Features · Daily planner

A free daily planner for one calm day at a time

Free to start · Pro $14.97 a year

Plan each day in RytePad: a list for every date, a focus timer for the hard part, reminders morning and evening, and your goals and diary one click away. It runs in the browser on your phone and computer.

RytePad daily planner in dark mode: today's list with 3 of 8 done, a 17-day streak and the focus timer button
RytePad daily tasks on a phone

A daily planner should answer one question each morning: what is today for? RytePad keeps that simple. Every date has its own to-do list, so today's plan never drowns in everything you might do someday, and tomorrow's plan can be ready before you go to bed.

It plans by the day, not by the hour. There are no time slots to fill in: you get a short list, a way to focus and gentle reminders, with your goals and a private diary in the same app.

The routine

Plan a day in ten minutes

Four steps, most of them done the evening before.

1

Plan tomorrow tonight

Open tomorrow with the arrow next to the date and add three to five tasks. Tasks added to a future date wait on that day, and an optional email reminds you at 6:30 AM.

2

Star the one that matters

Star the task that would make the day a success. It gets a coloured edge, and Rearrange puts the rest in the order you'll do them.

3

Focus with the timer

Start the focus timer for 25 minutes, or any length up to 999, and work on the starred task. The alarm rings when time is up, even if RytePad is in a background tab.

4

Close the day

At 6:30 PM an optional email lists what is still open. Tick off what's done, plan tomorrow, and write a line in your diary about how the day went.

Morning to evening

Your day with RytePad

The calendar on the Daily Tasks screen, with dots under the days that have tasks
Plan

Any day, ahead of time

Click the date to open the calendar and pick any day, this week or next month. Dots mark the days that already have tasks.

The focus timer dialog: enter minutes from 1 to 999 and press Start
Focus

A timer for deep work

Set 25 minutes for a Pomodoro or anything from 1 to 999. Free accounts get 5 timers a day; Pro has no limit.

The three email reminder switches: pending tasks digest, upcoming task reminders and inactivity reminders
Review

Reminders that close the loop

An evening digest of open tasks at 6:30 PM, a morning heads-up for tasks you planned ahead, and a nudge if you've been away. Each one has its own switch.

What's in the planner

  • A list for every date. Today, tomorrow or any day next month. Each day has its own To do and Completed, with “3 of 8 done” above the list.
  • Stars and your own order. Star the task that matters and it gets a coloured edge. Rearrange puts the rest in the order you'll do them.
  • A streak for showing up. Complete one task a day and the day streak keeps going. On a rough day, one small task is enough.
  • Goals next to your days. Long-term goals on every plan, monthly goals on Pro, a click away from today's list.
  • A diary for the evening review. Private, timestamped entries with their own writing streak. Free accounts can write 4 a day.
  • Find any day again. Search tasks by a word, a date range or both, then click a result to open that day.
  • Phone and computer. It runs in the browser, in light or dark mode. Add it to your home screen for one-tap access.
  • Private by default. Tasks, goals and diary entries are encrypted with AES-256 before they are stored.
Pro

Unfinished tasks follow you

Switch on Carry over tasks and anything still pending at midnight in your time zone is copied to the next day with a D2|: prefix, so nothing slips quietly. Pro also removes the daily limits and adds monthly goals, for $14.97 a year.

See what Pro includes

A planner, not a calendar

RytePad has no hourly time slots, appointments, repeating tasks or calendar sync. If your day is built around meetings, keep those in your calendar and use RytePad for the list of things you want to get done.

Tasks belong to the day you add them to. On Pro, carry-over copies the unfinished ones forward for you.

In practice

Daily planning tips that stick

Three to five is a planMore than that is a wish list. Keep the rest on a checklist and pick from it tomorrow.
Write tasks as actions“Email Sam the budget” gets done; “budget” gets stared at.
One star a dayIf everything is important, nothing is. Star the one task that would make the day a win.
Protect one focus blockA 25-minute timer on the starred task, before email, changes how the whole day feels.
Keep someday out of todayIdeas without a date belong in a checklist, not on today's list.
Make bad days smallOn a rough day, plan one tiny task and finish it. The habit survives, and so does the streak.
Questions

Questions about the daily planner

Is RytePad's daily planner free?

Yes. The free plan has no time limit and includes 25 tasks a day, 5 focus timers a day, long-term goals and a private diary. Pro is $14.97 a year: it removes the daily limits, adds monthly goals and carries unfinished tasks over to the next day.

Can I plan days or weeks ahead?

Yes. Use the arrows next to the date, or open the calendar and add tasks to any future day. Dots on the calendar show which days already have tasks, and an optional email reminds you on the morning of a task you planned ahead.

Does RytePad do time blocking or hourly schedules?

No. RytePad plans by the day: each date has its own list, without time slots. Many people keep meetings in their calendar and use RytePad for what they want to get done, with the focus timer for deep-work blocks.

Does it sync with Google Calendar?

No. RytePad doesn't connect to other calendars. Your tasks, goals and diary stay in your RytePad account, encrypted, and you can reach them from any browser.

Can I use it on my phone?

Yes. RytePad runs in the browser on phones, tablets and computers, with the same account everywhere. Add rytepad.com/app to your home screen for one-tap access. There is no app to install from an app store.

What happens to tasks I don't finish?

They stay on their day, so you can see what slipped. On Pro, Carry over tasks copies pending tasks to the next day at midnight in your time zone with a D2|: prefix, for up to ten days.

Plan tomorrow in two minutes

Free, private and ready in under a minute. No card, no time limit.