Whether you run a small business or team up with friends to organize events or simply work as an individual juggling multiple tasks, you need tools to make your job easy. Productivity tools are a dime a dozen and sometimes finding the right tools to get the job done can be just as vexing as doing the job itself. We have pulled out ten of the best task management apps and extensions that are available on the Chrome Web Store that you can choose from.
Most of these extensions don’t work as standalone tools. You need to sign up for an account (some free/some paid) on the respective websites and then use the extensions (and in some cases mobile apps) to sync your data so that you can have up-to-date the information right at your fingertips. Let’s dig in:
Best Task Management Apps and Extensions for Chrome
Trello
Trello is a fantastic app that helps you visually manage your various tasks and collaborative activities. The Trello extension for Chrome lets you organize various projects on a board using lists. Each lists a bunch of cards where you can input all your project details, such as checklists, images, attachments, deadlines, labels, and notes. This means you can see at a glance the status of each task and who is working on what.
You can drag and drop cards onto different lists, assign team members to work on tasks, and also invite others to share their inputs into the cards as well. Since the cards are visually engaging you can never lose track of your tasks no matter how heavy your work load is. Try Trello, you simply won’t look back.
Subtask
Subtask is a task management and project collaboration tool that is based on Mindmaps. You can organize your projects graphically as a mind map and include files, deadlines, and task related notes, assign tasks to team members and connect the tiniest of details to the main task.
The best thing about Subtask is that when you are working on a single project from different computers, it syncs all the changes instantly allowing you to see at a glance the current status of the project and where each of your team members are with their tasks.
The tool reminds you when you are nearing deadlines. Restructuring a project is also easy with simple drag and drop functionality making things a breeze. If you like to see things charted in a mindmap, Subtask is your go-to tool.
Kanban Flow
Kanban Flow looks similar to Trello in that tasks are placed on a board in a card format. This makes it easy to see who is working on what task at any point in time. All board updates are instantaneous so all members are on the same page. Kanban Flow allows you to divide tasks into subtasks and tick them once done.
All completion updates are automatically saved. The extension also allows you to track the time you spend on a project using a timer. The concept is based on the Pomodoro technique and by following this, you not only end up being more productive individually, but you also tend to be more productive as a team.
Azendoo
This is another great extension for anyone looking to get their team coordination and project management working without a hitch. Azendoo is partnered with cloud solutions like Dropbox, Evernote, Google Drive and Box so that you can work with content in a secure cloud environment.
Some of the key features of the extension include the ability to create, organize and assign tasks, add due dates and images, discuss and comment on topics in real time, send push notifications to keep you updated on task schedules and easily sync details between the web and mobile.
Azendoo doesn’t have to be used for your work needs, it works just as well even for your personal and household task management too!
iDoneThis
iDoneThis is a unique tool that is designed to help encourage yourself or your team to get things done. You need to reply to an email from iDoneThis on a task that you accomplished successfully today. it doesn’t have to be a lengthy story…just a brief snippet of the things you accomplished in the day. The team members will receive an email the next day will a list of the previous day’s accomplishments.
The end result of this is that you and your team get to see everyone’s accomplishments and thank each other for the efforts put in. This helps in improving a team member’s productivity and saves unwanted, wasted project status meetings.
iDoneThis history of “Dones” also comes in handy when you have your next one 1-on-1 meeting with the management as you can highlight all your accomplishments through the year. Top companies like Zappos, Reddit, Uber, and Shopify use it and you can too. Just hit the link below.
DropTask
DropTask is a visually engaging platform for task management. Using drag and drop functionality, you create Groups and Tasks and collaborate on tasks. You can set status, urgency, and importance of projects and filter tasks by status, priority or due date to focus on tasks that matter at the moment.
The Activity View lets you easily track progress and performances and you can set push notifications to make sure that you know when your deadlines are nearing. You will also be able to receive a daily email summary of tasks that are overdue. If you like managing things within circles, DropTask is a tool that will fit your needs.
FetchNotes
Fetchnotes is a great task management tool for personal needs. It makes use of hashtags to organize stuff and it can be easily shared with others who don’t use the app as well. The iPhone app and the Chrome extension is always synced so you see the latest information anytime you open FetchNotes. FetchNotes also helps you organize your to-do lists, find music or books you want to check out, discover quotes you want to share on social networks, ideas for writing a guest post, travels plans and more.
Everyday – Tasks & ToDo Lists
EveryDay claims to be a simple and functional to-do list and task management application. It comes with a minimalist design and helps you stay focused on your tasks. You can create lists using drag and drop functionality and keyboard shortcuts to create lists even faster. You can also add notes, links, dates and reminders to tasks and add unlimited number of subtasks to organize your work.
5pm Project Management
5pm is a project management software that is designed to help you with managing your team projects. It helps you intuitively track various tasks, share notes and files, collaborate online, track time, create customizable reports and chat in real time using the social toolbar.
The tool UI is easy to use and you can see at a glance all your projects or tasks and customize the interface using filters. The Time view in the app lets you see a graphical view of the times and tasks that are due and you can drag and drop on different dates to reschedule them.
Earliz
Earliz is a free project management and monitoring software that lets you select a specific project management method (Gantt or Agile management) to create your project workspace. You can then structure your project by tasks, monitor the daily progress using Kanban boards and check the workload and time spent by individual team members.
The app has collaborative tools to send progress reports to managers or clients and communicate with team members using chat tools. The app is also integrated with Google Calendar, Google Drive and Dropbox cloud solutions.
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