Open-source alternatives to Todoist
The most popular self-hosted, open-source alternatives to Todoist (personal to-do lists) are AppFlowy (77,539 GitHub stars), Super Productivity (22,930 GitHub stars) and Kanboard (9,912 GitHub stars). SelfHostHub lists 12 options below, taken from its Task Management & To-do Lists category; 9 support Docker and all of them can run on your own server.
Comparison of self-hosted Todoist alternatives
| Project | GitHub stars | Licence | Language / platform | What it does |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AppFlowy | 77,539 | AGPL-3.0 | Rust, Dart, Docker | Build detailed lists of to-do’s for different projects while tracking the status of each one. Open Source Notion Alternative. |
| Super Productivity | 22,930 | MIT | Docker | Advanced todo list app with integrated timeboxing and time tracking capabilities. Integrates with Jira, GitHub, GitLab, Redmine and OpenProject. |
| Kanboard | 9,912 | MIT | PHP | Simple visual task board. |
| Vikunja | 5,789 | AGPL-3.0, GPL-3.0 | Go | The to-do app to organize your life. |
| tududi | 3,452 | MIT | Docker | Task management tool with hierarchical structure, smart recurring tasks, and seamless Telegram integration. |
| Donetick | 2,658 | AGPL-3.0 | Go, Docker | Task and chore management tool for personal and family use, with advanced scheduling, flexible assignment, and group sharing capabilities, detailed history, automation via API, simple and modern design. |
| Tasks.md | 2,206 | MIT | Docker | A self-hosted, file based task management board that supports Markdown syntax. |
| 4ga Boards | 728 | MIT | Nodejs, Docker, K8S | Straightforward realtime kanban boards management for intuitive task tracking. Featuring an elegant dark mode, collapsible todo lists, and multitasking tools to supercharge your team's productivity. |
| HamsterBase Tasks | 346 | AGPL-3.0 | Docker | A tool to help organize ideas and build great things. Plan, organize, build and ship. |
| OpenHabitTracker | 301 | GPL-3.0 | Docker | Track habits, tasks and notes with time tracking, calendar view and completion statistics. |
| myTinyTodo | 203 | GPL-2.0 | PHP | Simple way to manage your todo list in AJAX style. Uses PHP, jQuery, SQLite/MySQL. GTD compliant. |
| dayGLANCE | 175 | MIT | Javascript, Docker | Day planner with drag-and-drop time blocking, inbox, recurring tasks, habits, routines, goals, projects and Pomodoro focus mode, plus iCal and CalDAV calendar sync. Data stays in the browser, with optional WebDAV or GLANCEvault sync. |
Star counts and licences come from the awesome-selfhosted dataset and may lag GitHub slightly.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the best open-source alternative to Todoist?
By GitHub stars, AppFlowy is the most popular self-hosted alternative to Todoist listed here, followed by Super Productivity and Kanboard. The best fit depends on the features and stack you need.
Is there a free self-hosted alternative to Todoist?
Yes. All 12 projects on this page are open source and can be self-hosted at no licence cost; you pay only for your own server.
Which licences do these Todoist alternatives use?
The most common licences among them are MIT (6), AGPL-3.0 (4) and GPL-3.0 (2).
Can I run a Todoist alternative with Docker?
9 of the 12 alternatives list Docker as a supported platform.