Nicolas Dessaigne

Routine Calendar - The calendar of the 21st century professionals

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Routine (YC W21) is a productivity desktop & mobile app that helps you take back control of your time.
๐Ÿ’พ Centralize all your tasks (email, chat, project management)
๐Ÿ“… Plan your work (schedule, postpone, block time)
๐ŸŽฏ Focus on what matters today

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Julien Quintard
Hey! ๐Ÿ‘‹ I am Julien, one of the cofounder at Routine. We've been hard at work for the past year, building the next generation of productivity app for professionals. Routine is centered around time management (calendar) but does not stop there. It also combines task management, notes taking and contacts management. Just to name a few, those are the features our users love the most: 1. Global keyboard shortcut to capture your ideas & thoughts and create tasks & events 2. Planner combining events and tasks of the week 3. Drag & drop to block time for your most important tasks 4. Postpone tasks to a later week for reconsideration (week-based todo lists) 5. Integrations (e.g Notion) to bring all your tasks in a single workspace 6. Schedule meetings, join conference calls with a keyboard shortcut and take meeting notes We are still in private beta but invitations are now sent more regularly as the product is a lot more mature than a year ago. In any case, let us know what you think, we definitely need your feedback to take Routine to the next level ๐Ÿ™.
Alexander Chau
@jmq how does the planner feature stack up to Sunsama's? What are the key differences/similarities?
Benjamin Harrison
@jmq @matthew_foley I'm wondering the same. By inviting two colleagues, my slot should have been bumped up quite a bit on the waitlist. Unfortunately, it hasn't. Good marketing, but I'd love to see some actionable results.
Julien Quintard
@alexander_chau The main difference is that we organize tasks per week through a Postpone feature that allows you to put a task in a later week for reconsideration. Other than that, you get to see your tasks next to your calendar and block time through drag & drop which I believe is similar. Routine goes further with the global keyboard shortcut, the natural language, the meeting notes etc. I believe you need a task manager like Todoist to do the heavy lifting and connect it to Sunsama where you do the planning. With Routine, you have everything in a single tool: calendars, tasks, notes and contacs.
Julien Quintard
Hi @matthew_foley. Very sorry about that. I just checked and it seems you signed up on the 17th of June this year. Maybe you signed up with another email address before and did not indicate if you were using macOS and Google Calendar. Without this information, we can't know if you are ready to use Routine and we favor the users who specified their platform/service. In any case, I just sent you an invite.
Prayag Savsani
Routine is a great product and has done a great job at differentiating itself from the other apps in this category. Their design is clean; the implementation of quick add and quick overview is best in class, and they have put out a well thought mobile app with just the right features. Congrats on the launch! I highly recommend folks to join the community (https://base.routine.co/community).
Julien Quintard
@prayags Thanks so much for your constant support!
Steven Aanen
The unique combi of tasks & calendar events really set this app apart. It allows planning a working day that is realistic and goal-focused. Team really knows how to execute and is very responsive to feedback requests. Keep it up!
Julien Quintard
Cheers @stevenaanen. Your rock!
Ferruccio Balestreri
Congrats on the launch Julien & team. This release looks like a huge leap forward ๐Ÿ™Œ
Julien Quintard
@frcbls Thanks a lot Ferruccio.
Ndubuisi Kejeh
I got off of another aggregated task manager app that I had paid the annual price for, to jump onto Routine. I love the thinking that has gone behind the task management methodology, which is actually based on what works to declutter the mind of busy people, as opposed to any trends or fashions. Julien and his team are onto something. Congrats on the launch, and looking forward to the updates!
Julien Quintard
@ndubuisi_kejeh1 Thanks for your support and feedback throughout. We could not make progress without it!
Edouard PETIT
I am using Routine since a year now. Very impressed by the team and the weekly delivery. Great and beautiful product that help me to organize myself and be focus. everyday. Clean product, simple and useful design. Working perfectly on my Mac and iPhone setup. Congratulation to @jmq and @mefyl! Keep going guys. ๐Ÿ’ซ
Julien Quintard
Thanks a lot @edouardpetit for your help and support!
Franรงois-Xavier F.
