As Wunderlist shuts down, its founder announces a new productivity app called Superlist

Wunderlist is going away, but fans of the productivity app may find some consolation in founder Christian Reber's announcement that he is launching a new startup called Superlist.

Superlist will be more than just a todo app, but never as bloated as the project management software you loathe to use," he tweeted. Slick, fast, and hyper-collaborative. Helping individuals or teams of any size get things done in record time."

Today is a good day for reflection. With @Wunderlist closing down and @Pitch ramping up toward launch, I'm excited to announce a new company: @SuperlistHQ - a fresh new take on supercharged team productivity. https://t.co/YNmddyQxpP

- Christian Reber (@christianreber) May 5, 2020

Wunderlist was acquired in 2015 by Microsoft, which announced two years later it would shut down the app in favor of Microsoft To-Do. It finally said at the end of last year that Wunderlist to-dos will no longer sync after May 6, but users will be able to import all their content into Microsoft To-Do.

Microsoft to finally shut down to-do list app Wunderlist on May 6, 2020

Shortly before Microsoft announced Wunderlist's shut down date, Reber tweeted that he wanted to buy back the company. Obviously that didn't happen, but Superlist may give him a chance to develop features he originally wanted to add to Wunderlist.

After Wunderlist's acquisition, Reber launched Pitch, a challenger to PowerPoint that has raised more than $52 million in funding so far.

On his Twitter, Reber said he will continue focusing on Pitch, but will support the Superlist team, which is currently hiring.