Hey everyone! 👋 I’m Rodrigo, the maker behind Scheduler for WhatsApp. I’m thrilled to finally share this with the community today! Here is the backstory of why I built it, the problem I was trying to solve, and how it evolved into a native macOS app: 🎾 The Spark & The Problem It all started with a personal frustration. Every week, my local sports club opens court bookings at 8:00 AM sharp on WhatsApp. If you send your message at 8:00:03, you miss out; if you send it at 7:59:59, the admins reject it. I kept having to disrupt my morning routine just to hit "Send" at the exact second. When I looked for tools to solve this, I found that almost every existing solution had three huge dealbreakers: Privacy risks: They required connecting to third-party cloud servers that intercept and read your private chat sessions. The "Sleep" problem: If your MacBook closed or went into sleep mode overnight, scheduled messages simply wouldn't send. Predatory subscriptions: They charged $20–$40 every month for clunky marketing bots aimed at mass spam. 🛠️ How It Evolved I initially hacked together a rough local Python script just to solve my own booking problem. It worked like a charm, but soon friends and colleagues asked if they could use it for daily team standups, client reminders, and birthday messages. That’s when I decided to build a true, standalone macOS desktop app from the ground up: Hardware Auto-Wake (pmset): I integrated macOS RTC hardware programming so the Mac automatically powers on from sleep 2 minutes before the dispatch time. Sub-50ms Dispatch Engine: Re-engineered the input delivery using native macOS pasteboards and DOM hooks to achieve near-instantaneous execution. 100% On-Device & Zero Telemetry: Everything lives locally in your restricted user directory (~/.whatsapp_scheduler). No cloud backend, no message scraping, zero data tracking. Pay Once, Use Forever: I’m a firm believer that personal desktop utilities shouldn't be recurring subscriptions. It's a simple one-time purchase with free lifetime updates. 🎁 Try It Out You can test drive the full Pro version with a 7-day free trial (no credit card or account needed) right here: 👉 rockdrigoma.github.io I'd love to hear your thoughts, feedback, and feature requests! What are you currently automating or struggling to schedule? I’ll be here all day answering questions. Thank you so much for the support! 🚀

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What’s the #1 message you wish you didn't have to remember to send manually?

When designing Scheduler for WhatsApp, I built it to solve my own hyper-specific headache (grabbing sports court bookings at 8:00 AM sharp). Since then, early testers have used it for completely different workflows:

Daily Team Standups: Sending status bullets without waking up early across timezones.
Midnight Greetings: Celebrating birthdays and anniversaries right at 12:00 AM without staying awake.
Client Consultations: Scheduling non-intrusive reminder follow-ups for meetings.
Competitive Bookings: High-speed booking reservations where slots vanish in seconds.

What is the recurring message or reminder you d love to take off your mental checklist? Drop your workflow below!

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Scheduler for WhatsApp

High-precision WhatsApp scheduling and auto-wake for macOS

High-precision WhatsApp scheduling and auto-wake for macOS

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What’s the #1 message you wish you didn't have to remember to send manually?

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What’s the #1 message you wish you didn't have to remember to send manually?