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Apple Reminders on Windows: no official app

There is no Apple Reminders for Windows. Export a file, then keep personal, work, and family in one list on Windows, web, and phone.

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TL;DR: There is no Apple Reminders app for Windows. iCloud sync is not a PC client. Stay if Siri, HomeKit, or location alerts are why you use Reminders. If the PC is part of your day, export a file and start free. The original list is unchanged.

No official Reminders client for Windows

Apple does not ship a Reminders app for Windows. iCloud keeps lists in sync on Apple devices; it is not a PC client. A browser tab on iCloud.com is a cut-down fallback, not a work PC app.

Stay if Siri and HomeKit are why the list exists

Stay on Apple Reminders if Siri, HomeKit, location alerts, or the system list on Apple Watch are why the list exists. Those do not move.

Done Bear has a Windows app and a web app. Personal, work, and family sit in one list. The same account works on macOS, Linux, and iOS.

Keeping Reminders on iPhone and a different app on the work PC splits capture.

Get a file, then stop

Current macOS, iOS, and iPadOS have no bulk export command. File then Export still works on macOS Mojave or earlier and writes an ICS file for the selected list. On a newer device, a Shortcut can write a file you design, some apps import Reminders on iPhone, or you copy and paste titles.

An old Mojave ICS file keeps calendar fields. A Shortcut only writes the fields you tell it to include. Copy and paste usually keeps titles and drops dates, notes, and list names. Attachments stay in Reminders.

The export guide compares those routes. This post does not repeat the steps.

Land the list in Done Bear

Done Bear imports ICS, CSV, and JSON. It does not sign in to iCloud or read Reminders directly. Open Settings → Integrations & Import, upload the file, and check the preview. Notes, subtasks, repeating rules, and attachment links can come across from an ICS file; the files themselves stay in Reminders. The original list is unchanged until you delete it.

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Keep Reminders until you have checked the result on Windows. The longer comparison is on Apple Reminders alternatives. Things 3 for Windows is the sibling post when the missing app is Things, not Reminders. The Windows page covers native install.

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Import your list

Create your account, then preview your import before adding tasks. Keep your original list while you check the result. Free up to 250 tasks. No credit card.

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