Handle brings together your to-dos and calendar so you know exactly what you need to accomplish today, tomorrow, and beyond. You can optionally connect your Google email account to manage your inbox and quickly turn important emails into to-dos.
"Well thought out cross between Mailbox and Wunderlist” - Andrew Showman, Entrepreneur “The most exciting personal productivity tool” - Mitch Kapor, Founder Lotus
With a few simple habits, Handle can help you stay on top of your workday. It’s as easy as 1-2-3.
The Handle Habit 1. Capture - Turn emails into to-dos, talk to Siri, or type 2. Organize - Schedule & prioritize to-dos, add reminders, due dates, and more 3. Focus - See to-dos on your calendar so you know what to do next
Go cross platform with Handle for Desktop Gmail & Google Apps. Available at Handle.com/chrome - Turn emails into to-dos by typing "t" - 2 powerful views: side-bar within Gmail or go full screen - Drag to-dos to your calendar to schedule them - Use words like ‘today’ to have reminders automatically setup
Handle is free to download and use. You can support the further development of Handle with a $4.99 a month or $29.99 a year auto-renewing subscription. This will help us build more features and make a better productivity tool.
Subscriptions will be charged to your credit card through your iTunes account. Your subscription will automatically renew unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You will not be able to cancel a subscription during the active period. You can manage your subscriptions in the Account Settings after purchase.
Terms of Use: http://www.handle.com/terms-and-conditions Privacy Policy: http://www.handle.com/data-usage
Have feedback about Handle? Let us know what you think! Email us at support@handle.com.
What's New
Version History
1.4.6
Fixing flow for existing users signing into their account.
1.4.5
An easier flow to get started on Handle for new users. A quicker flow to continue using Handle on new devices for existing users.
1.4.4
- Adding a setting to allow auto launch of Quick Capture when launching Handle for the first time per day.
- Swiping into Focus mode on a To-do from the Calendar tab on today will show and embedded timer.
- Google login is updated allowing for a quicker way to login!
- Fixing a few bugs.
1.4.3
- Adding a setting to allow auto launch of Quick Capture when launching Handle for the first time per day.
- Swiping into Focus mode on a To-do from the Calendar tab on today will show and embedded timer.
- Google login is updated allowing for a quicker way to login!
1.4.2
- New To-do capture system in most areas of Handle. You can now quickly add to-dos in bulk.
- You can now support Handle via in-app purchase subscription. We want to create the perfect system to help you align your time with your goals. The more users that support Handle, the quicker we can get there!
- Bug Fixes!
1.4.1
Jam packed with awesome features!
- Shared Lists: You can now create separate To-do lists and share them with others. From collaborating on a project with co-workers to sharing a grocery list with the family, shared lists will change the way you stay organized!
- Focus Mode: Swipe left on a To-do to activate Focus Mode. You can start an open timer or start a set timer to help you stay on task.
- Streamlined Delegation: You can now delegate personal To-dos to any collaborator on any shared list.
- Bug fixes.
We have added many other small tweaks and bug fixes to mention. If Handle is helping you get more done, support us by leaving a review!
1.4.0
Jam packed with awesome features!
- Shared Lists: You can now create separate To-do lists and share them with others. From collaborating on a project with co-workers to sharing a grocery list with the family, shared lists will change the way you stay organized!
- Focus Mode: Swipe left on a To-do to activate Focus Mode. You can start an open timer or start a set timer to help you stay on task.
- Streamlined Delegation: You can now delegate personal To-dos to any collaborator on any shared list.
We have added many other small tweaks and bug fixes to mention. If Handle is helping you get more done, support us by leaving a review!
1.3.9
This release contains some more awesome updates including:
- Handle Today Widget: Get a quick view of your To-dos scheduled for today. - Confetti Cannon: Celebrate every time you complete a To-do! - Planning Tool Improvements: You can now use the planning tool to plan for tomorrow as well as today. We also added extra interactions to make planning even quicker. - Planning Tool Quick Sort: A new option in the planning tool allows you to quickly prioritize the To-dos you want to get done. Prioritize as quick as you can tap. - Condensed Calendar View: Looking at Today on the calendar tab now shows the remaining To-dos and events for the day, no more clutter! - Calendar View Drag and Drop: You can now prioritize To-dos in the calendar view by simply dragging the To-dos to their new priority. Have Time between two meetings to make progress on your goals? Drag To-dos between the meetings and their reminder date will be updated automatically.
