A fast and minimalist reminder app that interprets what you want, directly in the Menu Bar
Opening Reminders or talking to Siri can be distracting during deep work. Sometimes you just want to capture a thought for later without breaking your focus. So I built this utility that is always available in the menu bar.
- Quickly add reminders and notes;
- Use natural language;
- Immediately see what reminders you have set a notification for.
You can install this easily using Homebrew as a cask.
brew tap FI-153/tapbrew install remindyTo update just use
brew update && brew upgrade remindyCan clone this repo, open the project in Xcode and build the app from scratch. If you considered this route you probably don't need more instruction!
Opening the app displays a bell icon in the menu bar. By holding cmd you can use the mouse to drag the app to your preferred position in the menu bar.
Note
If you are using some utilities like Bartender it may have hidden the app, so you may want to access Bartender's settings to display it.
You are presented with a textbox to write notes and reminders and under it a list of reminders. By clicking on the bell you can toggle the notification on or off for this item. Reminders with the bell icon on the right can be used to trigger notification at the specified time.
When the bell and the date are not colored then there is no notification for the corresponding item
Otherwise a notification will be delivered at the specified time
The structure of new entry is divided in three parts as follows:
| A | B | C |
|---|---|---|
| Text of the note | , |
Notification time |
If you don't want to set a notification you can skip B and C.
Here is a description of accepted natural-language times to set a reminder
| Intent | Description | Examples |
|---|---|---|
| Relative Day + Time | Matches "today" or "tomorrow" followed by a 12-hour time format. Minutes are optional. | "Today at 5 pm", "tomorrow at 12.30 am", "Today at 4pm" |
| N Days + Time | Matches a specific number of days in the future (1-99) combined with a specific time. | "in 2 days at 4 pm", "in 1 day at 9:00 am" |
| Countdown (Min) | Matches a relative countdown in minutes (1-999). | "in 10 minutes", "in 1 minute" |
| Countdown (Hour) | Matches a relative countdown in hours (1-999). | "in 2 hours", "in 1 hour" |
To clear a reminder you can tap on the circle on the left of the title.
From the settings screen you can customize the appearance of the app and clear all the reminders.
Contributions are welcome! To contribute:
- Fork the repository and create your branch;
- Make your changes with clear commit messages;
- Open a pull request describing your changes.