Another easy-to-use to-do list app. At the same time, each task can be branched into smaller ones - this is how a whole tree is created, which is very convenient for doing business. At the same time, you can set a specific execution time, set a repeating cycle, set a priority. The program easily and simply syncs across all devices. And at the same time sends smart reminders when you arrive at the right place.
GTasks
GTasks is a handy task scheduler that is easy to manage across devices. The application interface is very simple: the main menu bar has everything you need to create tasks (lists, settings). Each task is assigned a date and time, you can set the repetition mode. To add a new task, you must write its name, you can also use voice dialing.
Do it
If you do not like to make plans for the future, but always write down the next business, then the Do it app will become your indispensable assistant. Here, all tasks are scheduled only for the current day and the next. Nothing except. The interface of the app is as simple as its function. It looks like a simulator of two pages of a notebook. On the left side are tasks for today, on the right - for tomorrow. With the same simple, you mark completed tasks (they are simply crossed out). Everything is clear and very simple.
LeaderTask
A simple planner for doing business, both work and personal. The application allows you to structure tasks and control their implementation. In the free version, the following functionality is available to the user: adding, editing and marking tasks, access to the calendar for years to come, and much more. You can run the application both online and offline - everything is synchronized via the cloud. Edits and changes are immediately displayed to the entire group that works with this task.
It is time to take stock of the consideration of 15 organizers, the advantages and disadvantages of which were discussed. The number is really impressive, so we will conditionally divide them into four categories: solutions for business, solutions for every day, simple applications for low-power devices and unusual programs for a narrow circle of users.
Here is a list of them in alphabetical order:
At the same time, in each category, a leader is nominated, which is worth paying attention to in the first place. But our opinion is not an axiom, because the goals and objectives of people are different, and if in one case the organizer for games seems like a stupid idea, then in another, Evernote for a business person will be a simple trash collector, and for someone, a simple notepad will be an ideal solution. Well, let's get started...
Solutions for business and beyond
The mobile organizer is designed to serve primarily business people, since their lives are scheduled by the minute, and a missed meeting or a report not submitted on time is similar to “death” in business. However, further we will not talk about corporate solutions, but about individual ones, which, by the way, are easy to organize and used by all employees.
Yes, as one of the readers rightly noted, Microsoft's office products are designed to serve the business, that is, they represent a whole management system.
At the same time, mobile Microsoft OneNote can be called a kind of beta version, moreover, it is free and open, which means it is intended for a wide range of users.
There is no corporate chat option here, except perhaps synchronization with OneDrive, which, as you know, has a business version. At the same time, do not forget about Office 365, which is a separate product.
Our main goal was a diary that would allow you to quickly keep notes, plan things and, if possible, set tasks for other users. In this regard, Microsoft OneNote is suitable for both offline and corporate use, which is its beauty.
The program is easy to understand, it is not overloaded with plug-ins, but no less voracious for this. Moreover, the integration of Microsoft into our lives is so deep that we, sometimes without hesitation, opt for the products of this company.
And, indeed, there is nothing to complain about, although there are other programs that can make some competition.
And that program is Evernote. Yes, most often it is used to collect chaotic information from the network, which the developers themselves are partly to blame for. Once they created a plug-in for a PC browser that allowed them to make quick entries on the Web, they doomed their offspring to the nickname "garbage collector".
If you look objectively, then Evernote, if properly handled, can really become an excellent working platform for a small company.
And if Microsoft OneNote can suit people who are serious and consistent, then Evernote is downright made for creativity. Unusual opportunities for quick recording, the ability to quickly share your "outline" of thoughts, and the design of the application itself - everything speaks of this.
Therefore, it is difficult to name a leader in the confrontation between these two applications, because they can certainly complement each other. The ideal solution would be this formula: "Microsoft OneNote + Evernote = interactive workspace."
Cal: Any.do is an example of what not to do, although there are those who appreciate it. This program will especially please fans of a beautiful interface, but this organizer is still more designed for an English-speaking user.
