Utilities Windows
GTD-Free
Collect ideas, organize next actions and review projects with GTD-Free, a free, open-source desktop task manager with local data storage.
- Operating system
- Windows; Softonic lists Windows Vista
- Architecture
- Not specified by the inspected publisher sources
- Download package
- Windows EXE; stable 0.4.3
Publisher documents Java 1.6. Windows 10/11 support is unconfirmed; no application installation or runtime compatibility test was performed.
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What is GTD-Free?
GTD-Free organizes personal tasks around the Getting Things Done workflow. Collect an idea in the in-basket, process it into an action, organize it in lists or projects, and queue the next action to carry out. Separate areas for someday/maybe items and reference material help keep immediate work apart from information you want to retain.
The Windows interface uses distinct Collect, Process, Organize/Review and Execute panels. Reminder dates, a tickler view and priorities offer ways to review what needs attention without putting every item into one undifferentiated list. Data stays locally on the desktop rather than requiring a hosted account.
This entry selects the publisher-listed stable 0.4.3 Windows EXE, not the separate 0.6-beta testing release. The publisher documents Java 1.6 as a requirement, while Softonic lists Windows Vista; current Windows 10/11 compatibility and package architecture are not established by the inspected sources. Treat it as a legacy application, not a recently maintained task service. The screenshots show the historical 0.4 Windows interface.
Existing users should preserve their original data before moving to 0.4.3: its release notes say older XML files are imported automatically, but saved and exported data uses the newer format.
What it offers
- Collect tasks and ideas in an in-basket before processing them.
- Organize actions into editable lists, projects, someday/maybe lists and reference material.
- Review reminder dates in the tickler view and assign action priorities.
- Keep task data locally; stable 0.4.3 uses XML data files.
- Queue immediate next actions in the Execute workflow.
Good to know
- Legacy Java dependency: the publisher specifies Java 1.6, and the inspected sources do not establish Windows 10/11 compatibility.
- Version 0.4.3 changes the XML data format: older files can be imported, but saving or exporting writes the newer format.
Product images
Sources
References used for this listing. Retrieval dates do not indicate hands-on testing.
- GTD-Free Home — publisher features and release choices ↗Retrieved
- GTD-Free release notes — stable 0.4.3 and later betas ↗Retrieved
- GTD-Free stable 0.4.3 file catalog ↗Retrieved
- GTD-Free - Download ↗Retrieved
- GTD-Free publisher screenshots — version 0.4 Windows ↗Retrieved
- GTD-Free Screenshot — Windows Organize/Review ↗Retrieved
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