Best productivity apps for turning videos into action

Quick answer

A great video gives you three things to do. A week later they're gone, because they never left your head. The fix is boring: get them into an app you open every day.

What 125x is: 125x is a web app at 125x.app. You connect your YouTube subscriptions, and it gives you a feed of the latest videos from the channels you follow, each with a summary: a verdict, the 5 key takeaways, and the spoiler, plus Actionable and Lessons tabs with more tips. You read that and decide what's actually worth opening.

We checked each app's own website on Oct 30, 2026. Apps change often, so check their sites for current plans and features.

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Todoist

Per Todoist: Quick Add with natural language ('call mom every Sunday'), strong recurring due dates, reminders typed right into the task, 80+ integrations, and apps on desktop, phones, wearables, browser extensions and email. For video tips: type the step into Quick Add with a day, done in 5 seconds. Good if you want the fastest capture.

TickTick

Per TickTick: a to-do list plus calendar views (year down to day), a built-in Pomodoro timer, a habit tracker, countdowns, Kanban, timeline and an Eisenhower Matrix. For video tips: the habit tracker is handy when a video's advice is a daily thing, like a morning walk. Good if you want tasks, habits and focus timer in one app.

Things

Per Things: a personal task manager for Mac, iPhone, Apple Watch, iPad and Vision Pro, built around planning your day and projects, with Markdown notes in tasks and Shortcuts support. Twice an Apple Design Award winner. For video tips: paste the video link in the task's notes so you can jump back. Good for Apple users who want something clean.

Sunsama

Per Sunsama: a daily planner that puts tasks and meetings in one plan, has you plan each day with a realistic workload, and lets you block time for tasks on your calendar. For video tips: drop one step into today's plan and give it a time slot. Good if you like a guided daily planning ritual.

Akiflow

Per Akiflow: tasks and calendars in one place, a universal inbox that pulls tasks from your other tools, time blocking, and an assistant you can ask about your schedule. For video tips: capture into the inbox, then drag onto the calendar. Good for founders juggling many tools.

Notion

A flexible workspace of pages and databases. Its web clipper can save a web page to a page or database and adds the original URL when you save to a database (Notion Help). For video tips: build a 'videos to act on' database with a column for the step. Good if you want tasks and notes in one place and like building your own setup.

Quick comparison

App	Best for	Platforms (per their sites)
Todoist	Fast capture	Desktop, mobile, web, extensions
TickTick	Tasks plus habits and focus timer	Desktop, mobile, web
Things	Clean Apple-only planning	Mac, iPhone, iPad, Watch, Vision Pro
Sunsama	Guided daily planning	Desktop, web
Akiflow	Tasks from many tools, time blocking	Desktop, mobile
Notion	Build-your-own system	Desktop, mobile, web

Pairing with 125x

125x doesn't plug into any of these apps. You copy what you want: steps from the Actionable tab go in your task app, ideas from the Lessons tab go in your notes.

Our rule: one step per video, max. If you can't pick one, the video didn't have one.

FAQ: questions people ask

What is the best productivity app?

It depends on how you work. Todoist is fast for capture, TickTick adds habits and a focus timer, Things is a clean Apple option, and Sunsama and Akiflow focus on planning your day on a calendar.

How do I turn YouTube tips into tasks?

Pick one step from the video, add it to your task app with a day, and paste the video link in the notes.

Does 125x connect to Todoist or Notion?

No. You copy steps from the 125x Actionable tab into whatever app you use.