The app itself is ambivalent. On the one hand, there are many things for which Any.do can be praised, on the other hand, there is much to scold. If we think objectively, then we have an unfinished analogue of Evernote. At the same time, the functionality seems to be similar, but why it was necessary to divide the organizer into two parts remains a mystery.
So what if the program supports Google Glass? Do we have many such geeks? In addition, the translation is only partial, and themes are offered only as an option.
In general, if the developers have not brought everything to mind and have not made (yet) the application free, then at least they did not compete in price with a grated roll - Evernote.
TimeMaster is a worthy (and cheaper) replacement not only for Evernote, but also for other paid organizers. As for the free ones, only OneNote is ahead here, however, it cannot offer such functionality either. You can not even mention the system calendar.
The only thing that prevents you from calling TimeMaster a leader is the isolation of the application, that is, if you want to use it for business, you will have to "hook" not only colleagues, but also partners on it.
Although everything is thought out in this application, and it can really serve as a good help for organizing the workflow in a small company. It would be nice to add the possibility of corporate mail, however, this can also be implemented by setting up additional "mails".
In general, no bugs, everything works and is easy to set up, and in addition, the program has a pretty nice interface.
It is time to take stock of the consideration of 15 organizers, the advantages and disadvantages of which were discussed. The number is really impressive, so we will conditionally divide them into four categories: solutions for business, solutions for every day, simple applications for low-power devices and unusual programs for a narrow circle of users.
Here is a list of them in alphabetical order:
At the same time, in each category, a leader is nominated, which is worth paying attention to in the first place. But our opinion is not an axiom, because the goals and objectives of people are different, and if in one case the organizer for games seems like a stupid idea, then in another, Evernote for a business person will be a simple trash collector, and for someone, a simple notepad will be an ideal solution. Well, let's get started...
Solutions for business and beyond
The mobile organizer is designed to serve primarily business people, since their lives are scheduled by the minute, and a missed meeting or a report not submitted on time is similar to “death” in business. However, further we will not talk about corporate solutions, but about individual ones, which, by the way, are easy to organize and used by all employees.
Yes, as one of the readers rightly noted, Microsoft's office products are designed to serve the business, that is, they represent a whole management system.
At the same time, mobile Microsoft OneNote can be called a kind of beta version, moreover, it is free and open, which means it is intended for a wide range of users.
There is no corporate chat option here, except perhaps synchronization with OneDrive, which, as you know, has a business version. At the same time, do not forget about Office 365, which is a separate product.
Our main goal was a diary that would allow you to quickly keep notes, plan things and, if possible, set tasks for other users. In this regard, Microsoft OneNote is suitable for both offline and corporate use, which is its beauty.
The program is easy to understand, it is not overloaded with plug-ins, but no less voracious for this. Moreover, the integration of Microsoft into our lives is so deep that we, sometimes without hesitation, opt for the products of this company.
And, indeed, there is nothing to complain about, although there are other programs that can make some competition.
And that program is Evernote. Yes, most often it is used to collect chaotic information from the network, which the developers themselves are partly to blame for. Once they created a plug-in for a PC browser that allowed them to make quick entries on the Web, they doomed their offspring to the nickname "garbage collector".
If you look objectively, then Evernote, if properly handled, can really become an excellent working platform for a small company.
And if Microsoft OneNote can suit people who are serious and consistent, then Evernote is downright made for creativity. Unusual opportunities for quick recording, the ability to quickly share your "outline" of thoughts, and the design of the application itself - everything speaks of this.
Therefore, it is difficult to name a leader in the confrontation between these two applications, because they can certainly complement each other. The ideal solution would be this formula: "Microsoft OneNote + Evernote = interactive workspace."
Cal: Any.do is an example of what not to do, although there are those who appreciate it. This program will especially please fans of a beautiful interface, but this organizer is still more designed for an English-speaking user.
