Management Support
The following free or low cost assistive technology software programs are available for anyone to use. The following programs, software, websites and apps focus on different forms of organization, stress management support and time management support.
Software Programs
Organization and Task Management
- Remember the Milk
- Never forget the milk, or any other task using this task/to-do-list
- Organize your tasks with priorities, due date, time estimates, tags, repeating tasks and more
- Sync tasks on multiple devices and with calendars such as Gmail, Google Calendar, Outlook, iCal, and more!
- Get email, text or Instant Message Reminders to yourself using their website reminder feature
- More Information:
- Cost: Free
- Compatibility: Online Resource; iOS: iPhone, iPad, iPod touch; Android
- Todoist
- Sub tasks, notifications, prioritization, reminders, notes, and filters in this all-in-one to-do list
- Access tasks from anywhere and collaborate on share tasks
- Streamlined, intuitive design makes it easy to use
- More Information:
- Cost: Free; premium $29/year
- Compatibility: Windows, Mac OS, Online Resource; iOS: iPad, iPhone, iPod touch; Android
- Anydo
- Manage your life in a simple, clever, and fun way using this to-do list app
- Synch your tasks on your mobile device and computer or use the Chrome extension to sync with Gmail
- Use the reminder feature so you never forget what you need to do or where you need to be
- More Information:
- Cost: Free
- Compatibility: iOS: iPad, iPhone, iPod touch; Android; Chrome Extension; Chrome App
- myHomework
- Track your homework, tests, projects, and lessons
- Set and receive reminders when assignments are due or tests are coming up
- Set up your class schedule within the app
- Synch your information with any of the available devices
- Integrates and works with Teachers.io
- More Information:
- Cost: Free
- Compatibility: Windows; Chrome Extension; iOS: iPad, iPhone; Android; Kindle
- Priority Matrix
- Simple interface task management app using methods of time management to help manage priorities
- Divide your tasks into one of four categories: Critical – Do Now; Critical but Not Urgent; Urgent but Can Be Delegated; Uncategorized
- App includes visual icons, email reports, master list of daily or weekly action items and more
- Ability to sync between devices and track your progress
- More Information:
- Cost: Free – basic; Pro App: $10/month
- Compatibility: Windows; Mac; iOS: iPad, iPhone, iPod touch; Android
- iStudiez Pro
- Stay organized and on top of all your school work and your schedule with this app
- Using the built-in planner with alerts and reminders, track tasks, homework, deadlines, meetings, and your grades
- Sync on all your devices so you’re never without this tool
- More Information:
- Cost: $2.99; Windows: $9.99
- Compatibility: Windows; Mac; iOS: iPad, iPhone, iPod touch
- Google Keep
- A visual bulletin board of post-it notes with reminders and tasks lists
- Ability to color code your notes, add reminders, and add photos and pictures to your notes
- Use your Google account to sync this on your computer, tablet and phone
- More Information:
- Cost: Free
- Compatibility: Online Resource, Android
- inClass
- Keep track of all your courses and course tasks in one place
- Reminders of when tasks are due
- Take and share notes using text, videos, audio, or photo notes
- Collaborate with classmates using StudyRoom feature
- More Information:
- Cost: Free
- Compatibility: iOS: iPad, iPhone, iPod touch
- WorkFlowy
- Organizational tool used to help manage to-do lists, collaborate on projects, take notes, write research papers, journal, even plan and more!
- Free version allows for 500 items per month
- Nested layouts, lists, bullets, ability to add dates and other format and layout options
- Sync between phone, tablet, and computer
- More Information:
- Cost: Free
- Compatibility: Chrome Extension; iOS: iPad, iPhone, iPod touch
- RemindMe
- Set reminders of tasks while your browse the internet
- Use it to remind you of job tasks, meetings, online projects or tasks
- Sync the reminders with multiple computers so you get reminders at home, school or work
- Set reminders of “in” so long or “on” a certain time
- More Information:
- Cost: Free
- Compatibility: Chrome Extension
Stress Management and Relaxation
Buddhify
- Increase your mindfulness and wellbeing with meditation on the go
- 11 hours of custom meditation for different parts of your day including travel, work, sleeping and more
- 5-30 minute sessions and solo meditation timer
- More Information:
- Cost: $4.99 – iOS; $2.99 – Android
- Compatibility: iOS: iPhone, iPad, iPod touch; Android
Time Management and Distraction Free Support
- Time Timer
- Visual timer great for people of any age
- Visually structure your time or break time up into segments using this timer program
- Easy to use app interface with up to four visual timers
- Time seconds, minutes or hours with this timer
- More Information:
- Cost: $.99-$4.99
- Compatibility: iOS: iPad, iPhone, iPod touch; Android
- 30/30
- Create a task list and add a length of time to each task
- Start the timer and when it’s time to move on to the next task it will alert you
- Customize with colors, icons and labels
- More Information:
- Cost: Free
- Compatibility: iOS: iPad, iPhone, iPod touch
- StayFocused
- Increase your productivity by limiting the amount of time you spend on websites that waste your time
- Pre-program distracting and time wasting websites
- When your time limit is up, these sites will be inaccessible for the rest of the day
- More Information:
- Cost: Free
- Compatibility: Chrome Extension
- TimeTracker
- Track how long you’ve been off task in a website
- A running time clock appears at the top of the tab you have opened counting how many minutes and seconds you’ve been in that website
- More Information:
- Cost: Free
- Compatibility: Chrome Extension
- Rescue Timer Dashboard
- Personal-Analytic service to track how you spend your time on your computer, smartphone or tablet
- Get a customized report of what sites you visit and what you do on your devices
- No manual date-entry, it tracks as you work
- More Information:
- Cost: Free
- Compatibility: OS X, Windows, Linux, Android, ChromeOS
- WriteRoom
- Full screen, distraction free writing environment
- Get your computer distractions out of the way with just you, and the text on your computer screen
- Limits layout ability, including limiting the ability to add graphs, and tables
- Auto save and word count are available features
- More Information:
- Cost: $9.99
- Compatibility: Extension for Chrome, Firefox, Opera
- Fokus
- Highlight only the text you want to read while Fokus dims and darkens the rest of your Chrome or Firefox window with an overlay
- Highlights the paragraph you’re reading with the ability to change the opacity of the background overlay
- Easy to install extension with the ability to turn the feature on or off
- More Information: or
- Cost: Free
- Compatibility: Chrome and Firefox Add-On