Compass Calendar
Keyboard-first calendar
108 followers
Keyboard-first calendar
108 followers
A keyboard-first calendar, Compass makes adjusting your schedule a joy. Through smart shortcuts, it minimizes the number of keystrokes you need to manage your time.
The simplicity helps you focus on what matters: your events. No AI bloat here.
The "life in weeks" view puts your time into perspective.
Calendar data is precious, so Compass puts you in control. Host the app, export your data, or delete your account whenever. The code is public (MIT).
This is the 2nd launch from Compass Calendar. View more
Compass Calendar
Launching today
Compass is a simple, keyboard-first calendar that helps you manage your time. It's built around vim-style shortcuts that make scheduling feel like a fun game of Tetris. If you live at the keyboard and in your calendar, Compass will make your life easier.
Although Compass is built around speed, sometimes the most productive thing to do is nothing. That's why we also have a "life" view, which shows your life as a grid of dots. This visual will help you filter out non-essentials.
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Hey PH, I started working on Compass Calendar in 2021 after quitting my job and squandering my time on silly things. I wanted an app that'd give me some needed structure. But my first iteration had too much bloat: notes, tasks, tags, events. It was trying to be an "everything app" like Notion, but it wasn't doing any job well.
I needed to simplify, so I decided to focus on two goals:
1) speed
2) judgement
A calendar with speedy UX puts you back in control, because adjusting things as life changes is no longer daunting. That's where the keyboard-first approach comes from.
Deciding what to work on in the first place is the judgement part. That's why I added the "life" view, which shows your life as a grid of weeks. Seeing your whole existence on one screen really puts things into perspective. It's still you who decides what to do with your time (no AI here), Compass just gives you a unique way to visualize it.
It took longer than expected, but I'm finally proud of it, especially its simplicity.
Excited to hear what y'all think.
Simple is best — life is complicated enough already.
"My first iteration had too much bloat" is the part I recognize most.
Cutting back is much harder than adding.
Compass Calendar
@hjbuilds Yes, agreed. Overloading an app with features seems to be a rite of passage for anyone who eventually builds something elegantly simple.
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Exciting launch! I’m happy I’ve been able to watch Compass grow and evolve over the years. It gets better with every iteration!
Question: What’s been the most rewarding, and what’s been the hardest part of the journey building Compass?