awesome-productivity
by jyguyomarch
A curated list of delightful productivity resources.
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Productivity toolkit
A curated collection of resources and tools for improving productivity
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Websites
- 12+ Tips and Tricks to Work Faster in Microsoft Outlook
Tame your Outlook with these tips in order to get a little bit closer to the awesome
- Advanced GTD with Remember The Milk
A tutorial on how to implement GTD with Remember the Milk
- Inbox Zero
Rigorous approach to email management aimed at keeping the inbox (almost) empty at all times
- Lifehacker
The go-to blog for tips, tricks, and downloads for getting things done
- Pomodoro Technique
Slice your tasks in 25 minute packages and get more done in less time
- r/Productivity
Productivity subreddit
- Rid Your Desktop of Clutter with This Simple Trio of Icons
A little trick that has been keeping my desktop clean for years now
- ShortLib
Collection of hundreds of shortcuts for Windows, Mac and Linux
- The Bullet Journal
A pen and paper method that turns a simple notebook into a highly efficient productivity tool
- Zen Habits
Blog by Leo Babauta with topics such as simplifying life
- Productive Fish
Useful articles on how to be more productive, study effectively and improve well-being
Books
- Deep Work: Rules for Focused Success in a Distracted World
Deep work is the ability to focus without distraction on a cognitively demanding task
- Getting Things Done
A very simple and efficient time-management method
- The 5 Choices
An all around productivity methodology dealing with prioritization, scheduling, technology and energy management
Tools and Apps / File Management
- Box
Very good cloud storage solution for business customers
- Dropbox
Simple, elegant, and versatile cloud storage solution
- Google Drive
Cloud storage solution deeply integrated in the Google ecosystem
- Mega
A very generous (50G from the get go) and highly secure cloud storage solution
- Nextcloud
The self-hosted productivity platform that keeps you in control
- OneDrive
Best cloud storage solution for Windows users
- pCloud
A cloud storage solution with a strong focus on security
- Clipboard
Easy-to-use local solution for saving files, folders, or text like a scratchpad
Tools and Apps / Note Management
- Evernote
Evernote can basically become your second brain and remember everything for you
- Google Keep
A nice and simple note management system tightly integrated with Google products
- Inkdrop
A cross-platform note taking application for Markdown lovers
- Joplin
A note taking and to-do application with synchronization capabilities
- Notion
An all-in-one very customizable workspace for notes, tasks, wikis and lists
- Yana
Powerful note-taking app with nested documents, full-text search, rich-text editor, code snippet editor and more
- OneNote
Very good note management solution, but best for Windows users
Preserver
Notes organizer desktop application based on Electron
- Simplenote
Light, clean, and free. Simplenote is now available for iOS, Android, Mac, Windows, Linux, and the web
- Standard Notes
A simple and private notes application
- WorkFlowy
Outlining application for nested bulleted lists
Tools and Apps / Task Management
- Airtable
Mix of spreadsheet and database to help organize work
- Amazing Marvin
Marvin incorporates principles from behavioral psychology to help beat procrastination, feel in control and finish todo list
- Any.do
Simple interface, packed with features, currently the favorite to-do list manager at
- GitHub Projects
A lesser known feature of GitHub, makes it easy to tie your project management process to your code
- Hitask
Easy Project and Task Management for Teams
- KanbanFlow
Kanban method task board with Pomodoro technique
- Microsoft To Do
Microsoft cloud-based task management application based on Wunderlist technology
- OmniFocus
A Getting Things Done based task manager for macOS and iOS
- Paymo
Keep your team aligned and engaged. Manage tasks, create team schedules, track work time, and bill your clients from the same platform
Pomolectron
A pomodoro app for your menubar/tray
- Remember the Milk
Great at managing tags for to-dos and location based tasks
- Taskade
Simple and collaborative task lists for teams
- Taskwarrior
An open source command line task manager. Flexible, fast, efficient, and unobtrusive
- Timely
Automatic time tracking software. Get a flawless digital record of all project and team time, all without the hassle of manual timers and note taking
- Timing
Automatic time and productivity tracking for Mac. Helps you stay on track with your work and ensures no billable hours get lost if you are billing hourly
- Tinido
A beautiful and simple task management app that can also give you insights by showing your completed tasks in a contribution graph similar to the one you find on your GitHub profile
- Todo.txt
Tired of having complicated apps to organize your tasks? Todo.txt is a technique that uses a single file to help you get the job done
- Todoist
Powerful and cross-platform productivity tool
Topydo
A powerful todo list application using the todo.txt format, positioned between todo.txt CLI and Taskwarrior
- Trello
Kanban method task board
- Tweek
Super Simple To Do list and Weekly Task Management
- VivifyScrum
Agile project management app for teams that deliver. Customizable Scrum and Kanban boards
- Bordio
Daily planner for managing tasks and events on one board
- OpenProject
An on premise open source project management solution that comes with a free community version as well as an enterprise version
Tools and Apps / Habit Trackers
- Emoji Log
Calm, emoji-based tracker for arbitrary things that doesn't use streaks
- Everyday
Form new habits by doing things every day
- Habitica
Complete your real life daily goals in a role play game (previously called )
- HabitBull
Premium habit tracker
Loop Habit Tracker
An Android app for creating and maintaining good habits
- Waka Time
Open source plugin for knowing exactly how long you spend coding
- Conjure
Habits, goals and time tracking platform with rules engine, data layer, API, dashboards and more (Web, Desktop, iOS, Android)
Tools and Apps / Task Automation
- AutoIt
Small tool for Windows to automate the Windows GUI, but it can also be used for other purposes
Awesome AutoHotKey
AutoHotKey is a free, open-source macro-creation and automation software for Windows that allows users to automate repetitive tasks
- IFTTT
Allows you to create chains of conditional statements (called ) between web services in order to make the web work for you and boost your productivity
- n8n
Open-source workflow automation for connecting web services with an option to self-host
- Qbserve
Mac time tracking automation: freelance project tracking, timesheets, invoicing & real-time productivity feedback
- Parabola
Drag and drop tool to build custom reports, workflows, and integrations to automate your manual processes
- Tasker
Android application that can perform context sensitive custom tasks ( automatically turn on wifi when you arrive home)
- Zapier
Automation tool that allows you to connect hundreds of web services and create automations between the processes
Tools and Apps / Password Manager
- Bitwarden
A free, trusted password manager that can store, sync, and generate passwords online or through native apps
- KeePass
A free, open source, light-weight password manager with auto-type, browser and plugin support
- LastPass
A freemium password manager that stores encrypted passwords online
- NordPass
A freemium password manager created by the team from NordVPN. Store unlimited passwords and access them from anywhere with apps on all platforms
Tools and Apps / Knowledge Management
- Obsidian.md
A knowledge base tool that works on local Markdown files. It allows you to create links between different notes
- Scribe
Automatically create step-by-step guides for any process. Simply hit “record” and Scribe will generate a detailed guide complete with screenshots based on your actions, ready to share with colleagues, customers, and friends
- Logseq
Logseq is a privacy-first, open-source knowledge base that works on top of local plain-text Markdown and Org-mode files. Use it to write, organize and share your thoughts, keep your to-do list, and build your own digital garden
Tools and Apps / Screen Capture
- ShareX
Screen capture, file sharing and productivity tool
- Replayable
Rewind your screen. Playback and share exactly what happened with Replayable's desktop replay buffer
- CleanShot
A premium tool for screen capturing and recording on MacOS, with built-in annotation and text recognition
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