A curated list of ADHD apps, books, ideas and resources across the web!
There's millions of apps which aims to tackle issues which are shared between NT and ND brains. This aims to provide a list of resources and tools which are ADHD friendly!
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- Time Management
- Block Distractions
- Visual Calendars
- Sounds for Focus
- Task Management
- Health
- Notetaking
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| Symbol | Title | Description |
|---|---|---|
| ✔️ | Free | Completely free / opensource |
| 💠 | Freemium | Free, but some features are paid |
| 💲 | Paid | Most if not all features are paid |
| ❓ | Untested | Apps which have been recommended, but the repo owner has not tested |
| ⌚ | Works on Watch | Apps which work on watchOS/gearOS |
| App Name | Description | iOS/watchOS | Android/GearOS | Windows | macOS | Linux | Chrome | Website |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ActivityWatch | Automatically track time on your devices | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | ||
| Flipd | Productivity, time tracker | 💠 | 💠 | |||||
| TomatoTimer | An easy to use Pomodoro Technique Timer | ✔️ | ||||||
| Focus Keeper | Productive Timer: Work & Study | 💠 | 💠 | ✔️ | ||||
| Windows Clock | Timers, focus sessions, alarms and more | ✔️ | ||||||
| Focus - Productivity Timer | To-Do Lists, Time Tracker | 💠⌚ | ||||||
| Pomotroid | A simple, configurable and visually pleasing Pomodoro timer. | ✔️ | ||||||
| Bullet Journal | Companion to the Bullet Journal method | 💲 | 💲 | ✔️ |
| App Name | Description | iOS/watchOS | Android/GearOS | Windows | macOS | Linux | Chrome | Website |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opal | Measure your focus, block distractions, automate your days and so much more. | 💠 | 💠 | 💠 | ||||
| Freedom | Limit & Block Distracting Apps | 💠 | 💠 | 💠 | 💠 | 💠 | ||
| RescueTime | Take back control of your time | 💠 | 💠 | |||||
| Momentum | Turn your potential into progress with a beautifully simple start page. | 💠 | ||||||
| Forest | Stay focused, be present | 💠⌚ | 💠 | 💠 | ||||
| SelfControl | Helps you avoid distracting websites | ✔️ | ||||||
| Cold Turkey | Block websites, games and applications to boost your productivity. | 💠 | 💠 | |||||
| Go F*cking Work | Uses profanity for extra motivation (18+). | ✔️ | ||||||
| Just Focus | Block distracting websites | ✔️ |
| App Name | Description | iOS/watchOS | Android | Windows | macOS | Linux | Chrome | Website |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TimeBloc | Time Block & Schedule Planner | 💠 | 💠 | |||||
| Structured | Visual Calendar & To-Do List | 💠⌚ | 💠 | |||||
| PiCal | Visual ADHD Day Planner | 💠⌚ | ||||||
| Tiimo | Schedule, focus & to-do | 💠⌚ | 💠⌚ | 💠 | ||||
| Calendar Timeline | Visual timeline for Apple Watch | 💲⌚ |
| App Name | Description | iOS/watchOS | Android/GearOS | Windows | macOS | Linux | Chrome | Website |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ADHD White Noise + Brown, Pink | ADHD noise for work and sleep | ✔️ | ✔️ | |||||
| Brain.fm | Brainwave Music, Improve Focus | 💲 | 💲 | 💲 | ||||
| Endel: Focus, Sleep, Relax | Nature sounds, noise, beats | 💲⌚ | 💲⌚ | 💲 | 💲 | |||
| Focus@will | Scientifically optimized music to help you focus | 💲 | 💲 | 💲 | 💲 | |||
| Rainy Mood | Focus, Relax, and Sleep | 💲 | 💲 | ✔️ | ||||
| myNoise | Focus • Relax • Sleep | ✔️ | ||||||
| SomaFM | Listener-supported, commercial-free radio | 💲 | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | |||
| Headspace | Headspace for Meditation, Mindfulness and Sleep | 💲⌚ | 💲 | 💲 | ||||
| Calm | Sleep, Meditation, Relaxation | 💲⌚ | 💲⌚ | 💲 | ||||
| Blanket | Background noises for Linux | ✔️ | ||||||
| Noises | Premium Masking Sounds | ✔️ |
| App Name | Description | iOS/watchOS | Android/GearOS | Windows | macOS | Linux | Chrome | Website |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Super Productivity | Productivity tool using time boxing and intuitive task management | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | |
| Due | Never Forget Anything Again | 💲⌚ | 💲 | |||||
| Remember The Milk | Online to-do list and task management | 💠⌚ | 💠⌚ | 💠 | 💠 | 💠 | 💠 | 💠 |
| Microsoft To Do | Capture Tasks & Set Reminders | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | |||
| Regularly | Recurring To-do, clean UI | 💠 | ||||||
| nag reminder | Similar to Due, persistent notifications for tasks! | 💠 | ||||||
| goblin.tools | Break down a task into smaller tasks magically. | ✔️ | ||||||
| MyLifeOrganized | Flexible task management tool with dependencies. | 💲⌚ | 💲⌚ | 💲 |
| App Name | Description | iOS/watchOS | Android/GearOS | Windows | macOS | Linux | Chrome | Website |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trello | Projects? Workflows? organize anything! | 💠 | 💠 | 💠 | 💠 | 💠 | 💠 | |