We are working hard to make Handle much better with every release. We appreciate the support and will continue to push hard on adding awesome new features.
1.3.8
New Planning tool makes it easy to plan your day every day! You can access the planning tool via the top right of the To-do list. With the planning tool your can:
- Quickly add anything on your mind for today via Quick Capture - Quickly Triage any missed To-dos that you want to get done today - Quickly Triage unscheduled To-dos that you want to get done today.
With the new Planning tool, you can keep your To-do list organized and up to date with ease.
We also added Handoff support for emails. Viewing an email on your iPhone or iPad using Handle? Now you can easily open that same email on your Mac with one click using Apples Handoff functionality.
1.3.7
New Planning tool makes it easy to plan your day every day! You can access the planning tool via the top right of the To-do list. With the planning tool your can:
- Quickly add anything on your mind for today via Quick Capture - Quickly Triage any missed To-dos that you want to get done today - Quickly Triage unscheduled To-dos that you want to get done today.
With the new Planning tool, you can keep your To-do list organized and up to date with ease.
We also added Handoff support for emails. Viewing an email on your iPhone or iPad using Handle? Now you can easily open that same email on your Mac with one click using Apples Handoff functionality.
1.3.6
We are back with our regularly scheduled updates!
- Taptic feedback when swiping emails or tapping the create todo button (Available on devices that support it such as iPhone 7 and 7 Plus). - UI tweak and bug fixes. - Support for new devices and iOS 10
Stay tuned, awesome new features coming soon!
1.3.5
New Features
[+] Evernote Integration - Turn notes into to-dos so you can add reminders and schedule time to work on them
[+] Save Links to Read Later - Turn anything you see on the web into a to-do so you can read it later
[+] Smarter To-do Creation - Use works like "today, tomorrow, Sunday" to have reminders automatically setup
[+] Faster Delegation – Quickly send to-dos by using @contact when typing the to-do title
Tell us what you think! Email us at support@handle.com.
1.3.4
New Features
[+] Daily Snapshot - Follow your progress with a daily view into completed, outstanding, and delegated to-dos
[+] Handle VIP's - Quickly email or delegate to-dos to the most important people in your life
[+] Real-time Feedback on Delegated To-dos - Get informed when people accept and complete the to-dos you delegated to them
[+] Custom Email Swipes – Choose exactly what happens when you swipe an email right or left
[+] Keyboard Shortcuts for iPad Pro - Supercharge your productivity without taking your hands off the keyboard
Tell us what you think! Email us at support@handle.com.
1.3.3
New Features [+] Filtered Push Email Notifications - Not every email deserves your attention. Get notifications only when important ones arrive
[+] To-do Delegation - Delegate to-dos to colleagues or friends via email even if they aren't Handle users
[+] To-do Receipts - When you turn an email into a to-do Handle will automatically let the sender know that you're working on it
[+] Email 3D Touch Peek & Pop - New for iPhone 6s and 6s Plus, force touch an email to quickly preview it
[+] 1Password & LastPass Integration - Sign into Handle without having to remember your password
[+] Updated Terms of Service - We've made privacy policy tweaks to better serve you. Learn more at handle.com/data-usage
Tell us what you think! Email us at support@handle.com.
1.3.2
New Features [+] iOS 9 Support - Application shortcut with 3D touch and split screen on iPad Air 2 and Pro
[+] Enhanced Email Swipes - Triage your inbox even faster with simplified & streamlined email gestures
[+] Improved Cloud Sync - We retired Dropbox to streamline & supercharge Handle Cloud sync across your iPhone, Mac, PC, tablet, and Apple watch
[+] Full Screen Web App - See and organize to-dos, calendar, projects, and more right from your browser at web.handle.com
[+] Quick Capture Chrome Extension - Capture to-dos in real-time in Gmail and while surfing the web at handle.com/chrome
[+] Smart Notes - Open web links, make phone calls, and get directions with a single tap
[+] Inbox Filters - Quickly sort your inbox to see only starred or unread messages
Tell us what you think! Email us at support@handle.com.
