Why I'm Using Everdo for My To-Do Lists
For a few years I've been using Everdo to manage my to-do lists. I've abandoned it a few times to try other options, but I keep coming back to it for the following reasons:
Separate areas for work and home: I like using the same to-do software for everything, but I don't necessarily want my work and personal stuff mixed together. Everdo lets you create separate areas that you can switch to, so if you're at home, you don't need to see all your work to-dos and vice versa. But you can assign tasks to multiple areas if you want.
Notes for each item: Each task has an optional notes field where you can add more details and context. What's really nice is if you add a URL here, it's clickable.
Project folders: You can organize your tasks around specific projects. I use this a lot for work, but it also came in handy when I was looking to buy a car and wanted a place to review all my car-hunting tasks.
Scheduled and recurring tasks: If there's a task I don't need to worry about for a few months, I can always schedule it to pop up later. I especially love recurring reminders for chores and other routine tasks.
Multiple platforms: Everdo is available for mobile (Android and Apple), Windows, macOS, and Linux.
Privacy: You can use Everdo offline, and your data isn't stored in the cloud unless you want it to be. You can use something like Syncthing to sync your to-do lists across multiple devices. But if you prefer, you can opt for Everdo's syncing subscription.
Free or one-time payment: I used the free version of Everdo for a long time. But you're limited to two areas and five projects, and eventually that wasn't enough. Unlocking all the features is expensive (€79.99, see how that converts to USD), but it's a one-time fee rather than a subscription. Since I use Everdo all the time, I decided the software is worth supporting.
There are some things I wished Everdo could do better. It would be nice if it could show upcoming and completed tasks in a calendar view, for example. The mobile version isn't easy to use either; I always find myself adding tasks in the wrong place from my phone. But it serves my needs better than any other to-do software I've tried so far, and I'll probably stick with it for a long time.