Google Tasks on your computer
Google makes Google Tasks apps for phones, but not for computers. These guides cover every way to use it on a Mac, a Windows PC or Linux and with AI apps, and what each one can and can't do.
Any computer
- Is there a Google Tasks desktop app?Google doesn't make a desktop app for Google Tasks on Mac, Windows or Linux. Here's every way to put Google Tasks on your computer's desktop instead.
- Google Tasks keyboard shortcutsEvery keyboard shortcut Google Tasks supports on the web, for Mac and Windows: adding, completing, indenting and moving tasks, plus the Gmail shortcuts for Tasks.
- Does Google Tasks work offline?On the web, Google Tasks needs a connection, and Google doesn't document offline use for its phone apps. What works without internet, and how to check.
Mac
- How to use Google Tasks on a MacGoogle doesn't make a Mac app for Google Tasks. Here are the four ways to use it on a Mac: tasks.google.com, the Gmail side panel, an installed web app, and a floating Mac app.
- How to get a Google Tasks widget on your MacThere's no Google Tasks widget made for the Mac, but your iPhone's Google Tasks widget can sit on your Mac's desktop. Here's how, and what it can't do.
- Can Google Tasks sync with Apple Reminders?Apple Reminders can't sync with Google Tasks, because Google doesn't offer tasks to other apps the way it offers calendars. Here's why, and your options.
Windows
- How to use Google Tasks on WindowsGoogle doesn't make a Google Tasks app for Windows. Here's how to use it on a Windows 11 or 10 PC: the website, Gmail, an installed app, and keeping it on top.
- Is there a Google Tasks widget for Windows 11?Google doesn't make a Google Tasks widget for Windows 11. Here's what to use instead to keep your tasks visible on a Windows desktop.
Linux
Google Tasks and AI
- Google Tasks MCP: connect Google Tasks to ClaudeHow to give Claude access to your Google Tasks through MCP: what MCP is, running your own Google Tasks MCP server, or adding a hosted one as a connector.
- How to use Google Tasks with ChatGPTChatGPT's own Google connectors don't include Google Tasks. How to connect it anyway with an MCP server, on a ChatGPT plan that allows custom connectors.
- Clean up duplicate Google TasksGoogle Tasks has no duplicate finder. How to remove duplicate tasks by hand, and how an AI assistant can find and delete them safely.
- Review overdue Google Tasks with an AI assistantHow to see everything overdue, undated or forgotten in Google Tasks, and use an AI assistant to decide what to do with it.
Google Tasks compared
- Google Keep vs Google TasksKeep is for notes and things to remember; Tasks is for things to do by a date. What each one does, where they overlap, and how to use them together.
- Google Tasks vs Microsoft To DoGoogle Tasks suits a day in Gmail and Google Calendar; Microsoft To Do suits Outlook and Windows. How they compare, with Todoist and TickTick, and moving between them.