Any.do is a cross-platform task manager, calendar, and daily planner for Mac that unifies your to-do lists, reminders, and scheduled events into a single focused workspace.
What is Any.do?
Any.do is a personal productivity app that brings tasks, reminders, and your calendar into one unified view — so you stop juggling separate apps for what is, at heart, the same question: what do I need to do today? I've used it daily for several weeks as a replacement for a fragmented setup of Apple Reminders, Fantastical, and a handful of sticky notes, and the consolidation alone is worth the price of admission.
The app sits in a clean three-column layout on Mac: your lists on the left, today's tasks in the centre, and an agenda view that pulls in calendar events alongside tasks on the right. Nothing feels cluttered, which matters when the tool you reach for at 8 a.m. to set your day needs to be instantly legible.
What does Any.do do best?
Any.do's strongest suit is its Daily Planner — a structured morning ritual that prompts you to review every pending task and either schedule it, defer it, or delete it before your day begins. It sounds small, but this single habit has meaningfully cut the number of items I let drift indefinitely.
Beyond that, natural-language input makes adding tasks fast: type "call dentist Thursday at 3 pm" and it parses the time and creates the reminder without an extra click. Recurring tasks, subtasks, file attachments, and collaborative lists are all available. The calendar integration pulls from Google Calendar and Outlook so your events and tasks sit side-by-side rather than in competing windows.
- Daily Planner: guided morning review that forces intentional scheduling
- Natural-language input: dates and times parsed inline, no dropdowns
- Calendar overlay: Google Calendar and Outlook events alongside tasks
- Cross-platform sync: Mac, iPhone, Android, and web stay in lock-step
- Collaboration: shared lists with assignment and comments for small teams
- WhatsApp integration: add tasks directly from WhatsApp — oddly useful
How much does Any.do cost?
Any.do is free to download and the free tier covers core task management, reminders, and basic calendar sync — plenty for solo personal use. A Premium subscription unlocks recurring tasks, color-coded tags, location-based reminders, the Daily Planner, WhatsApp integration, and unlimited file attachments. There is also a Teams plan for shared workspaces with admin controls. Pricing is subscription-based; the free tier is genuinely functional rather than a crippled demo.
Who should use Any.do?
Any.do is a strong fit for people who currently feel the gap between their task list and their calendar — the friction of consulting two separate apps to decide what to work on next. It is equally good for individuals and for small teams who need light collaboration without the overhead of Asana or Notion.
If you are a keyboard-first power user who lives in a terminal, you may find Tools like Things 3 or OmniFocus a better match — their deep macOS integration and natural keyboard flows feel more native on the desktop. Todoist is also a serious contender with a richer label and filter system. But if you want calendar + tasks in one screen and value a polished mobile companion as much as the desktop app, Any.do competes well. I would not recommend it to someone who needs Gantt charts, time-tracking, or deep project hierarchies — this is a personal planner, not a project management suite.
What are the best Any.do alternatives?
The closest alternatives depend on what you value most. Things 3 is the most beautiful native Mac task manager and a one-time purchase — but it has no built-in calendar overlay and no Android app. Todoist offers the deepest filtering and label system of any consumer task manager, with strong integrations, but its design is more utilitarian. Fantastical approaches the problem from the calendar side and now includes tasks, making it a genuine rival if you are already paying for it. Apple Reminders + Calendar is free and deeply integrated into macOS and iOS, but lacks Any.do's Daily Planner discipline and natural-language smarts. OmniFocus is in a different league of complexity — right tool for project managers, overkill for most individuals.
How does Any.do compare to Things 3?
Things 3 wins on native macOS polish, keyboard shortcuts, and the elegance of its project hierarchy — and the one-time price is appealing. Any.do wins on cross-platform reach, built-in calendar integration, collaboration features, and the Daily Planner ritual. If you are Mac-only and solo, Things 3 is probably the stronger aesthetic and workflow choice. If you switch between iPhone and Android, or need to share lists with non-Apple users, Any.do has the edge.