| Notion | Your wiki, docs & projects. Together | 💠 | 💠 | 💠 | 💠 | 💠 | ||
| Lunatask | To-do, notebook, habit and mood tracker | 💠 | 💠 | 💠 | ||||
| Asana | Get to your goals faster | 💠 | 💠 | 💠 | 💠 | 💠 |
| App Name | Description | iOS/watchOS | Android/GearOS | Windows | macOS | Linux | Chrome | Website |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tody | Smarter Cleaning | 💠 | 💠 | |||||
| Sweepy | Schedule Your House Chores | 💠⌚ | 💠 |
| App Name | Description | iOS/watchOS | Android/GearOS | Windows | macOS | Linux | Chrome | Website |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bearable | Track Pain, Illness & Wellness | 💠 | 💠 | |||||
| Sleep Cycle | Recorder, Sounds & Alarm Clock | 💠⌚ | 💠⌚ | |||||
| Rise Sleep | Better Health, Focus & Habits | 💲⌚ | 💲 | |||||
| Sleep as Android | Stop oversleeping - Smart alarm, with CAPTCHA! | 💠⌚ | ||||||
| Medisafe | Pill and Medicine Reminder | ✔️⌚ | ✔️⌚ | |||||
| ADHD Medication Tracker | Google sheet template for tracking side effects during titration | ✔️ | ||||||
| Inflow | Learn & Build Better Habits. CBT based. | 💲 | 💲 | 💲 |
| App Name | Description | iOS/watchOS | Android/GearOS | Windows | macOS | Linux | Chrome | Website |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glean | Cloud-based note-taking app. | 💲 | 💲 | 💲 | 💲 | 💲 | 💲 | |
| Evernote | Note pad, to-do list, planner | 💠 | 💠 | 💠 | 💠 | 💠 | 💠 | |
| Notability | Easy note-taking & annotation | 💠 | 💠 | |||||
| Obsidian | Obsidian is the private and flexible note‑taking app that adapts to the way you think. |
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| YouTuber Name | Description | Content Focus | YouTube Channel |
|---|---|---|---|
| How to ADHD | Jessica's channel provides a friendly, positive environment full of tips, tricks, and information about living with ADHD | Strategies for living with ADHD, using methods like Pomodoro for time management, coping with change, and the concept of a body double | Link |
| Rick Wants To Know | Rick Wants To Know is dedicated to providing accurate information to those struggling with ADHD or working with a loved one who suffers from it. | Answers to common questions about ADHD, how ADHD affects women, and aims to dispel fear, shame, and stigma that often accompanies ADHD | Link |
| Optimal Mind Performance | Dr. LeGrand, an ADHD expert who has ADHD himself, provides strategies for optimal mind performance, based on his experiences and learnings while going through medical school | Brain-focused videos, tips on foods that boost dopamine, and the effects of caffeine on the brain | Link |
| Stacey Machelle | Stacey Machelle uses her channel to educate and empower other black women after her own journey of getting diagnosed with ADHD and learning how to manage her symptoms | Personal experience of managing ADHD symptoms, self-acceptance, and empowerment, particularly targeted towards black women | Link |
| ADHD reWired | Hosted by Eric Tivers, a licensed clinical social worker and coach specializing in ADHD. The channel is a combo of podcast and YouTube channel. | Understand how the ADHD brain works, accepting who you are, and managing ADHD symptoms or finding ways that work with individual strengths. | Link |
| ADHD Mastery | Stuart started this vlog to document his experience dealing with Inattentive ADHD. It's now grown into a channel about self-awareness, tips, and coping strategies. | Educational videos on self-awareness, tips, and coping strategies for ADHD, like a step-by-step guide on how to keep commitments. | Link |
| Russell Barkley, PhD | This channel is dedicated to disseminating the scientific knowledge about ADHD. It is based on Dr. Barkley's 45 years of clinical practice, research, and teaching and his many books and scientific papers. | Disseminating scientific knowledge about ADHD, expert delivered. | Link |
| TikTok | Description | Content Focus | TikTok Profile |
|---|---|---|---|
| How to ADHD | Jessica's channel provides a friendly, positive environment full of tips, tricks, and information about living with ADHD | Strategies for living with ADHD, using methods like Pomodoro for time management, coping with change, and the concept of a body double | Link |
| Optimal Mind Performance | Dr. LeGrand, an ADHD expert who has ADHD himself, provides strategies for optimal mind performance, based on his experiences and learnings while going through medical school | Brain-focused videos, tips on foods that boost dopamine, and the effects of caffeine on the brain | Link |
| KC Davis | Therapist with ADHD. TEDx Speaker, Author of How to Keep House While Drowning gives tips and tricks around adulting. | Content about self-care, organisation and household tasks. Explicitly neurodiversity-friendly. | Link |
