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Google Tasks vs Privacy Friendly To-Do List: catalog facts
Google Tasks	Privacy Friendly To-Do List
Free Free with a Google account.	Free Free and open source under the GPL-3.0-or-later licence.
Android, iOS, Web	Android
Built into Gmail and Google Calendar Syncs across web and mobile	Deadlines, reminders and subtasks per task Calendar view and urgency colours
Requires a Google account Few features compared with dedicated task managers	Android only Maintenance has moved from the original research group to a new maintainer
Downloadable app, Web application, Hosted service	Downloadable app
Closed source	Open source
License not stated	License: GPL-3.0-or-later
Account needed	No account needed
Not stated if it works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026

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