1.3.1
New Features [+] Improved Cloud Sync - We retired Dropbox to streamline & supercharge Handle Cloud sync across your iPhone, Mac, PC, tablet, and Apple watch
[+] Full Screen Web App - See and organize to-dos, calendar, projects, and more right from your browser at web.handle.com
[+] Quick Capture Chrome Extension - Capture to-dos in real-time in Gmail and while surfing the web at handle.com/chrome
[+] Smart Notes - Open web links, make phone calls, and get directions with a single tap
[+] Inbox Filters - Quickly sort your inbox to see only starred or unread messages
Tell us what you think! Email us at support@handle.com.
1.3.0
New Features [+] Improved Cloud Sync - We retired Dropbox to streamline & supercharge Handle Cloud sync across your iPhone, Mac, PC, tablet, and Apple watch
[+] Full Screen Web App - See and organize to-dos, calendar, projects, and more right from your browser at web.handle.com
[+] Quick Capture Chrome Extension - Capture to-dos in real-time in Gmail and while surfing the web at handle.com/chrome
[+] Smart Notes - Open web links, make phone calls, and get directions with a single tap
[+] Inbox Filters - Quickly sort your inbox to see only starred or unread messages
Tell us what you think! Email us at support@handle.com.
1.2.19
The team is excited to bring you the new and improved Handle!
New Features [+] Calendar Agenda View - See today’s to-dos and calendar items in a single view
[+] Unscheduled View - Maintain a prioritized list of unscheduled items separate from today’s plan for when time opens up
[+] To-do Filters - Toggle between all of your to-dos or just those that are unscheduled with one tap
[+] Faster Navigation - Move between email, to-dos, and calendar faster than ever
[+] Smart To-do Creation - Add a to-do from anywhere with 1-tap and it will go to the right place
[+] Time-Based To-dos - Prioritize to-dos by time and see them exactly when you’re supposed to
[+] iPad Landscape - Your (numerous) requests have been heard, enjoy!
[+] To-do Completion Tones - Every Completed to-do deserves a mini celebration. Ring in each achievement with a custom tone
[+] Bug Fixes - As always, we’re making Handle faster and more reliable with each release
Tell us what you think! Email us at support@handle.com or say hi on Twitter or Facebook.
1.2.18
Why you need to add updating Handle to your to-do list...
1.2.18 - Repeating To-dos
** Repeating To-dos - make any to-do a daily, weekly or monthly reminder.
** Fix for Reminders Import - once Handle is connected to your Apple Reminders, we’ll only import new reminders added.
** Performance Improvements - we’re always making Handle faster and more stable.
1.2.17 - Apple Watch
** Handle for Apple Watch - wrist-sized bits of Handle for capturing to-dos, seeing what's next, and catching reminders so you never miss a thing.
** Siri To-do Creation - capture new to-dos on your watch or phone by asking Siri to “remind me"
1.2.17
Our Apple Watch debut release. - Wrist-sized bits of Handle for capturing to-dos, seeing what's next, and catching reminders so you never miss a thing. - Capture new to-dos on your watch or phone by asking Siri to “Remind me” - Import your Apple Reminders
1.2.16
Our Apple Watch debut release. - Wrist-sized bits of Handle for capturing to-dos, seeing what's next, and catching reminders so you never miss a thing. - Capture new to-dos on your watch or phone by asking Siri to “Remind me” - Import your Apple Reminders - Due dates are stored in Handle, not your calendar - Email crash and bug fixes
- Fixed Crash: When loading email for users with Sent Mail turned off in Gmail IMAP settings. - Bug Fixes - Stability Improvements
Version 1.4.6
Fixing flow for existing users signing into their account.
Ratings and Reviews
4.0 out of 5
61 Ratings
61 Ratings
A few steps away from perfection
tpromix
Update? Abandoned again long time since update, wondering if app will be around soon ...;( It needs a desktop app that mirrors the phone experience...when using online it's just tasks separate from email as a sidebar in gmail, just junky... But I am using it on desktop less and less... Because it's a winner on the phone. Less features than CLOZE and others but the essentials are exactly where u need them and the clarity of the calendar view with today's tasks it's the cleanest and most logical. The few things that would be ideal additions are a way to default view of choice when u open app (calendar \ today would be better for me then tasks), the inclusion of an automatic archive with "completed date" of project tasks (kind of essential in business to track) ...and the long awaited search function to find a missing mail without flipping over to Gmail app. Give me those and 5 stars all the way.
