A work support system of an embodiment of the present invention includes a task information display control unit to display a list display screen to display a list of a plurality of task indices including contents of a task to be processed using an application, a first icon for causing transition to a head screen or initial screen of the application, and a second icon for causing transition to an operation screen of the application corresponding to the contents of the task and a screen control unit to cause transition from the list display screen of the task indices to the head screen or initial screen of the application upon selection of the first icon and to cause transition from the list display screen of the task indices to the operation screen of the application corresponding to the contents of the task upon selection of the second icon.