The app itself is ambivalent. On the one hand, there are many things for which Any.do can be praised, on the other hand, there is much to scold. If we think objectively, then we have an unfinished analogue of Evernote. At the same time, the functionality seems to be similar, but why it was necessary to divide the organizer into two parts remains a mystery.
So what if the program supports Google Glass? Do we have many such geeks? In addition, the translation is only partial, and themes are offered only as an option.
In general, if the developers have not brought everything to mind and have not made (yet) the application free, then at least they did not compete in price with a grated roll - Evernote.
TimeMaster is a worthy (and cheaper) replacement not only for Evernote, but also for other paid organizers. As for the free ones, only OneNote is ahead here, however, it cannot offer such functionality either. You can not even mention the system calendar.
The only thing that prevents you from calling TimeMaster a leader is the isolation of the application, that is, if you want to use it for business, you will have to "hook" not only colleagues, but also partners on it.
Although everything is thought out in this application, and it can really serve as a good help for organizing the workflow in a small company. It would be nice to add the possibility of corporate mail, however, this can also be implemented by setting up additional "mails".
In general, no bugs, everything works and is easy to set up, and in addition, the program has a pretty nice interface.
Almost every person has their own notebook or diary, in which they write down various notes and plan any plans, routines, and so on. Of course, this is convenient, since it is simply impossible to fit all the cases in your head, and you can always check the entries in the organizer. Daily diaries, organizers and various reminders help us on a daily basis to congratulate our friends on their birthdays, remind us about paying utility bills, the Internet, etc.
In this regard, we decided to dedicate our publication to free organizers and reminders that are designed to make our lives easier. Such organizers will remind you of upcoming events and will be especially useful for those people who spend most of their time at the computer and have smartphones based on popular operating systems.
When compiling a selection of programs, we were based on the following criteria: interface simplicity, convenience, mobility, versatility and a free license to use the program.
Exiland Assistant Free
Exiland Assistant Free is a powerful free organizer that allows you to manage your customer database, store business contacts, schedule tasks, and more. The best way save the contacts of your friends, relatives, colleagues or acquaintances in a convenient, structured way.
The main window of the program consists of 6 sections and groups in the form of a tree - on the left, as well as a list of records of the selected group - on the right. To the right is a panel with detailed information, which can be hidden if desired.
The program has a quick database search, which allows you to instantly find any information. The diary has a clear Russian-language interface and can be used in any field of activity, even for housewives. A nice addition is the ability to remind you of birthdays and important events, store notes, recipes, program passwords, and links to sites you frequently use.
The free diary has a basic set of functions, which is enough in many cases, however, there are also paid versions of the organizer that significantly expand the functionality, for example, allow you to add your own fields, provide reliable data protection, allow you to perform e-mail mailings, and also work with several users simultaneously with a single base. The network version of the organizer is used in organizations for calling customers, managing customer events (communication, meetings, reminders), as well as congratulations by e-mail, generating DocX documents according to a template (contracts, lists of people), etc.
The program is very simple and does not require installation on a PC.
Minimum PC requirements: any OS of the Windows family, 10 MB of disk space, screen size of 1024x600 or more.
Rainlendar
Rainlendar is another free organizer that also has a paid version with advanced features.
We can say that the program has no interface, Rainlendar is displayed on the desktop in the form of a calendar, the appearance of which can be changed to your liking using supported skins (they can be downloaded from the official website of the program). In addition to the calendar, other sections can be displayed on the desktop in the form of stickers, for example, one sticker for the holidays, the second for work, etc.
The functionality of the program includes: data backup, printing, search, custom alerts, calendar, contacts and much more.
The Rainlendar program has support for the Russian language, but in order for the interface to be in Russian, you need to download the crack from our website.
Evernote
Evernote is a free organizer program mentioned more than once on our site, for example, in the previous article about applications for Windows Phone.
It is an application for collecting all kinds of information in one place. You can add text, handwriting, voice notes, images, individual web site pages, and more to the notes you create. Only a lazy person does not use this program today.
