Is there a Google Tasks desktop app?
No. Google makes Google Tasks apps for iPhone, iPad and Android, but not for Mac, Windows or Linux. On a computer you use it on the web at tasks.google.com, in the side panel of Gmail and Google Calendar, as a web app installed from your browser, or through a desktop app that syncs with it.
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Your options on each kind of computer
| Mac | Windows | Linux | |
|---|---|---|---|
| tasks.google.com in a browser | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Side panel in Gmail and Google Calendar | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Installed as a web app with its own window | Chrome, Edge, Safari | Chrome, Edge | Chrome, Chromium, Edge |
| Desktop widget | iPhone widget on the Mac desktop | No | No |
| A list that floats over your other apps | Sidekick | Window pinned with PowerToys | Window set to “always on top” |
The website: tasks.google.com
Since 2025 Google Tasks has had its own full-page website at tasks.google.com. Sign in with your Google account and your lists open full screen. It’s free, works in any browser and has every Google Tasks feature. It’s also a browser tab, so it goes behind your other tabs and windows as soon as you click away.
The side panel in Gmail and Google Calendar
In Gmail or Google Calendar, click the Tasks icon in the panel on the right. Your lists open in a narrow column beside your email or calendar, which suits tasks that come from emails and meetings. The panel is only there while Gmail or Calendar is the window in front.
An installed web app
Chrome, Microsoft Edge and, on a Mac, Safari can install tasks.google.com as an app. It then has its own window and its own icon in the Dock, taskbar or app launcher, apart from your browser. It’s still an ordinary window, though: it goes behind whatever you click next. The steps for each browser are in the guides for Mac, Windows and Linux.
A desktop app that syncs with Google Tasks
Some apps made by other developers connect to Google Tasks through Google’s official API and show your lists natively on the desktop. Sidekick is one, on the Mac (coming soon): it keeps your lists floating over every app, takes a new task from anywhere with ⌃⌥N and syncs both ways with Google Tasks on your phone.
Which should you pick?
If you check your tasks a few times a day, the side panel or an installed web app is enough, and both are free. If you want your list in view all day while you work in other apps, you need something that floats above them.
Questions
Does Google Tasks have a desktop app?
No. Google offers Google Tasks as a website (tasks.google.com), in the side panel of Gmail and Google Calendar, and as phone apps for iPhone, iPad and Android. There's no Google Tasks app to download for Mac, Windows or Linux.
How do I put Google Tasks on my desktop?
Open tasks.google.com in Chrome or Edge and install it as an app from the browser menu. It then opens in its own window, with an icon in your Dock, taskbar or app launcher. To keep it in view over other windows, pin it with PowerToys on Windows or set it to “always on top” on Linux; on the Mac, use a floating app such as Sidekick (coming soon).
Can I download Google Tasks for my computer?
Not from Google. Anything offered as a Google Tasks download for Mac, Windows or Linux is made by another developer and connects to your Google account through Google's Tasks API.
Do changes on my computer reach Google Tasks on my phone?
Yes, with every option here. Google Tasks lives in your Google account, so a task added or completed on your computer appears on your phone, and the other way round.