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December 5th, 2024

Announcement

Dear OFFLIGHT Users,

We would like to express our heartfelt gratitude to everyone who has supported and cherished OFFLIGHT.

Since the launch of our first closed beta on July 24, 2023, OFFLIGHT has been continuously evolving for over 500 days, offering all features for free while actively incorporating your valuable feedback. Starting as a simple to-do list with integrations for Slack, Notion, and Gmail, OFFLIGHT has grown into a comprehensive productivity tool. It now offers advanced features such as calendar management, customizable shortcuts, mobile and desktop apps, and a global command bar, along with significant improvements in stability and performance.

Throughout this journey, one of the most frequently asked questions from our users has been, "How much does OFFLIGHT cost?" Until now, we’ve only offered the Believer Plan, as our primary focus has been on perfecting the product's core functionalities and meeting user needs, leaving pricing decisions for a later stage.

We are now excited to announce the introduction of OFFLIGHT’s official subscription plans, marking the next step in our mission to provide a more sustainable and advanced service. Rest assured, this move is not solely about revenue generation—it’s about ensuring the resources and energy necessary to deliver world-class productivity experiences to our users.


Subscription Plan Details

Launch Date: Tuesday, December 17, 2024, 00:00 KST

Plans Available:

  • Pro Plan (Monthly Subscription): $12/month

  • Pro Plan (Annual Subscription): $9/month (33% discount)

Benefits for Free Users:

  • Starting December 17, 2024, 00:00 KST, all free users will receive a two-week free trial of the Pro Plan.

  • The trial will only begin when you activate it by clicking the provided button, ensuring you can start it at a time most convenient for you.

Believer Plan Users:

  • Existing Believer Plan subscribers can continue using the service without any additional payments.

  • Please note that the Believer Plan will only be available for purchase until end of December 16, 2024.


Special Appreciation and Early Bird Discount

To celebrate the launch of our subscription plans, we’re offering an exclusive Early Bird Discount to our loyal users. And the discount will remain valid for the entire duration of your subscription.

  • Pro Plan (Monthly Subscription): $9.6/month

  • Pro Plan (Annual Subscription): $7.2/month (20% discount)

  • Discount Coupon Validity: Until the end of January 31, 2025

At OFFLIGHT, we have always aimed to bring scattered tasks together, help you plan effectively, and manage your time seamlessly through a beautifully designed UX. As we move forward, our focus will be on creating a more integrated and cohesive experience, with Dynamic Planning at its core. This will enable us to respond in real-time to changes in your schedule, evolving into a true pace-maker for your daily life.

We sincerely thank you for being part of our journey so far, and we hope you will continue to accompany us as OFFLIGHT grows into an even more indispensable tool for productivity.

P.S. For existing OFFLIGHT users who have been relying on our service but are facing financial difficulties in subscribing to a paid plan, please feel free to reach out to us. We will do our best to provide support.

Thank you.
The OFFLIGHT Team

December 3rd, 2024

New

Improved

Fixed

With the desktop app, you can now bring up the OFFLIGHT Command Bar and create tasks from any screen—no need to open the app! On mobile, we’ve made task editing smoother by reducing unnecessary screen transitions. Let’s dive into all the updates we’ve made for you this week! 😊


⭐ This Week's Highlights

Global Command Bar (Desktop Only) ⌨️

The Global Command Bar, one of the most requested features, is finally here! Now, you can create tasks directly in OFFLIGHT, even when the app isn’t open.

  • Powerful Task Creation: Add a due date, set durations, and connect to your lists—all in one place.(Check out the full guide here)

  • Default Shortcut: Cmd (Ctrl) + Shift + Space is ready to go, but you can customize it under Settings > Shortcut.

  • Desktop App Exclusive: (Download Desktop app ➕)


Mobile - Smoother Task Editing and Viewing

We’ve made mobile task editing much easier. Now, when you edit a task, it pops up as a bottom sheet instead of taking over the whole screen.

Plus, if you close the editor without saving, you’ll now see a popup asking whether you want to save or discard your changes. No more accidental edits disappearing!

👉 Download for iOS
👉 Download for Android


💎 Hidden Gems

Desktop Version 1.0.6 Updates

New Shortcuts

  • CMD + W: Close the app easily with this new shortcut.

  • CMD + SHIFT + O: Open OFFLIGHT instantly with this shortcut.(You can customize both shortcuts under Settings > Shortcuts.)

Automatic Updates

We heard you! Previously, updating OFFLIGHT’s desktop app meant downloading the latest version manually from our website. But now, the app automatically updates itself, so you’ll always have the latest features and fixes without any hassle.


🐛 Bug Fixes

  • Fixed an issue where logging in or opening a new window on the desktop app caused an error.

  • Fixed a problem with CMD/CTRL + R not refreshing the app.

  • Resolved a bug where marking recurring tasks as done didn’t work in the organizing page.

  • Fixed an issue where task states were incorrect after deleting connected events.


🎒 Behind the Scenes

We’ve been chatting with many of you recently, learning how you use OFFLIGHT. Some of you carefully plan and adjust time blocks throughout the day, while others focus on reordering overdue tasks without setting time blocks at all.

Both approaches make sense because, in the real world, plans often change—new meetings pop up, unexpected tasks come in, and some tasks take longer than expected. That’s why we’re working on Dynamic Planning—a system designed to embrace and adapt to these realities.

We can’t wait to share more about this exciting direction through a video soon. Stay tuned!


