Wunderlist

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Wunderlist

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Basic data

developer 6Wunderkinder
Subsidiary of Microsoft Corporation
Publishing year 2010
Current  version 3.19.2 ( Web )
2016

3.4.10 ( Android )
July 5, 2019

3.4.18 ( iOS )
September 9, 2019

3.6.14.0 ( Windows app )

3.19.1 ( Windows )
February 4, 2016

3.4.6 ( macOS )
January 3, 2017

3.19.1 ( Chrome OS )
February 4, 2016

Current preliminary version 3.6.12.0 ( Windows app )
operating system Android , iOS , iPadOS , Windows Phone 8 .1, Windows , macOS , Chrome OS
programming language C ++
category productivity
License Freeware
German speaking Yes
www.wunderlist.com

Wunderlist was a free online service for managing tasks and notes . The service went online in November 2010 and was available in over 20 languages. With five million users and 13.5 million lists created, it was the most popular GTD application for Apple iOS , and in June 2011 it was the iPhone app of the week in 104 countries. Wunderlist was developed by 6Wunderkinder based in Berlin , in which Atomico, e42 GmbH, T-Venture and the High-Tech Gründerfonds were involved.

Functions

  • The whole purpose of the Wunderlist application was to maintain a list of open items .
  • Entries can be sorted hierarchically, alphabetically or by date. Memories are possible.
  • Tasks are provided with a description in text form , images can be attached from version 3.
  • Wunderlist compares all entered data on the devices on which a user is registered.
  • With the integration of Open Graph and local address books, friends can be invited to take part in a task.

history

In 2009 Christian Reber called on XING colleagues to develop a new to-do app. Frank Thelen answered and together Reber and Thelen developed the idea of ​​the Wunderlist task management. The required start-up capital was provided by the High-Tech Gründerfonds and e42 GmbH in the amount of EUR 500,000.

The first version of Wunderlist was published in autumn 2010. The program was initially only available for the Windows , Linux and macOS operating systems. The app was only released for the iPhone in December 2011 . Subsequently, in February 2011, the developers released a variant for the iPad called Wunderlist HD .

In September 2012, the developers announced that they would discontinue the online service Wunderkit and instead want to publish a new version of Wunderlist. This was finally released on December 18, 2012 under the name Wunderlist 2 . The most significant change compared to the predecessor was the provision of native apps , which could be better adapted to the Android, iOS and Windows Phone operating systems . In addition, a so-called activity center was introduced, in which all activities and messages of the user are summarized.

In 2013, the Berlin startup was able to win a major US investor in Sequoia Capital .

At the beginning of June 2015, 6Wunderkinder and thus Wunderlist was bought by Microsoft for an amount between 100 million and 200 million US dollars .

In 2017, Microsoft announced that it would permanently discontinue Wunderlist and replace it with its own "To Do" service. In December 2019, May 6, 2020 was given as the date.

On May 5th, 2020 it was announced that Christian Reber, as an investor, is driving the development of a Wunderlist successor, the to-do list app Superlist .

As of May 6, 2020, Wunderlist is no longer available.

Wonder kit

In January 2012 the first beta version of Wunderkit was released, which was a modification of Wunderlist. The online service was designed to synchronize the tasks of several people in the form of projects, similar to classic project management software . Registration was possible via Facebook , Twitter or registration. In February 2012, apps for accessing Wunderkit from mobile devices were released.

Wunderkit's basic functionality was free. In addition, there was a so-called pro tariff, which, for example, enabled improved support and joint billing for several users for 4.99 US dollars . After persistent criticism of the fee requirement, it was decided in February 2012 to make all the functions of Wunderkit available in the final version free of charge. In the same year it was decided to completely discontinue the Wunderkit.