A few steps away from perfection
tpromix
Update? Abandoned again long time since update, wondering if app will be around soon ...;( It needs a desktop app that mirrors the phone experience...when using online it's just tasks separate from email as a sidebar in gmail, just junky... But I am using it on desktop less and less... Because it's a winner on the phone. Less features than CLOZE and others but the essentials are exactly where u need them and the clarity of the calendar view with today's tasks it's the cleanest and most logical. The few things that would be ideal additions are a way to default view of choice when u open app (calendar \ today would be better for me then tasks), the inclusion of an automatic archive with "completed date" of project tasks (kind of essential in business to track) ...and the long awaited search function to find a missing mail without flipping over to Gmail app. Give me those and 5 stars all the way.
Good start but missing key features
NGFTOTCKT
The idea of Handle is great, and the basic structure is really nice. A couple of things keep it from seriously replacing other task managers though.
1. Email support is only for Gmail right now. I'm sure they're working on expanding it, but until they get exchange support (at a minimum) it's not ready for most professional users.
2. You can set up repeating tasks, but have very limited options. For example, I can't have a task that repeats on Tuesdays and Thursdays. I can do every day, once every week, every month, etc, but nothing that's more fine tuned. I think the gold standard here is the natural language recognition of Todoist, but even a simple adaptation of the system used in an app like Streaks would be welcome.
3. I would love to see an option to offer the developers a one time payment to support them instead of having to sign up for a subscription. I know I can sign up for a subscription and then cancel, but it shouldn't require an extra step for me to give you money. Especially because the lack of the two features above make the app a non-starter for me, I don't want to subscribe just hoping that the features I need will eventually be available.
Bottom line? If you're a gmail user with tasks that repeat daily or on the same day each week/month/year, this is an great app to check out. If you're not that exact person, the app is missing features that would allow it to replace whatever you use now.
Good start but missing key features
NGFTOTCKT
The idea of Handle is great, and the basic structure is really nice. A couple of things keep it from seriously replacing other task managers though.
1. Email support is only for Gmail right now. I'm sure they're working on expanding it, but until they get exchange support (at a minimum) it's not ready for most professional users.
2. You can set up repeating tasks, but have very limited options. For example, I can't have a task that repeats on Tuesdays and Thursdays. I can do every day, once every week, every month, etc, but nothing that's more fine tuned. I think the gold standard here is the natural language recognition of Todoist, but even a simple adaptation of the system used in an app like Streaks would be welcome.
3. I would love to see an option to offer the developers a one time payment to support them instead of having to sign up for a subscription. I know I can sign up for a subscription and then cancel, but it shouldn't require an extra step for me to give you money. Especially because the lack of the two features above make the app a non-starter for me, I don't want to subscribe just hoping that the features I need will eventually be available.
Bottom line? If you're a gmail user with tasks that repeat daily or on the same day each week/month/year, this is an great app to check out. If you're not that exact person, the app is missing features that would allow it to replace whatever you use now.
Great app
Danagain
I have tried and looked pedi at every task/email management app I can find. This application is the only one that understands how email corresponds to tasks. This app has three areas or tabs to track the key components to managing tasks: email, to do, and calendar. All in one place and connected. In addition, Handle allows me to create to do's that are not tied to an email. Also very necessary. This program alone has figured out the correct combination. They generosity allow use without a subscription, however you should seriously consider paying the very reasonable amount because they done have ongoing costs with development as well as servers that are processing / syncing your data. The time this program saves me is more than worth the subscription.
Great app
Danagain
I have tried and looked pedi at every task/email management app I can find. This application is the only one that understands how email corresponds to tasks. This app has three areas or tabs to track the key components to managing tasks: email, to do, and calendar. All in one place and connected. In addition, Handle allows me to create to do's that are not tied to an email. Also very necessary. This program alone has figured out the correct combination. They generosity allow use without a subscription, however you should seriously consider paying the very reasonable amount because they done have ongoing costs with development as well as servers that are processing / syncing your data. The time this program saves me is more than worth the subscription.