Todoist AI

Task manager whose AI assistant helps plan, break down and filter work

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What is Todoist AI?

Todoist is a long-established task manager built around natural-language entry, projects, labels and filters, and its AI assistant is an add-on rather than the reason to choose it. The assistant helps draft task breakdowns, suggest filters and answer questions about your own tasks. The core product is what keeps people around: very fast capture, dependable sync across platforms and a clear view of what to do next. AI features belong to the paid plans, so the free tier is a capable task manager without them.

Last updated: 2026-09-20. This site only provides an index; for exact features, pricing, and licensing, see the official website.

Key features

  • Natural-language task entry with dates and recurring schedules
  • Projects, sections, labels, priorities and saved filters
  • AI assistant for task breakdowns, filter suggestions and questions
  • Kanban board and calendar views alongside the task list
  • Cross-platform sync with browser extensions and email forwarding
  • Shared projects with assignees, comments and reminder settings

Pros & cons

Strengths

  • Excellent capture speed, which is what makes it stick
  • Reliable sync across web, desktop and mobile clients
  • AI features extend an app that already works well without them

Watch out for

  • AI assistant sits behind the paid plans, not the free tier
  • No built-in meeting notes, docs or timeline views
  • Team reporting and dashboards are thinner than work management suites

Best for & use cases

personal task management, habit tracking, simple team checklists and inbox processing

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FAQ

Do I need AI to get value from Todoist?

No. Most people use it as a fast task manager and never touch the assistant. AI helps with breaking down vague projects and writing filters, which is a convenience rather than the core value.

Is the AI assistant free?

No. It belongs to the paid plans, so the free tier gives you the task manager itself without the assistant. That is usually fine unless you specifically want help planning and decomposing work.

Can a team use it?

Small teams can share projects and assign tasks, which works well for simple coordination. Organisations needing dependencies, workload views and reporting usually move to a work management platform.