| Book Title | Author(s) | Main Focus | Adult/Child |
|---|---|---|---|
| How to ADHD | Jessica McCabe | ADHD-friendly book providing practical advise and tools for dealing with ADHD | Both |
| Driven to Distraction | Edward Hallowell, MD and John J. Ratey, MD | Recognizing and coping with ADHD | Both |
| A Radical Guide for Women with ADHD | Sari Solden | Unique challenges and experiences women face with ADHD | Adult |
| Thriving with Adult ADHD | Phil Boissiere | Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for managing ADHD | Adult |
| Order from Chaos | Lynda Hudzina | Organizational strategies for people with ADHD | Adult |
| What Your ADHD Child Wishes You Knew | Dr. Sharon Saline | Understanding and empowering your child with ADHD | Child |
| The ADHD Effect on Marriage | Melissa Orlov | How ADHD can impact a relationship and strategies to cope | Adult |
| Organizing Solutions for People with ADHD | Susan Pinsky | Practical organization strategies for people with ADHD | Adult |
| ADHD 2.0 | Edward Hallowell, MD and John J. Ratey, MD | Harnessing strengths and updated strategies for managing ADHD | Both |
| Smart but Scattered Teens | Richard Guare, Peg Dawson, Colin Guare | Strategies to help teens with ADHD enhance executive skills | Child (Teen) |
| Thriving with ADHD Workbook for Kids | Kelli Miller LCSW MSW | Skill-building activities for kids with ADHD | Child |
| The Smart but Scattered Guide to Success | Peg Dawson, Richard Guare | How to use your brain's executive skills to keep up, stay calm, and get organized at work and at home | Adult |
| You Mean I'm Not Lazy, Stupid or Crazy?! | Kate Kelly | The first book about adult ADHD, and the first one written by adults with ADHD | Adult |
| ADHD Workbook for Teens | Lara Honos-Webb | Workbook for teens diagnosed with ADHD. | Child (Teen) |
| Taking Charge of Adult ADHD | Russell Barkley, PHD | Proven Strategies to Succeed at Work, at Home, and in Relationships | Adult |
| The Disorganized Mind | Nancy Ratey, Ed.M., M.C.C., S.C.A.C | Addresses the common issues such as inattention, time-mismanagement, procrastination, impulsivity, distractibility, and difficulty with transitions. | Adult |
| Your Brain's Not Broken | Tamara Rosier, PhD | Explains how ADHD affects every aspect of your life. | Adult |
| Fast Minds | Craig Surman, M.D, Tim Bilkey, M.D and Karen Weintraubis | How to Thrive If You Have ADHD (or Think You Might) | Adult |
| Resource | Description | Main Focus | Adult/Child | URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHADD (Children and Adults with ADHD) | The largest national support organization for ADHD, providing education, advocacy, and support. | Resources for children and adults with ADHD, including a directory of professionals. | Both | Link |
| ADDA (Attention Deficit Disorder Association) | Provides information and training resources for adults with ADHD, promotes ADHD awareness, and offers virtual support groups. | Adult ADHD awareness, resources, and support groups. | Adults | Link |
| National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) | Provides comprehensive information about ADHD, including symptoms, diagnosis, treatments, and related conditions. | Education about ADHD and other mental health disorders. | Both | Link |
| ADHD & You | Provides resources for individuals with ADHD and their families, educators, and healthcare providers. | Education, management strategies, and tools for living with ADHD. | Both | Link |
| AskJan | Information on ADHD, and a great list of real-life examples of accommodations in the workplace. | ADHD in the workplace | Adults | Link |
| ADHD UK | UK ADHD charity. Provides information, support, research, advoacy and awareness. | ADHD in the UK | Both | Link |
| ADHDadultUK | The UK's Leading Adult ADHD Charity | Adults with ADHD in the UK | Adults | Link |
| Focus: The Online Adult ADHD Magazine | Evidence-based articles on ADHD | Evidence based articles about ADHD | Adults | Link |
| Subreddit | Description | URL |
|---|---|---|
| r/ADHD | The main ADHD subreddit with over 1.2M members | Link |
| r/ADHDUK | For All Things ADHD in the United Kingdom | Link |
| r/adhd_anxiety | For people with ADHD and/or anxiety | Link |
| r/adhdmeme | Memes related to ADHD | Link |
| r/GiftedADHD | Private community. For discussing ADHD and giftedness | Link |
| r/ADHD_LPT | Life pro tips (LPTs) for those diagnosed with ADHD | Link |
| r/AdultADHDSupportGroup | Another small sub. Pretty much what it says on the tin | Link |
| r/TwoXADHD | For women with ADHD | Link |
| r/adhdwomen | Another subreddit for women with ADHD | Link |
| r/ADHD_Programmers | For programmers with ADHD | Link |
