Task Coach

Task Coach is a free, open source todo manager with built-in effort tracking, allowing users to monitor time spent on tasks. Its hierarchical task management, effort tracking, and cross-platform availability make it directly relevant for time tracking needs.

Cross-Platform Time Tracking
5/13/2025
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Task Coach

Task Coach is a free, open source todo manager designed to help users keep track of personal tasks, todo lists, and the effort spent on them. It is particularly suited for managing composite (hierarchical) tasks and provides built-in time tracking features.

Features

  • Open source and free to use
  • Cross-platform availability: Windows, Mac OS X, Linux, BSD
  • Simple interface for managing personal tasks and todo lists
  • Supports composite/hierarchical tasks (tasks with subtasks)
  • Built-in effort tracking (time tracking on tasks)
  • Categories for organizing tasks
  • Ability to add notes to tasks
  • Support for translations (multi-language)

Pricing

  • Task Coach is free and open source software.

Tags

open-source, task-management, cross-platform, effort-tracking