Microsoft Retiring Wunderlist, Pushing New 'To-Do' App

Do you use Microsoft's listing-making app Wunderlist? In the not also distant future, you'll need to observe a replacement. But not to worry: Microsoft already has one.

Redmond on Wednesday introduced To-Practice, a new "intelligent task management app that makes it piece of cake to plan your day." Microsoft plans to contain the best features of Wunderlist into To-Practise over the coming months.

"Once nosotros are confident that nosotros have incorporated the best of Wunderlist into To-Do, we will retire Wunderlist," Microsoft's Ori Artman wrote in a blog post.

Congenital by the team backside Wunderlist, To-Do lets you create lists of all the things you need to get washed in a given day and cheque off what y'all accomplished. The app also has a Suggestions feature that looks at all your to dos (including items from previous days yous didn't get washed) and "intelligently prioritizes the virtually important ones," Microsoft said.

You lot tin can create lists for whatever you need — groceries, work stuff, and home projects, for instance — and personalize them with colorful themes. The app also lets yous add notes, reminders, and due dates to help yous stay on summit of deadlines.

"Every morning, your My Day list starts out with a clean slate, allowing you to be more intentional about what you want to get washed," Artman wrote. "You can too tap Intelligent Suggestions for ideas on what'southward most important. Only tap the lightbulb, and yous'll see any to-dos from the day before, what's due or upcoming, and other helpful suggestions based on To-Practise'southward smart algorithm."

To-Do is congenital on Role 365 and integrated with Outlook. It volition automatically sync your Outlook Tasks, and allow you lot to keep track of your lists across devices.

"Every bit the only task direction app congenital on an enterprise cloud, To-Do offers the advanced security that our Office 365 customers expect," Artman wrote. "Data is encrypted in transit and at residual."

To Do is bachelor in preview on iPhone, Android, Windows and the spider web. Information technology pros can enable the To-Do preview via the Office 365 admin centre. Right now you can't share To-Practise lists, but that characteristic is coming, forth with apps for Mac, iPad, and Android tablets and integrations with other Microsoft services.

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