrations are particularly useful for developers because tasks from issue trackers can be brought into the same workspace instead of maintaining a separate task list.

Performance and Compatibility

Super Productivity is an Electron-based desktop application, so it is considerably heavier than a small native task manager. The benefit is a consistent interface across supported desktop platforms and access to a much broader feature set.

The project is actively maintained, with a large codebase and frequent releases. The latest release includes improvements to task, schedule, and worklog processing costs, along with additional synchronization, calendar, task, and mobile improvements.

The application is available for desktop platforms, Android, iOS, and the web. The web version is useful for browser-based access, although the developers explicitly document differences and limitations compared with the desktop version.

One of its biggest strengths is flexibility rather than raw simplicity. Users who only need a basic checklist may find the interface and number of options excessive. For users who want task management, time tracking, scheduling, integrations, and work logging together, the additional complexity is more justified.

System Requirements

Super Productivity does not publish a particularly demanding hardware requirement for normal use.

Supported platforms include:

• Windows

• Linux

• macOS

• Android

• iOS

• Web browsers

Desktop packages are provided for common architectures, including x64 and ARM64 on Windows, while Linux packages include DEB and Snap formats.

Because the desktop application uses Electron, having a reasonable amount of RAM is recommended when running it alongside development tools, browsers, IDEs, and other large applications.

Pros and Cons

Pros

• Free and open source

• No account required for basic use

• Strong privacy and local-data focus

• Excellent combination of tasks and time tracking

• Powerful timeboxing and scheduling features

• Extensive developer-oriented integrations

• Supports Jira, GitHub, GitLab, Trello, Linear, and other services

• Desktop, mobile, and web versions

• Supports WebDAV and Dropbox synchronization

• SuperSync supports end-to-end encrypted synchronization

• SuperSync can be self-hosted

• Extensive customization and automation capabilities

• Active development

Cons

• Feature-rich interface can take time to learn

• Electron desktop application uses more resources than lightweight native task managers

• Some functionality differs between the desktop and web versions

• The large number of settings and integrations may be unnecessary for users who only need simple task management

How to Install

Windows

Download the Windows installer from the project's official release page. Separate installers are available for x64 and ARM64 systems.

macOS

Download the appropriate macOS package from the project's releases and install it like a normal macOS application.

Linux

Linux users can use the provided DEB or Snap packages. The project also provides other installation options through its documentation.

Web

Super Productivity can also be used directly through its web application without installing the desktop client. Keep in mind that the web version has some limitations compared with the desktop application.

Final Verdict

Super Productivity is much more than a conventional to-do list. Its combination of task management, timeboxing, time tracking, scheduling, work logs, productivity metrics, and integrations makes it suitable for users who want to manage both what they need to do and how they spend their working time.

The main trade-off is complexity. It takes more effort to learn than a minimalist task manager, and the Electron-based desktop application is not particularly lightweight. However, the feature set, open-source model, privacy-focused design, cross-platform support, and self-hosting options make those compromises reasonable for its intended audience.