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Best Productivity ResourcesBy Shushant LakhyaniVerified creator

Web App

Checkvist

A keyboard-first outliner for people who think in nested lists.

Visit Checkvist4.5

  • Rating

    4.5 / 5

  • Pricing

    Freemium

  • Difficulty

    Intermediate

  • Works on

    Web, Chrome, Firefox

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What is Checkvist?

Checkvist turns tasks, notes and plans into endless nested lists you can drive almost entirely from the keyboard, with Markdown, tags, due dates and live filtering. The free plan includes unlimited lists and sharing, and PRO at $39 a year adds repeating tasks, reminders, file storage and calendar sync.

Pros: what Checkvist does well

  • Superb keyboard control
  • Unlimited lists and sharing for free
  • Clean, calm interface

Cons: where it falls short

  • Repeating tasks and reminders need PRO
  • No native desktop apps

Who Checkvist is for

List lovers who want speed and structure without clutter.

Who can skip it

People who prefer drag-and-drop boards or a mouse-first app.

Checkvist alternatives

Not sold on Checkvist? These do a similar job, and each card says what it has in common.

All Task Management resources

Superlist

Focus: tasks, notes and teams. Shares lists with Checkvist. Adds macOS, Windows and iOS. Rated 4.4 (Checkvist: 4.5).

Web AppFree planWeb, macOS
4.4Visit

Tana

Focus: supertags, structured notes and second brain. Shares outliner with Checkvist. Adds macOS, Windows and iOS. Rated 4.4 (Checkvist: 4.5).

Web AppFree planWeb, macOS
4.4Visit

Workflowy

Focus: notes and task lists. Shares outliner and lists with Checkvist. Adds Windows, macOS and Linux. Same 4.5 rating.

Web AppFree planWeb, Windows
4.5Visit

Dynalist

Focus: bullet notes and planning. Shares outliner and lists with Checkvist. Adds Windows, macOS and Linux. Rated 4.4 (Checkvist: 4.5).

Web AppFree planWeb, Windows
4.4Visit

Craft

Focus: documents, beautiful and apple. Also in Note-Taking and Organization, like Checkvist. Adds macOS, iOS and Windows. Rated 4.6 (Checkvist: 4.5).

Web AppFree planmacOS, iOS
4.6Visit

Grocy

Focus: groceries, household and meal planning. Also in Organization and Task Management, like Checkvist. Free (Checkvist: Freemium). Same 4.5 rating.

Web AppFreeWeb, Cross-Platform
4.5Visit

Free alternatives to Checkvist

Want to spend nothing? These free picks cover similar ground.

Simplenote

Focus: notes, markdown and sync. Also in Note-Taking and Organization, like Checkvist. Free (Checkvist: Freemium). Adds iOS, Android and macOS. Rated 4.4 (Checkvist: 4.5).

Web AppFreeWeb, iOS
4.4Visit

Vikunja

Focus: kanban, gantt and open source. Also in Task Management and Organization, like Checkvist. Free (Checkvist: Freemium). Rated 4.4 (Checkvist: 4.5).

Web AppFreeWeb, Cross-Platform
4.4Visit

Google Keep

Focus: quick capture, free and simple. Also in Note-Taking and Organization, like Checkvist. Free (Checkvist: Freemium). Adds Android and iOS. Rated 4.2 (Checkvist: 4.5).

Web AppFreeWeb, Android
4.2Visit

Planify

Focus: to-do list, linux app and todoist sync. Also in Task Management and Organization, like Checkvist. A desktop app, not a web app. Free (Checkvist: Freemium). Adds Linux and Offline. Rated 4.6 (Checkvist: 4.5).

Desktop AppFreeLinux, Offline
4.6Visit

QOwnNotes

Focus: markdown notes, plain text and nextcloud. Also in Note-Taking and Task Management, like Checkvist. A desktop app, not a web app. Free (Checkvist: Freemium). Adds Windows, macOS and Linux. Rated 4.6 (Checkvist: 4.5).

Desktop AppFreeWindows, macOS
4.6Visit

Tasks.org

Focus: to-do list, reminders and caldav. Also in Task Management and Organization, like Checkvist. An Android app, not a web app. Free (Checkvist: Freemium). Adds Android. Rated 4.6 (Checkvist: 4.5).

Android AppFreeAndroid
4.6Visit
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