Google Contacts Manager vs Google Tasks Manager

Google Contacts Manager

By Google Workspace

Manage your Google contacts, contact groups, and shared directory from AI chat.

Google Tasks Manager

By Google Workspace

Create, organize, and manage your Google Tasks lists and to-dos from anywhere.

Google Contacts Manager

• Create, update, and delete contact groups to organize your people
• Search your contacts by name, email, or phone number
• Add new contacts or update existing ones in bulk
• Browse your company directory and find colleagues
• Copy auto-created contacts into your main contact list

Google Tasks Manager

• Creates and manages multiple task lists in your Google account
• Adds, updates, and deletes individual tasks within any list
• Moves tasks between lists or reorders them within a list
• Marks tasks complete or clears all completed tasks at once
• Retrieves all your tasks or a specific task list on demand

Reach for Google Contacts Manager when…

• You need to quickly add a bunch of new contacts from a spreadsheet or list
• You're organizing contacts into groups for an event or campaign
• You want to search your company directory without switching apps
• You need to clean up duplicate or auto-created contacts

Reach for Google Tasks Manager when…

• You're organizing your day and want to quickly add tasks to Google Tasks
• You need to reorganize or clean up your task lists without opening Gmail
• You want to bulk-create tasks from meeting notes or a planning session
• You're checking off completed work and want to archive old tasks