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Margin: Day Planner
Capture your day in plain words, see it on a timeline
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Capture your day in plain words, see it on a timeline
11 followers
Margin is a native macOS menu-bar app. Press Option+Space, type a plain sentence in English or Arabic, and it becomes an Apple Reminder or Calendar event. A slim day timeline docks to the edge of your screen with a live now line. Two-way EventKit sync, no account.
Option+Space into plain English and it just lands on my calendar feels like the future. Timeline dock at the edge is a nice touch, though I wish it remembered my preferred width.
@eyma72451 Thank you, that genuinely means a lot 🙏 "Feels like the future" is exactly the feeling I was chasing with the capture bar.
You're right about the width. Right now the dock is a fixed width (it only widens when you add a colleague's calendar), so a width you can set and have Margin remember is a great call, and I'm adding it to my list. In the meantime, a small tip: hovering a task expands it in place to show the full text, so nothing stays cut off. Really appreciate you trying it and taking the time to write.
Love how frictionless the plain-sentence input is, especially the Arabic support. One thing I'd love is a quick "snooze" action on the menu bar timeline, like right-click a reminder and push it 15 minutes, an hour, or to tomorrow morning, so it stays in EventKit without needing to open Reminders.
@akbeyserha38540 Thank you, that genuinely means a lot. Getting the plain-sentence input to feel effortless in both languages was the whole goal.
On languages: English and Arabic are built in with no setup, including everyday slang and nearly every way you might write a time. And if you turn on the optional assistant (free on your Mac with Apple Intelligence, or your own key), you can type in any language at all and it will still work out the date and time for you.
On the snooze idea: I love it, and it is going straight on my list. In the meantime you can already do it in a few keystrokes without leaving the timeline. Type "/m" (it completes to "move"), then the task's code, then how far to push it. For your exact three:
/m t1 in 15 min
/m t1 in an hour
/m t1 to tomorrow morning
It moves the task right there in Apple Reminders and Calendar, instantly, no need to open Reminders at all. A one-click right-click version is clearly nicer though, so it is on the list. Thanks for such a sharp suggestion.
The docked timeline with the live now line is such a thoughtful touch, makes glancing at the day feel effortless instead of intrusive.
@ayaz540061 Thank you. "Effortless instead of intrusive" is exactly the line I kept trying to walk. It is why the timeline tucks itself to a thin tab and only slides out when you reach for it, and why it is a timeline rather than another list to read. You should feel the shape of your day at a glance, then forget it is there. Really glad that came through.
tried it for an afternoon and the option space quick add genuinely feels faster than opening reminders. love that the timeline just docks to the edge without taking over my screen.
@kcibr44600 Thank you, this genuinely made my day 🙏 That was exactly the goal: faster than opening Reminders, and a timeline that stays at the edge instead of taking over your screen. "Tried it for an afternoon" is the best kind of feedback too, because it means it survived real use. If you ever hit something rough or think of a feature it's missing, I'm all ears.
The option+space launcher feels instant, and adding tasks in Arabic right alongside English is a really thoughtful touch. Love that it all stays local with EventKit, no account needed.
@fahri1513620 Thank you, this is lovely to read. The local, no-account part was a real principle for me: your tasks are yours, they live in Apple Reminders and Calendar, already on your iPhone, and still there if you ever stop using Margin. Nothing to sign up for, nothing to lock you in. And doing Arabic properly alongside English mattered to me personally, so it means a lot that it landed. Thanks for taking the time.
The option-space shortcut hooked me right away, and typing a sentence and having it show up in Reminders feels magical. Love that it lives quietly in the menu bar without needing an account.
@slaapandn3n Thank you, that is exactly the feeling I was going for. Quiet in the menu bar, one keystroke, and it just lands where it belongs. Really glad it clicked for you.