The program interface in Russian is simple and convenient. The stored information in this virtual organizer can be structured as you wish.
Evernote can be installed both on a computer and on a smartphone or tablet. The application allows you to synchronize data between these devices, which only significantly increases the convenience of working with this program.
In addition to the free organizers presented above, there are still a lot of such useful programs for computers that have not been updated by developers for a long time, but which have pretty good functionality.
success pack
Success Pack - has a user-friendly interface in Russian. All existing categories are presented as beautiful icons located on a small panel.
Notes in the program are made in the form of stickers, each date has its own note. In Success Pack, you can create a daily schedule, reminders, save the addresses of the sites you need, add contacts, and much more.
The program has many settings for working with each tool.
You can download Success Pack for free from our software catalog.
In addition to applications for computers and mobile devices, there are also online organizer services that can be accessed from anywhere and from any device with Internet access. Such services can remind you of upcoming tasks using SMS messages, letters to email or even cell phone calls. In general, online organizer services have the same functionality as stationary applications. But we will talk about them another time.
In conclusion, I would like to say that planning cases and tasks is not a bad thing and allows you to cope with a large number of tasks, correctly optimizing the time to complete them.
In our fast and hectic world, it is very important to do everything in time, not to miss a single task. A lot depends on a well-organized daily routine. After all, the main thing is not to forget anything and save such main resources as strength and time.
A desktop organizer (if we talk about computers) or a household organizer will help with this. What is it and what types are there, we will consider in more detail.
Why is it needed
Unfortunately, the exact date of the invention of the organizer is unknown. Probably, this happened shortly after the advent of the calendar, because the date and the event are inseparable concepts. The role of the first was played by notches on sticks (hence the expression "Hack it on your nose"). The problem was that such an "organizer" did not contain information about all the tasks that needed to be performed. People often racked their brains trying to remember what the notch was about.
This word came from English-speaking countries, denotes an object that helps in organizing affairs and events, reminds of an important date. Initially, it was a notebook or a book with a calendar, in which all planned events, addresses, contacts and other necessary information were recorded. The main purpose is to achieve an effective distribution of time in order to complete all planned tasks and tasks.
Time Management
Time is one of the most important values in our life. Its constant lack is one of the causes of stress. Time management is quite possible thanks to such an assistant as a desktop calendar organizer. Successfully allocating time is his main task.
This planner is very popular among business people. There are many types of organizers available for various applications. All of them are designed to streamline and simplify our lives. In any field, the purpose of a desktop organizer is to clearly structure cases or things.
Electronic to-do planner
Electronic planners appeared more than 25 years ago. In the beginning, these gadgets combined the functions of a calculator and a calendar with many obscure features. Their appearance puzzled people who were not familiar with higher mathematics. With the advent of mobile phones and portable technology, everything has become simpler, now an organizer is built into many electronic devices. Let's take a closer look at what an electronic organizer is.
An electronic desktop organizer for Windows or for a smartphone is a tool that collects and stores user data with the ability to search for the entered information. It monitors the necessary events, helps to set tasks and controls their implementation.
You can create a simple do-it-yourself organizer based on an Excel spreadsheet - enter phone numbers, important dates, and more useful information. But it differs little from paper. It's just a repository of information. The main function of the organizer, a reminder, is missing in this case. And there is always a risk of forgetting or missing something important. It is much more convenient to use special applications for PC or mobile.
Organizers for personal computers
To install a desktop organizer program on a PC, you need to know if it is compatible with your PC. operating system, since not all organizers have multi-platform versions. Basically, they are easy to install and do not require much computer power.
The main functions of the program-scheduler:
- calendar;
- The address book;
- Notebook;
- the ability to bind an event to a date;
- planning tasks and monitoring their implementation;
- alarm clock and reminder services;
- work with e-mail.
PC software
One of the most striking examples of desktop organizer software is Microsoft Outlook, which, by the way, was originally conceived as a project organizer, and not as an email service. Microsoft Outlook has rich organizer features, but is largely underestimated by users.