criticism

The framework Titanium was used to develop the first version of Wunderlist . Although this ensured a uniform range of functions on all operating systems, its use led to problems. For example, the Wunderlist iPhone app had many bugs and crashed frequently.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Our Future, Wunderlist joins Microsoft. In: Wunderlist Blog. Retrieved November 18, 2015 .
  2. ↑ Wunderlist in the Play Store. In: Play Store . Retrieved July 10, 2019 .
  3. ↑ Wunderlist in the App Store. In: App Store . Retrieved June 3, 2016 .
  4. ↑ Wunderlist in the Windows Store. In: Windows Store . Retrieved December 20, 2015 .
  5. ↑ Wunderlist in the Mac App Store. In: Mac App Store . Retrieved June 3, 2016 .
  6. ↑ Wunderlist in the Chrome Web Store. In: Chrome Web Store. Retrieved June 3, 2016 .
  7. ↑ Wunderlist Beta in the Windows Store. In: Windows Store . Retrieved December 16, 2015 .
  8. ↑ iTunes preview from Wunderlist. In: App Store . Apple, December 18, 2012, accessed December 20, 2012 .
  9. ↑ Wunderlist has 5 million users and has a comment function. Retrieved September 26, 2013 .
  10. ↑ Martin Weigert: The steep rise of a task manager. In: Netzwertig . February 4, 2011, accessed January 13, 2013 .
  11. ↑ Wunderlist 2 - Fact Sheet. (ZIP) (No longer available online.) In: Wunderlist Press Kit. 6Wunderkinder, December 17, 2012, archived from the original on January 27, 2013 ; Retrieved January 14, 2013 (33.1 MB in size).
  12. ↑ profile 6Wunderkinder. In: Gründerszene . Retrieved July 29, 2014 .
  13. ↑ Matthias Kremp: Introduced: The best Android apps. In: Spiegel Online . April 24, 2012, accessed January 15, 2013 .
  14. ↑ 6 child prodigies - a portrait of the Berlin app shooting stars. Retrieved July 29, 2014 .
  15. ↑ Wunderlist for iPhone. In: App Store . Apple Inc. , accessed January 16, 2013 .
  16. ^ Leo Becker: Wunderlist task management as an iPad app. In: Mac & i . Heise Zeitschriften Verlag , February 23, 2011, accessed on January 15, 2013 .
  17. ↑ Yvonne Ortmann: 6Wunderkinder bring out Wunderlist 2 - Wunderkit is discontinued. (No longer available online.) In: t3n magazine. September 6, 2012, archived from the original on January 8, 2013 ; accessed on January 14, 2013 .
  18. ↑ Yvonne Ortmann: Wunderlist 2 is here. In: t3n magazine . December 18, 2012, accessed January 14, 2013 .
  19. ↑ Alexander Hüsing: Microsoft buys to-do list startup 6Wunderkinder. In: German Startups . July 1, 2015, accessed July 30, 2015 .
  20. ↑ Wunderlist is dead. Microsoft introduces To-Do - UBERGIZMO DE. Accessed March 1, 2018 (German).
  21. ↑ Join us on our new journey. Retrieved December 10, 2019 .
  22. ↑ "I tried not to do it" - Christian Reber builds a new Wunderlist. gruenderszene.de May 5, 2020.
  23. ↑ Make the switch from Wunderlist to To Do in 1, 2, 3: Wunderlist. May 6, 2020, accessed May 27, 2020 .
  24. ↑ Wunderlist: Microsoft will switch off popular to-do app on May 6, 2020. Retrieved June 29, 2020 .
  25. ↑ Markus Franz: In the beta test: Wunderkit supports joint projects. In: Netzwelt . January 30, 2012, accessed January 15, 2013 .
  26. ↑ Wunderkit launches public beta & announces prices! (No longer available online.) In: AppForThat . February 1, 2012, archived from the original on March 11, 2013 ; Retrieved January 15, 2013 .
  27. ↑ Andreas Floemer: Wunderkit: 6Wunderkinder change price model. (No longer available online.) In: t3n magazine. February 16, 2012, archived from the original on December 27, 2012 ; Retrieved January 15, 2013 .
  28. ↑ Wunderkit is discontinued: Those who take risks can fail - and learn a lot in the process: förderland. foerderland.de, September 6, 2012, accessed on April 17, 2020 .
  29. ↑ Why Titanium. In: Wunderlist Blog. 6Wunderkinder, June 5, 2012, accessed January 15, 2013 .
  30. ↑ Dieter Petereit: Wunderlist - Hype, claim and reality of the task app. In: t3n magazine . March 15, 2011, accessed on January 15, 2013 (see second image).