Outline.co / vs Todoist

Outline.co and Todoist

Todoist is a task list. Outline.co starts from the note: the thought, its details and its steps together, and the note itself moves from To do to Done.

Where Outline.co is different

• The note and the task are one thing. Write the idea, add its steps, set its stage — no copying between a notes app and a task app.
• Free, with nothing to upgrade to. No paid tier, no seat count, no trial.
• Reminders by email — once, daily, weekly or monthly — that open the note they are about.
• Hidden fields, comments and sharing on every note.
• Open to AI assistants. A Model Context Protocol endpoint lets Claude, ChatGPT and other clients read and add notes, as you.

When Todoist is the better choice

• You want dates typed in plain words ("every second Tuesday") and push notifications from native apps.
• You manage many projects with filters, sections and karma, and rely on its integrations.
• You only need tasks, never notes.