| r/ParentingADHD | A relatively small sub for parents of children with ADHD | Link |
| r/ADHD_partners | For partners of those diagnosed with ADHD | Link |
| r/ADHD_college | For those in higher education with ADHD | Link |
| Podcast | Description | Content Focus | Apple URL | Spotify URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ADHD Experts | High profile ADHD experts help tackle family life, education, and work life, offering advice on how to manage symptoms. The format is more interactive, with questions coming from adults with ADHD and parents whose children have it. | ADHD management strategies and advice | Link | Link |
| Taking Control: The ADHD Podcast | Certified ADHD coach, Nikki Kinzer, helps people develop positive strategies to manage time, get organized, de-stress, and make themselves more productive. | Time management, organization, de-stressing, and productivity tips for those with ADHD | Link | Link |
| More Attention, Less Deficit | Psychologist Ari Tuckman focuses on diagnosing and treating children, teens, and adults who have ADHD. Each podcast episode tackles a different topic, providing actionable steps to help make positive changes. | Diagnosing and treating ADHD, providing actionable steps for positive changes | Link | ❌ |
| Beautifully Complex | Penny Williams, a mom who learned all about ADHD when her son was diagnosed. She works with parents to help them understand their children with ADHD. | Positive parenting, homework strategies, calming activities | Link | Link |
| ADHD reWired | Hear stories, learn strategies, and get great productivity tips as we talk about the real-life struggles and what it takes to achieve success. | Host, Eric Tivers, LCSW, is a psychotherapist, coach and entrepreneur (with ADHD) in private practice. Eric interviews a variety of guests. Many are people just like yourself, as well professionals, entrepreneurs, and ADHD experts. | Link | Link |
| Practical ADHD Strategies | Practical strategies to help you manage specific challenges related to ADHD and ADD | Led by Laura Rolands, founder of MyAttentionCoach.com. | Link | ❌ |
| Children and Adults with ADHD (CHADD) | CHADD is the nation's leading nonprofit organization serving people affected by ADHD. | ADHD 365 podcast brings listeners into conversations about living with ADHD from every imaginable angle. The ADHD 365 podcast provides expert advice, tips, and strategies for families, adults, educators, and professionals. | Link | Link |
| I Have ADHD Podcast | The I Have ADHD Podcast is a clear, concise, and FUN podcast for adults with ADHD | Host Kristen Carder is an ADHD expert who has been supporting ADHDers for over a decade. This podcast is a mix of solo shows + interviews with the authors of all the dusty ADHD books sitting on your shelf. | Link | Link |
| The ADHD Adults Podcast | The ADHD Adults Podcast (in)expertly covers issues around ADHD in adults, sharing evidence-based information and personal experiences. | Comedic conversations discussing new research and relatable ADHD Adult experiances. | Link | Link |
| Name | Main Focus | URL |
|---|---|---|
| The ADHD Adults | UK focused. ADHD Adults UK podcast discord server | Invite |
| ADHDadultUK | UK focused. Adults with ADHD. | Invite |
| Type | Name | Type | Description | URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 📚🎙️ |
Dana K. White | Website | Reality-Based Cleaning, Decluttering, & Organizing | Link |
| 💻 | Magic ToDo | Tool | A tool which helps you to break down tasks into smaller tasks | Link |
| 📚 | ADHD & Substance Abuse | Article | Exploring ADHD and it's link with substance abuse | Link |
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The information and resources listed in this repository are provided for informational purposes only and should not be construed as a full endorsement of any specific product, service, or resource. While the list includes resources that many find helpful, it's important to understand that what works well for one person may not work as well for another.
Every individual's needs and experiences are unique, especially in the context of ADHD. The efficacy of these resources can vary widely from person to person. It is always recommended to do thorough research, consult professionals, and consider personal circumstances and needs before deciding to use any resource, application, or service listed here.
Remember, this list serves as a starting point, a guide to explore potential aids that could be helpful. But it is by no means exhaustive or universally applicable. Each person with ADHD is on a unique journey, and it is important to approach it as such.
Please use your own discretion when choosing to use any of the resources listed in this repository.
