TaskCracker for Outlook

TaskCracker for Outlook
Developer(s)	TaskCracker
Stable release	1.3.0 / January 29, 2015;10 years ago (2015-01-29) [1]
Operating system	Microsoft Windows
Type	Task management
License	Proprietary
Website	www.taskcracker.com

TaskCracker for Outlook is a Microsoft Outlook add-in for task- and time-management. It allows managing tasks visually within Microsoft Outlook interface. It is based on the Eisenhower Method of arranging tasks by urgency and importance. It is also loosely based on David Allen's Getting Things Done methodology of improving productivity.

As per posts on the TaskCracker Facebook community page as early as March 2019, ^[2] the software does not appear to be actively developed any longer.

Features

TaskCracker for Outlook works with native Microsoft Outlook tasks and emails. ^[3]

• Visual task matrix with urgency and importance axis. This matrix is based on Eisenhower Method as well as Stephen Covey's First Things First approach ^[4]
• Drag and drop tasks between quadrants to change both urgency and importance simultaneously
• Filter tasks by categories, accounts etc.
• Print matrix to have a hard copy
• Colored categories to mark tasks and email from different projects

References

1. "TaskCracker for Outlook What's New page". TaskCracker. Archived from the original on December 13, 2013. Retrieved August 7, 2014.
2. "Angela Stinson Pilkington". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 2020-12-28.
3. "Visual Task Management with TaskCracker for Outlook". Softpedia. 23 September 2013. Retrieved November 19, 2013.
4. "Manage Your Tasks Visually With TaskCracker For Outlook". Make Use Of. 9 September 2013. Archived from the original on 18 November 2013. Retrieved November 19, 2013.

See also

• Eisenhower Method
• Stephen Covey
• First Things First (book)
• Getting Things Done
• Inbox Zero