We tried out as many as we could get our hands on and outlined the best options below, based on the following criteria. Happily, there are still a bunch of great Windows to do list apps out there, if you know where to look. Take to do list apps, for example most are designed for mobile, the web, or maybe Mac, but few cater to Windows users in particular.

That can be frustrating if you're the sort of person who wants to use an app that works well out of the box on Windows as a desktop app. It's getting harder and harder to find dedicated Windows software-it seems like every productivity app lives in the browser these days.