When comparing My To-Do List widget vs ToDoList, the Slant community recommends ToDoList for most people. In the question“What are the best offline to-do list apps for Windows?” ToDoList is ranked 1st while My To-Do List widget is ranked 8th. The most important reason people chose ToDoList is:
Cost, percent done, priority, you name it - you have it. If you prefer simple layout - no problem. You can configure everything.
Specs
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Pros
Pro Ability to export and import to-do list
My To-Do List widget allows users to export their to-do list via save function in .txt format and import to-do list from other sources via .txt format.
Pro Doesn't take up much space
My To-Do List is just a small and handy widget that is placed either on Windows Sidebar or on the desktop, where the small widget allows users to add, edit and check the to-do list without hassle.
Pro Printable to-do list
My To-Do List widget allows users to print their own to-do lists.
Pro Great functionality, lots of options
Cost, percent done, priority, you name it - you have it. If you prefer simple layout - no problem. You can configure everything.
Pro Configurable calendar view, day view, Gantt chart, Kanban
Plugins available for e.g. Kanban and MindMap.
Pro Comments with richtext format
It means comments can have different fonts, links to the pages or links to another tasks. You can format text your way.
Pro All features are free
Unlike many other to-do applications that have pricing plans to unlock additional features, all the features here are available for free.
Pro Multi-level subtasks
Pro Portable & lightweight
Default portable is 2.5 MB.
Pro You can set as many filters as many columns you have, as well as export your view or single tasks
Pro Dummy content (optional) included
Makes it easy to comprehend most features.
Pro Multi criteria sorting
Allows for sorting by 3 criteria. Missing in most task management apps.
Cons
Con Letter are too small
Con Almost no advanced functionality
The widget lacks the ability to set recurring tasks, have subtasks, get reminder notifications, etc.
Con Windows version startup too slow, on 1st time use
8G RAM, SSD, ToDoList Starting always takes 3-5 seconds to load, but if you go to settings and tune it to start with Windows and to minimize instead of closing, it will be instantaneous next time you use it.
Con Android app is in early stages still
Only the Windows version is fully-featured. The Android app is still in early development.