I've been invited to the private beta. Let me tell you: this is already a stellar product. In term of craft it's already going close to Things 3. But Routine beats Things on the actual workflows you use on a daily basis. Generally we face this challenge: should we let users do whatever they want (ex: Notion); or should we suggest a more rigid structure to help them ? (ex: Things). In my opinion, Routine found the sweet spot. I've been switching between my tasks and my calendar for so long. Currently I use Things 3, and I have tried Motion and Reclaim.ai. They are pretty good, but what make Routine even better to me : changing how we relate to our "legos". These legos are events, tasks, and notes. This is where it shines to me: every type of lego share the same structure you can add info into it. - For instance I can prepare my agenda for my next meeting within my calendar events. No need to open Notion or a note app. It's all in there. - I can link a random task to an existing note. I feel that I can play easily with every component (event, task, note) with the right flexibility. What I love so far: - Natural language to create stuff really fast (Superhuman like) - Week view planner with a mix of events, scheduled tasks AND backlog of tasks within that day Generally, it feels at last I've found a tool that works with the way my mind works. Congrats to the team, you've nailed something
Julien Quintard
@e_fex Thanks a lot for the kind words. I hope we will not disappoint :) This is really just the beginning. We will continue working hard to build the productivity app of your dream.
Morgan PERRY
Routine is a great app that has changed the way I organize my days, with a much better focus. I feel like I control my schedule like crazy ahah I could see the latest big improvements on the product. Congratulations to the team and keep it up!
Julien Quintard
On behalf of the whole team, thanks a lot @morgan_perry1 :)
Romaric Philogรจne
As a CEO of a growing tech company, I have to manage my time and tasks wisely. My only job is to take care of my employees and my customers. Making sure that my team can do their job in their best conditions. Routine is my day-to-day product helping me succeed in that journey. I highly recommend anyone with busy days give it a shot to Routine. The team behind it is eager for feedback and devoted to making its product the best in the space. Congrats on what you are doing, and thank you for providing such a great product to me (us).
Julien Quintard
Cheers @romaric_philogene. You rock!
Andrรฉ Cloarec
Congratz to the team for this new launch. Routine is a game changer for your daily routine : a perfect mix between calendar and tasks management to get things done. In one year, I have met so many guys starting using it and stick to it to get more productive on their daily Routine. This is a hell of a prductivity tool. For me, it's like when (Sunrise meets Wunderlist)^3 ! Once again, Bravo ! You rock, Guys.
fabrizio cocchiano
Congrats to the team. I joined a few weeks ago and love how easy and super fast it is to schedule tasks and events with natural language. Routine also allows me to easily manage my tasks weekly.
flo merian
I was looking for an alternative to Sunrise for years. Awesome job, ?makers. Keep it up!
Christophe Pasquier
Congrats on the launch, super exciting to see brilliant founders playing with tools packaging to bring better experiences, good luck!!
Julien Quintard
Thanks a lot @christophepas. We'll do our best and we'll need your feedback :)
Maria
Great! ๐Ÿคฉ Congrats on the launch! Subscribed and can't wait to try it out! โœจ Does it have notifications? ๐Ÿ˜ƒ
Julien Quintard
We are developing the notifications as we speak @maria_brm. Should be available within 3 weeks I would say.
Nicolas Deverge
A great and promising tool that I added to my daily routine. Really easy to create tasks and to postpone or snooze them. Really happy so far!
Jochen Gererstorfer
What about pricing?
Julien Quintard
@jochen_gererstorfer1 You're right, it is not mentioned. We will maintain the product with a free plan and discounts for students. A premium plan will be introduced with advanced functionalities but everything available today will remain free.
Arnaud Weiss
Been a user for a while, Routine makes a big difference in terms of productivity. Congrats for the launch!
Greg Stone
Congrats on the launch! But I'm experiencing a huge bug right now that's not letting me schedule tasks within the calendar. I keep getting a pesky "FATAL ERROR: No Primary Calendar". Anyone else dealing with this? Been waiting a long time to switch to this calendar officially and just can't until it's usuable.
Julien Quintard
@gregstone14 Hi Greg. Very sorry about that. If you haven't already, can you send me an email at julien@routine.co so we get this fixed?
Yannick Mathey
Daily user here for almost 2 years ๐Ÿ‘‹ Cant' go back to my last setup which was a combo of slack reminders, to-do lists and Google Calendar. With the upcoming releases I even think to reduce my things in Notion (or increase it thanks the API ? hell yeah)
Brittany Joiner {Britt the Builder}
Looks really cool! Just signed up for the waiting list - when will it be available?
Julien Quintard
@britt_joiner If you have macOS & Google Calendar, you should get an invite within 2-3 weeks. Check the verification email, it contains a link to your email preferences that will also display your position on the waiting list. Let me know if there is an issue at julien@routine.co. Thanks