Daily : Your Intelligent Day Designer
Transform your daily chaos into orchestrated productivity with a
that thinks ahead, adapts to your style, and evolves with your life.Core Architecture
Understanding the
's foundation: how views, day structure, and work together to create your perfect system.
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- Day View: Detailed hour-by-hour scheduling
- Week View: Workload balancing across days
- Month View: Long-term and overview
- View: Unscheduled item management
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Day Structure
Flexible yet structured approach to organizing your days with themes and time blocks.
- Themes: Work, Weekend, Holiday contexts
- Time Blocks: Customizable groupings
- Automation: -driven structure
- Flexibility: Mix and match as needed
Understanding
Unlike other planners that just have "
", Journal it! uses three specialized item types. Each serves different needs and integrates uniquely with your workflow.
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Calendar Sessions
Time-blocked work sessions
Perfect for focused work that needs dedicated time. Calendar Sessions are your main tool for time blocking and deep work
.⚙️Key Features
- Built-in timer integration for focus sessions
- Can have subtasks for complex work breakdown
- Connect to ( / ) for work
- Drag & drop rescheduling across days and time blocks
- Duration tracking for better time estimation
🎯Perfect For
- Working sessions for complex tasks or projects
- Deep work blocks for creative or analytical work
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R
Regular
For
, deadlines, and general alerts that need your attention.⚙️ KEY FEATURES
- Can have subtasks for breakdown
- Connect to Objectives (tasks/goals) for
- Span multiple days for ongoing awareness
- Flexible scheduling and rescheduling
H
Habit
Specialized for habit building with multiple daily
slots.⚙️ KEY FEATURES
- Up to 10 slots per
- Individual times per slot
- Each slot can equal multiple completions
- Connect to tracking system
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Pinned Items
Always-visible references
Items you want to keep visible on your planner for quick access. Great for ongoing
, important information, or daily references.⚙️Key Features
- Can span multiple days or remain \"until done\"
- Can be anything: , links, , files
- Repeatable with integration
- Quick access from any view
🎯Perfect For
- Important information or goals
- Daily references like phone numbers or codes
- Ongoing that need daily visibility
- Motivational quotes or
🏗️ Day Structure Mastery
Master themes and time blocks to create structured yet flexible days that adapt to your needs.
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Day Themes
Set the context and mindset for your day. A day can have multiple themes or none at all.
Default themes: Work, Weekend, Holiday
Custom themes for special contexts
Priority levels for better visual hierarchy
automation for recurring themes
Each theme has default time block sets
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Time Blocks
Divide your day into
groups. Each block can have specific time ranges or be flexible.
Customizable colors for visual organization
Timer preferences per block
Default
for automatic categorization
Flexible time ranges or no ranges at all
Mix and match blocks for any day structure
Advanced Features
Powerful tools that make the
more than just a - integrated timer, smart input processing, and seamless scheduling workflows.
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Integrated Timer System
Built-in Pomodoro-style timer that works seamlessly with Calendar Sessions for focused work and time tracking.
- •One-click timer start from any calendar session
- •Pause, resume, and edit timer during sessions
- •Track actual vs. estimated time for better
- •Timer preferences per time block
- •Visual indicators and notifications
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Natural Language Processing
Smart input parsing that understands your
language and automatically sets dates, times, organizers, and priorities.- •\"Clean house tomorrow in chores\" → auto-scheduled
- •Date parsing: tomorrow, sunday, Sep 10
- •Time parsing: 10am, 8:30, 2h duration
- • recognition: \"in work\", \"in fun\"
- •Priority and repeat pattern detection
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Universal Drag & Drop
Drag almost anything from anywhere in Journal it! directly to your
for instant scheduling.- •Long press any item to start dragging
- •Drag from search results to
- •Drag objectives and subtasks for
- •Drag from bottom panel shortcuts
- •Reschedule by dragging between days and blocks
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Intelligent Scheduling
Smart features that help you manage overdue items, handle recurring patterns, and maintain
consistency.- •Overdue item policies and automatic processing
- •Scheduler integration for recurring
- •History-based suggestions for quick
- •Backlog organization by blocks and
- •Multi-day spanning and \"until done\" options
💡 Master Your Workflow
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Power User Strategies
✓Use Time
for theme-based day structuring
✓Review upcoming week every Sunday for preparation
✓Track patterns to optimize future
✓Combine with
for
management
✓Use
for recurring
automation
Integration Ecosystem
The
doesn't work in isolation - it's deeply integrated with Journal it!'s entire ecosystem for seamless productivity workflows.- Break down into daily
- Track progress through items
- Automatically schedule milestones
- Visualize deadline chains in overview
- Coordinate team across days
- Daily in planner view
- Track completion alongside regular
- Visualize streaks and patterns
- Smart scheduling around
- Progress reporting in
- Filter by of focus
- Group items by and contexts
- Color-code for visual organization
- Quick-assign organizers while
🚀 Your Mastery Journey
Progressive path from basic
to advanced workflow mastery. Start simple, expand gradually as your needs grow.
1️⃣
- Set up your first Time
- Add and schedule sessions
- Use daily themes for focus
- Review completed vs planned
2️⃣
- Link to daily
- Add to routine
- Use for context
- Set up for automation
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Mastery Stage
Advanced workflows and optimization
- Design multi-week campaigns
- Optimize based on analytics
- Coordinate team workflows
- Automate complex patterns
Ready to Transform Your ?
The
is your gateway to the entire Journal it! productivity ecosystem. Explore these interconnected features next.