Super Productivity review: private tasks and time tracking

Super Productivity is a to-do list, time tracker, and daily planner for focused personal work.² It is a free open-source time tracker, and the project says it will stay free and open source.² You can start with no account.² Tasks, timers, and notes run on your device, including offline.¹

Last checked October 28, 2026.

At a glance

What it is: An offline-first to-do list with time tracking.²

Works on: Windows, macOS, Linux, Android, iOS, and the web.²

Price: The app is free, with no subscription.¹ Optional SuperSync hosting is free for now; the terms allow a fee later, with notice.⁶

Licence: MIT.¹

Best for: Personal tasks and time tracking on your own device.

Official site: super-productivity.com

What Super Productivity does (and how it protects your privacy)

Super Productivity keeps the list, the plan, and the timer together. You group work with projects, subtasks, and tags, then export a timesheet when you need a record.²

A break reminder tells you when to step away. Focus mode offers a Pomodoro timer (short work sessions with breaks), Flowtime, and a countdown. You can also put the day on a schedule beside calendar events, or sort tasks on a Kanban board or an Eisenhower matrix.²

The project says the app does not collect your data.² Tasks reach its servers only if you turn on SuperSync, the optional sync service.⁸ The latest published release is version 19.3.1, dated 25 October 2026.⁴

Key features of Super Productivity

Projects, subtasks, and tags so a long list stays grouped.²
A planner and a schedule that show the day beside calendar events.²
Boards: Kanban (columns you drag tasks across), an Eisenhower matrix (urgent versus important), or one you build.²
Timeboxing and time tracking. Timeboxing means setting a block of time for one task. You can also export a timesheet.²
Focus mode with Pomodoro, Flowtime, a countdown, and a break reminder.²
Notes, files, and bookmarks on a task or a project.²
Optional sync through SuperSync, Dropbox, or WebDAV (a standard way to store files on a server you already have), plus a SuperSync server you can host yourself.²
Optional links to Jira, GitHub, GitLab, and other tools named in the README, and a basic CalDAV connection (a standard way to read a calendar from a server).²

Pros and cons

Pros

No account is required to start, and the project says the app does not collect your data.²
The desktop app’s only default request is an update check to GitHub. It sends no task data, and you can switch it off.⁸
Tasks, timers, and notes run locally, so the app works offline.¹
The app is free and MIT-licensed, with no subscription.¹
You can sync with Dropbox, a WebDAV server, or a SuperSync server you host yourself.²
Hosted SuperSync can use end-to-end encryption. If you turn it on, the privacy policy says the data is encrypted on your device before it is sent, and the terms say you keep the keys.⁵⁶

Cons

That encryption is off until you switch it on. Without it, the privacy policy says the provider can technically access the stored content, but only for maintenance, diagnosis, or a technical disturbance.⁵
With encryption on, the server still sees plain details around each change. The project calls this the operation envelope.⁷
The provider cannot restore the data if you lose the encryption key.⁶
In the browser, a timer runs only while the app is open, and plugins that need Node.js (permission to run outside the page) stay disabled.³ WebDAV sync and calendar connections are also likely to fail in the browser. The desktop and phone apps are not limited in that same way.³
Plugins are not strongly sandboxed, meaning they are not walled off from the rest of the app.³
SuperSync needs an account. The English terms say an account with no login and no sync for three months may be deleted without further notice.⁶ The privacy policy instead says unused free accounts may be deleted after 12 months, and only after an email.⁵ The terms say the German text wins if the two versions disagree.⁶

Is Super Productivity safe and private?

On one device, Super Productivity is a local program. The README says it does not collect data and does not ask you to register.² The desktop app checks GitHub once a day for a new version, and you can turn that check off. Microsoft Store, Mac App Store, and Snap builds update through those stores instead.³

SuperSync is separate. The privacy policy names Johannes Millan in Berlin as the data controller, and Alfahosting GmbH in Halle (Saale), Germany, as the host.⁵ An account holds an email address and a password stored as a cryptographic hash (a scrambled form, not the password itself).⁵ Content can include tasks, projects, notes, time entries, and settings.⁵ There are no tracking cookies, analytics, or advertising.⁵ IP addresses in the logs are deleted after 7 to 14 days, unless a security incident needs longer.⁵ Deleting the account in the app removes that inventory and content data immediately, and no later than within 7 days, from all active systems.⁵

The README calls SuperSync end-to-end encrypted with a password only you hold, and says you can host the server yourself.² The terms, updated 25 April 2026, say the trip to the server uses TLS (ordinary padlock encryption) and that end-to-end encryption is off unless you enable it.⁶ When it is on, the app locks the payload with AES-256-GCM and builds the key from your password with Argon2id, a slow step meant to make password guessing expensive.⁷ That password is not sent to the server, and the policy says the host cannot decrypt the data.⁷⁵ Calls to Jira or GitHub go straight to those services, and the tokens stay on your device.⁸

How to get started with Super Productivity

Open the official download page. Windows needs Windows 10 or later, 64-bit. The page also lists macOS (Apple silicon and Intel), Linux packages, Google Play or an APK for Android, an iPhone and iPad app, and a web app.¹
Install it and open it. The app itself does not ask you to register.²
Add a task. Use a project and a note when the work needs them.²
Start the timer, or use focus mode (Pomodoro, Flowtime, or a countdown).²
Open the work summary and export a timesheet if you need to share the hours.²
When a second device needs the list, choose SuperSync, Dropbox, or WebDAV.² For hosted SuperSync, turn on end-to-end encryption and keep the key somewhere you control.⁶ In the browser, WebDAV is likely to fail, so a desktop or phone app is the safer choice for that kind of sync.³
Keep your own backup. The terms say SuperSync backups are best-effort and ask you to keep local copies.⁶

Who should use Super Productivity (and who might prefer something else)

Super Productivity fits someone who wants a personal list and a record of hours in one private workspace. In the browser, tracking works only while the app is open.³

For a simpler phone checklist, Tasks.org is a task list with a choice of sync. For long notes rather than a timer, Notesnook keeps encrypted notes across devices. For the week’s appointments on Android, Etar holds the schedule, and DAVx⁵ can sync it to a server you choose. Super Productivity’s own calendar link is basic CalDAV, a side view of events.²

Frequently asked questions

Is Super Productivity free?

Yes. It is a free MIT-licensed app with no subscription.¹ The project says it will stay free and open source.² SuperSync is free today, and the terms allow a later fee if they give notice first.⁶

Is Super Productivity safe?

The project says the app does not collect your tasks and does not need an account.² If you use hosted SuperSync, turn on end-to-end encryption. The terms say that option is off until you enable it.⁶

Does Super Productivity work on iPhone?

Yes. The download page lists a native iPhone and iPad app with offline use, and the project lists iOS as a supported system.¹²

Does Super Productivity work offline?

Yes. Tasks, timers, and notes run locally, and the download page says the web app works offline too.¹ The wiki says full offline use in the browser is more limited than on the desktop and Android apps.³ A browser timer still needs the app open.³