Hi all, I'm brand new to the list and to Chandler. For the past month, I've been evaluating GTD apps. I'm in the process of writing a "review" for five of them. I'm still trying to find out which GTD app is best for me and which one I'll invest time in. In that process, I seriously evaluated Chandler. I'm an open source user and contributor (though I'm not really a developer), I'm biased in favor of open source apps :-) I also really like the fact that Chandler has a web-based client. This is almost a requirement to me because of my work context and thus I really hope the inconveniences I discovered in Chandler can be circumvented.
Now, as much as I'd like to actually choose Chandler as my GTD app of choice, I have a question for you. Specifically in regards to organizing projects and contexts. In Chandler, is there a way to efficiently organize projects, their associated tasks, and contexts? Are there only 'Collections'? No hierarchies? No filters in the task list? Thanks a lot! Here below I copied the part of my review that discusses Chandler (mostly written for myself, but I will at least publish it to my personal blog, and maybe on my professional blog (which gets about 30,000 daily hits)). For your curiosity, I also tested OmniFocus, Things, Life Balance and ThinkingRock (also open source, but despite being more "mature" than Chandler, the interface annoys me, syncing is pay-for and there are no web or iPhone clients). Thanks for any replies! I sincerely wish you'll share with me workarounds and tips that will make me choose Chandler! :-) Have a great day! Alex :-) = = = = = Chandler I evaluated version 1.0.3 of <a href="http:// chandlerproject.org/">Chandler</a>, an open source GTD app. It's a first version and it shows. Good: * Open source, meaning free as in freedom. I can install it on as many computers as I want without having to wonder about licensing. * Multiplatform. I will be able to used it at work (Debian Linux) as well as at home (MacOS X). This is a major plus to me and a real advantage over the other reviewed GTD apps. * Web based too, meaning I can access it from work even if I don't/ can't install the Desktop app. * Can send emails directly from the Chandler interface. Neutral: * Chandler web can be accessed from an iPhone provided you're connected to the Internet. There's also a free iPhone app, but it seems it only allows task entry, no task browsing. Bad: * No projects grouping or hierarchy, no contexts, only "Collections". This makes the browsing of tasks pretty difficult with only basic sorting capabilities, no filters. This can be a showstopper to many potential users, including me. * Average user interface. No auto-completion, must drag and drop tasks to associate them with collections. No great MacOSX integration, such as with Mail and AddressBook. * Limited set of features in regards to tasks: no way to set a start or due date, only a single date for the calendar display and alerts. * No specific reviewing capabilities. The great thing about Chandler being open source, you can easily try it for a long period of time to find out if it suit your needs or not. If you have some coding skills, you can even help by adding the features that you really need. However, at the moment, Chandler definitely looks like the least mature of these five GTD apps. _______________________________________________ [email protected] mailing list unsubscribe here: http://lists.osafoundation.org/mailman/listinfo/chandler-users Chandler wiki: http://chandlerproject.org/wikihome
