This is a practical list of free tools for work, grouped by the problem they help with. It is not medical advice; no app treats anything, and what works varies from person to person. Test one thing for a week.
- Can't see the first step: Goblin Tools. Its About page says the website is free and will stay free. Magic ToDo breaks tasks into steps and Compiler turns a braindump into actions. It uses AI and the site warns that accuracy varies, so check the steps.
- Want company while you work: Focusmate lists three free sessions per week. Sessions are on camera, so mind your room and workplace policy.
- Can't get started: Plexii shows a card on a high-stakes desk you have not started: "What would make this 10% easier right now?" with a Just 5 minutes option that starts a five-minute focus session.
- Forget what's next: Todoist's free plan (five personal projects, reminders) or Microsoft To Do's My Day list, which resets nightly.
- Day has no shape: Plexii's free time-blocking planner runs in your browser with no sign-up and exports to a calendar file, CSV or printable sheet.
- Everything lives in different places: one Plexii desk per task, with Focus sessions and a timer widget that beeps in the last minute and sounds an alarm at zero.
Pick the one problem that costs you most, choose one tool, use it on a real task for five days, and decide on day seven. If you have to remember to use it, drop it.
The full post covers each pick, what it leaves out and how to run the one-week trial.
Read the full post: Best free ADHD-friendly tools for work
Plexii is free to download for Mac and Windows: https://plexiidesk.com/download
