# Todoist Application: Doist Also called todoist app, doist todoist Doist, Productivity 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 | 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. | Todoist.exe | Windows desktop app | | ----------- | ------------------- | ## Startup components Todoist can start with Windows from its own setting. That is not Todo.exe. ## File locations | Typical install | C:\Users\\\\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. | Download | [www.todoist.com/downloads ](https://www.todoist.com/downloads)Official installer or vendor page | | ------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | | Help | [todoist.com/help ](https://todoist.com/help)Vendor support | | Official site | [www.todoist.com/downloads ](https://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 Technical details Vendor version numbers change. This article does not pin a build. ## Related These entities connect to this article. Type is shown on every link. [Microsoft To Do: Application](https://feex.it/wiki/software/microsoft-todo)[How to read Task Manager: Guide](https://feex.it/wiki/software/system/how-to-read-task-manager) ## Sources and verification Reviewed by Feex editorial. Last verified August 2026 Status: Feex Reviewed. [How we research](https://feex.it/wiki/research). - [Todoist official site ](https://www.todoist.com/downloads)· Vendor product page - [Todoist help ](https://todoist.com/help)· Vendor support - [Foxhole process map ](https://foxhole.feex.it/)· First-party samples on Windows PCs. Not a lab benchmark. ## Was this article useful? A yes or no is enough. Pick a reason if you want, or add a short note. Quick facts The short identity of this page. Specs, sources, and the full story stay in the article. - **Developer**: Doist **Category**: Task list **Process**: Todoist.exe **License**: Free and Pro / Business plans **First released**: 2012 **Official site**: [todoist.com](https://www.todoist.com/downloads) **Mapped by Feex**: Seen on Windows PCs in Foxhole Feex Reviewed: Last verified August 2026 --- Source: [Canonical Feex Wiki page](https://feex.it/wiki/software/todoist/) [Developer guide](https://feex.it/wiki/developers/) | [API policy](https://feex.it/developers/api-policy/) | [Agent guidance](https://feex.it/wiki/llms.txt)