Plans

Plans are the core of Dayopt's timeboxing approach. A Plan represents something you intend to do — whether it's a meeting, a focused work session, or a personal task. By placing Plans on your calendar, you practice timeboxing: allocating specific time blocks to each task.

Creating a Plan

There are several ways to create a Plan:

Once created, fill in the title, adjust the time, add tags, and press Cmd+Enter (or Ctrl+Enter) to save.

Editing a Plan

Click any Plan on the calendar or in the sidebar to open the Inspector — a detail panel where you can edit all fields:

• Title — saves automatically as you type
• Date — move the Plan to a different date
• Start / End time — adjust the time slot (duration is shown automatically)
• Tags — add or remove tags to categorize your Plan
• Note — add a rich text description
• Recurrence — set the Plan to repeat (see below)
• Reminder — get notified before the Plan starts

Use Arrow Up / k and Arrow Down / j to navigate between Plans without closing the Inspector.

Drag and Drop

Plans on the calendar support intuitive drag and drop:

• Move — drag a Plan to a different time slot
• Resize — drag the bottom edge to change the end time
• Schedule — drag an unscheduled Plan from the sidebar onto the calendar

Press Escape during a drag to cancel.

Recurring Plans

Set up Plans that repeat automatically. Click the repeat icon in the Inspector to choose from quick presets:

For more control, select Custom to configure:

• Frequency and interval (e.g., every 2 weeks)
• Specific days of the week (e.g., Monday, Wednesday, Friday)
• End condition: never, until a date, or after N occurrences

When editing a recurring Plan, you can choose to change:

• This instance only — just this one occurrence
• This and future — this and all upcoming occurrences
• All instances — the entire series

Completing a Plan

When you finish a task, mark the Plan as complete:

• Click the checkbox on the Plan card directly
• Or open the Inspector and click "Mark as complete"

You can also use "Complete + Create Record" to mark the Plan done and simultaneously create a Record with the same title, time, and tags — linking your intention to your actual time spent.

Reminders

Set a reminder to get notified before a Plan starts:

Copy and Paste

Copy a Plan from the right-click menu or with Cmd+C, then paste it at any position on the calendar with Cmd+V. The pasted Plan keeps the same title, duration, and tags.

Plan List Panel

Toggle the sidebar panel from the header to see all your Plans in a list view. The panel supports:

• Search by title
• Filter by status (open / closed), schedule (scheduled / unscheduled), tags
• Sort by created date, updated date, or title
• Group by tags or status

Drag a Plan card from the list onto the calendar to schedule it.

Keyboard Shortcuts

Next Steps

Now that you know how Plans work, explore these related features:

1. Records — Track actual time spent and compare with your Plans
2. Calendar — Master the calendar views and navigation
3. Tags — Organize Plans with hierarchical tags
4. Keyboard Shortcuts — Speed up your workflow

Questions or feedback? Feel free to contact us.