EverNote is another organizer software that is available as a free download. This is convenient storage and quick access not only to user records, but also to saved sites, autoresponder, e-mail, passwords, phone contacts, etc.
TaskPrompt is a free organizer that takes up little space and has great functionality. Its difference is that the tasks here are divided into categories and the level of urgency - urgent, minute, hourly, daily, and so on - up to annual ones. The calendar with notes from this organizer can be printed.
Pichugin Organizer is a simple free organizer with a user-friendly interface. This is a contact manager, task reminders and stickers for adding tasks. The program can launch pop-up windows while working at the computer to remind you of time and tasks.
This is far from full list existing desktop organizer programs. In addition to free, there are many paid versions, the choice is yours.
Mobile versions
Phones or smartphones are more mobile electronic devices than computers and laptops. They also have a scheduler that can be downloaded as an application. Such assistants are quite diverse and have the ability to select certain functions, taking into account the type of user's activity.
Here are some of them:
- Microsoft OneNote is still the same Microsoft product designed for Android and IOS devices. Convenient, practical, designed for a wide range of users.
- Any.do - schedules tasks for iOS devices. Tasks can be created both separately and in projects. By shaking your smartphone, you can delete a task and create a new one using voice dialing.
- Wunderlist is an application for PC and smartphone. Allows you to share lists and notes with colleagues, plan, remind and control tasks. There is a free user version and a subscription version.
- LeaderTask is an application for Android and IOS, as well as an online organizer. In addition to the standard functions of the organizer, it perfectly synchronizes tasks, files and contacts between all electronic devices, distributes tasks within the company and filters them.
Online assistants
Technology does not stand still, and especially Internet technology. It is not necessary to install the program, it is enough to have access to the Internet - and the organizer will always be at hand. Online planners exist as programs or services. In addition to tasks such as a list of tasks, reminders, a calendar, and a notebook, they can contain email, a contact list, and a project database.
Also very important are the functions of online assistants, such as access control to tasks, viewing tasks for an employee or business project, synchronization with Microsoft Outlook, and work in a mobile device.
The following online to-do planners are popular today:
- Todoist - multi-platform, with a simple interface, allows you to carry out joint work and is available for postal services.
- YahooCalendar - has a rich interface, it is possible to maintain parallel calendars, expand them, set reminders via SMS and e-mail.
- GoogleCalendar - you can keep joint and separate calendars in it. There is the possibility of synchronization with Microsoft Outlook, integration from Gmail, support for XML and iCal formats, versions for mobile devices are provided.
Household organizers
In everyday life, too, there was a use for such assistants. Sometimes we do not even suspect that we use the organizer for certain things. After all, it can be an ordinary box or a box for orderly storage of things. For example, we never thought that a photo album would become such an organizer for photos.
Saving time, not wasting it looking for any thing - this is the task of a household organizer, as well as providing this thing with the right storage conditions.
All kinds of covers, boxes, drawers with compartments, hanging pockets - all these types of organizers exist for a variety of household items and small things. These can be tool boxes, boxes with sewing accessories, cells for linen, for shoes and bath accessories, for children's toys and for women's jewelry, and many, many more things. Experts advise using the organizer for any things if there are about a dozen or more.
Every thing has its place
To choose an organizer, you need to determine what will be stored in it.
Having bought a suitable plastic box, divided into several sections, you can store jewelry, threads, small toys, garden seeds, nails and other small things in an organized way.
For women's cosmetics, a modular box-box with retractable drawers and a compartment for brushes and applicators is suitable. And for car enthusiasts, a car organizer is simply necessary, which will help store car care accessories, the necessary tools and keep order in the car trunk.
For office workers, an organizer is provided for storing documents and stationery. A small stand with several compartments holds items that should always be at hand - pens, pencils, buttons, markers, etc.
Hanging space organizers keep square meters of space and order in it. They can store everything from the little things in the bathroom and ending with shoes, clothes and cleaning products.