Google Tasks
Google Tasks: A capable free task manager for personal lists, reminders, and Google workflows. Ranked #36 of 36 in Task Queue Software by our editors (6.0/10); pricing: Free plan; best for personal task lists and reminders.
At a glance
- Editor score6.0 / 10
- PricingFree plan
- Best forPersonal task lists and reminders
- Free planYes
- Paid fromFree
- Facts checked23 Sep 2026
Where it wins
- Free access to lists, subtasks, reminders, and recurring tasks
- Dated tasks can appear in Google Calendar
- Creates tasks from Gmail, Chat, and eligible Docs
Where it doesn't
- Focused on personal task management, not distributed background queues
- Task ordering is manual rather than queue-based automation
- Its strongest integrations center on Google products
Our verdict on Google Tasks
Google Tasks is a free to-do list application for individuals and Google Workspace users. It supports multiple task lists, task details, due dates, times, subtasks, notifications, reminders, and recurring schedules. Users can create daily, weekly, monthly, or annual recurring tasks, star items, and manually reorder them. The web, iOS, and Android versions synchronize task lists across devices signed in to the same Google Account. It is best suited to personal planning, routine follow-up, and lightweight work tracking within Google’s ecosystem.
The Free plan costs 0 USD as a one-time price and includes task lists, subtasks, due dates and notifications, recurring tasks, and Google Workspace integrations. Dated tasks can appear in Google Calendar, while tasks can be created from Gmail messages, Google Chat spaces, and eligible Google Docs. The broader integration set includes Google Drive, Sheets, Slides, Keep, and Gemini. This makes Google Tasks a practical fit when work already starts in Google products and users want reminders and dated items connected to that workflow.
Its feature set is intentionally centered on individual task management rather than distributed background job queues. There are no queue-oriented capabilities described for assigning, processing, monitoring, or coordinating background work across services. The documented scale is substantial for personal lists, with a maximum of 100,000 tasks across all lists and 20,000 uncompleted tasks per list, but volume alone does not change the product’s focus. Choose Google Tasks for straightforward lists, recurring reminders, subtasks, and Calendar visibility. Teams needing operational queues or distributed job processing should choose a product built around those workloads instead.
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Google Tasks pricing
Google Tasks fact sheet
| Free plan | Yes |
|---|---|
| Paid from | Free |
| Deployment model | Not verified |
| Custom retry policy | Not verified |
| Scheduled jobs | Not verified |
| Dead-letter queue | Not verified |
| Maximum payload size | Not verified |
| Official SDK languages | Not verified |
| Deployment | Cloud, Mobile |
| Platforms | Web, iOS, Android |
| Support | Docs |
| Built for | Solo, Small business (editorial estimate) |
| Integrations | 8 integrations: Gmail, Google Calendar, Google Chat, Google Drive, Google Docs, Google Sheets … |
| Pricing | Free plan |
| Website | workspace.google.com |
| Facts checked | 23 Sep 2026 |
Google Tasks integrations
Google Tasks lists 8 integrations on its own site.
- Gmail
- Google Calendar
- Google Chat
- Google Drive
- Google Docs
- Google Sheets
- Google Slides
- Google Keep
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