Todoist

ApplicationDoist

Also called todoist app, doist todoist

DoistProductivity

A cross-platform task list with a Windows desktop app. The process is Todoist.exe. It is not Microsoft To Do.

What you need to know

Todoist is Doist. Microsoft To Do is Todo.exe and a different account.

Todoist.exe talks to todoist.com. Microsoft To Do replaced Wunderlist and uses a Microsoft account. Installing both does not merge the task lists.

What is it?: Task list
Still current?: Yes, see Current status
Official download?: Use the vendor link in this article

Feex says

If Todoist.exe is in the tray, I would not look for Todo.exe to find those projects. Microsoft To Do is a different list.

What is Todoist?

Todoist is Doist's task manager. Todoist.exe is the Windows desktop app. Microsoft To Do is Todo.exe and a different account graph.

If you have never used it

If your tasks already live in Todoist projects and filters, this is Doist's app, not Microsoft To Do. Download the Windows client from todoist.com/downloads. You can use Todoist in a browser. Todo.exe is Microsoft To Do and syncs through a Microsoft account. The two lists do not merge.

What is it used for?

Projects and filters

Nested projects, labels, and Todoist filters. To Do uses lists and My Day instead.

Karma and recurring tasks

Doist-specific streaks and natural-language recur. That is not a To Do reminder.

Desktop notifications

The Windows app keeps a tray presence. The website skips that tray.

Who is it for?

People whose GTD system already lives in Todoist
Users who want the same tasks on phone and PC
Anyone who should not sign into To Do expecting those projects

Current status

Actively developed. This article is the Windows desktop app, not the browser-only view.

How old is it?

Doist launched Todoist in 2012. It is older than Microsoft To Do (2017) and not the Wunderlist line Microsoft shut down. The Windows desktop app is a later wrapper around the same Todoist account.

Versions

Major channels first. Exact build numbers are not all verified here.

Desktop

Web

System requirements

Values follow the publisher's public guidance. Workload still changes the real need.

Minimum

Minimum system requirements
Operating system	A current supported Windows 10 or Windows 11 release, per the vendor
RAM	Enough for Windows plus this app. Heavy projects want more.

Resource profile

CPU demand: Follows what you open inside the app
RAM demand: Follows documents, tabs, or libraries

Installed processes

These executables belong to this product when it is installed.

Installed processes
Todoist.exe	Windows desktop app

Startup components

Todoist can start with Windows from its own setting. That is not Todo.exe.

File locations

Common Todoist locations
Typical install	C:\Users\<you>\AppData\Local\Programs\todoist\Todoist.exe

File formats

Todoist tasks (cloud)CSV export

Common problems

Two task apps after a work PC setup

To Do may appear from a Microsoft account. Todoist is optional. Pick one list for daily work.

Notifications while the browser tab is closed

You need the desktop app or the mobile app. The website only notifies while it is open.

Getting unstuck

Sign in with the Todoist account, not a Microsoft account

A work Microsoft login opens To Do. Todoist has its own email login or Google/Apple SSO that still creates a Doist account.

Install from todoist.com/downloads

A "Todoist desktop" MSI from a search ad is the wrong file.

Use the website if the Electron wrapper is stuck

todoist.com is the same projects. Restarting Windows will not merge To Do tasks into them.

Alternatives

Microsoft To Do, TickTick, and a paper list overlap. To Do is the Microsoft sibling this article is not.

Official help and downloads

Start with the vendor. Random exe sites are not a support channel.

Official contacts
Download	www.todoist.com/downloads Official installer or vendor page
Help	todoist.com/help Vendor support
Official site	www.todoist.com/downloads Start here, not a random exe host

Related hardware

The desktop app is light compared with a meeting client. RAM follows how many views you leave open.

Technical details

Vendor version numbers change. This article does not pin a build.

Sources and verification

Reviewed by Feex editorial. Last verified August 2026 Status: Feex Reviewed. How we research.

Todoist official site · Vendor product page
Todoist help · Vendor support
Foxhole process map · First-party samples on Windows PCs. Not a lab benchmark.

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