Productivity means getting more done with core tools that are often task-specific. If you’re writing a report, you need a word processor, and if you’re designing a car, you need computer-aided design software. Here’s a look at some of the best Windows productivity apps for organizing your projects and getting things done.

Microsoft Outlook is a popular calendar and email system in the business world. It follows the productivity combination of calendar, tasks, notes and contacts. It has been possible to synchronise this type of data on mobile devices for many years, starting with the Psion Organiser in 1984 and continuing with the Blackberry.

Features like Categories let you tag and filter items in any way you want, making it a powerful tool for getting things done. A common system is to prefix contexts with the @ symbol, such as @home or @work. This means you can quickly filter your to-do list to only see tasks that are relevant at a particular time.

Google Keep is designed to look like Post-it notes, but it does more than that, as it also supports sketches, photos, text, and lists. It is available online, primarily for PC use, and it syncs with Android and iOS.