💞 Special Thanks

scw3812, Sunset 082, minje.study, Lee Hyehwan, Candle 853, Yang Sooyoung, easylog365, Ethan Gracer, walihavish, Taegun, josthedude123, maxkim139, 5ddntwhjjt, mithil1219, Dinggul, mygreatventure, Kim Jihyun, Kim Jinho, min0, Dora, Ju-Cheol Jang, Karnan Jag, hyolinkim15—thank you so much for your invaluable feedback. We couldn’t have done it without you! 😊

November 14th, 2024

New

Improved

Fixed

It’s been 3 weeks since our last update! We usually aim to deliver smaller, frequent updates so you can experience improvements faster, but this time, we packed so much into this update that one week just wasn’t enough. It took us a bit longer, but we’re excited to walk you through all the changes we’ve made.


⭐ This Week's Highlights

(Global) Command Bar ⌨️

One of the most crucial aspects of any productivity tool is ‘accessibility’. You should be able to create tasks quickly, anytime and anywhere. While it’s not fully ‘global’ yet, we’ve launched an in-app command bar for OFFLIGHT.

  • Press CMD (CTRL) + K to open the command bar and create tasks easily.

  • Use # when creating a task to select or create a list.

  • You can enter dates/times directly to schedule tasks or create time blocks instantly.

⛳ What’s next?

We’re working on improving stability first, and then we’ll introduce a true ‘global command bar’ that works anywhere on your desktop. (*Desktop app exclusive feature)

📚 Check out the Guide document to learn how to use the command bar.

Recurring Task Rebuild 🔁

We’ve had quite a few bugs related to recurring tasks and recurring time blocks in the calendar. These issues were frustrating for users who rely on flexible routines and systems in OFFLIGHT, and it even led to some users leaving. So, we’ve completely rebuilt the logic for creating and editing recurring tasks to enhance stability.

Additionally, if you change a recurring time block on the same day, it will now only update that specific event by default, without asking for confirmation.

Major Mobile Update 📱

Haven’t downloaded the OFFLIGHT mobile app yet? Or did you take a break from using it? Now’s the perfect time to try it again because we’ve made significant improvements to the UI/UX over the past 3 weeks.

  • Improved Task Readability: We redesigned the task list to make it more readable. We adjusted the font, list design, checkboxes, and spacing between tasks for a cleaner look.

  • New Default Screen: When you reopen the app after 30 minutes of inactivity, it now shows the Today page with your task list instead of the Inbox page.

  • Enhanced Task Shortcuts: Clicking on linked tasks now opens the source app (Slack, Notion, Linear, etc.) directly, or in your preferred browser.

  • Data Sync Improvements: Your data now syncs automatically every time you open or switch screens.

  • Markdown View for Task Notes: You can now view notes in Markdown format on mobile. However, Markdown is only supported in view mode; when editing, you’ll still use plain text.

  • 📱 iOS App Download

  • 📱 Android App Download


💎 Hidden Gems

Performance & Stability Improvements

  • Performance: We’ve partially fixed the issue where the app slows down when using the 7-day view in the calendar. We’re still working on improving the drag-and-drop performance for tasks and events.

  • Stability: We resolved an issue where task updates (editing, deleting, or completing) were not reflected and reverted back to their previous state.


🐛 Bug Fixes

  • Fixed an issue where past tasks planned for Today would disappear from the Today list.

  • Resolved a bug where tasks scheduled for future dates didn’t appear immediately.

  • Fixed a problem where tasks set as Top Priority in the Unplanned view would disappear temporarily, then reappear in the Today list.

  • Addressed an issue where the Focusing feature didn’t work when there were no tasks planned for Today.

  • Updated text from "Move to Unplanned" to "Move to Inbox" for better clarity, as the left lane is now labeled Inbox.

  • Improved the experience so you don’t need to log in again if you’re already logged in on another tab.

  • Fixed an issue where the loading screen remained if there were no linked calendars.

  • Properly reset data when the session expired and you were logged out.


🎒 Behind the Scenes

  • Since July, we’ve been conducting interviews with many of you to understand what kind of product OFFLIGHT should become. The vision is becoming clearer now. So far, we’ve focused on building a strong foundation with stability and speed, but moving forward, we’ll introduce features that will offer an experience 10x better than today. We’re talking about a major overhaul that we might even call OFFLIGHT 2.0. It’s going to take some time, but we’ll keep sharing our progress and sneak peeks along the way.

  • Balancing speed and stability in software is like building a car – pushing for more speed can sometimes compromise stability, and improving stability can slow things down. We’re learning how to catch both rabbits, and it’s definitely not easy!

💞 Special Thanks

Special shoutout to Rao, Karnan Jag, Wikstrom Edward, sky, Paul, Bilaganotol Academic, Wu Howrad, Duarte Gerardo, pixelkriegerin, Clement, Walihavish, andry, Mark Rovai, stepan, pfluegernoah, Rushin, Havish, golamrabbanynb, Bharat, huy, Owais Siddiqui, Gennady, vorlicka.nela, Sanjay Paul, and all the anonymous users!

Thank you so much for your continued feedback and communication since the last update. We’re excited about the future of OFFLIGHT, and we can’t wait to keep growing with you. 😊

October 23rd, 2024

New

Fixed

After two weeks of development, we’ve finally released custom views for the planning page! Now, you can create custom views that match your workflow and preferences. Plus, we’ve added some cool new features on mobile, like the Task Toolbar and Custom Date Planning. Let’s dive into this week’s updates.


⭐ This Week's Highlights

Custom Views on the Planning Page

You can now open and close the Inbox lane, Planned lane, and Calendar, giving you full control over your view. Here are some benefits OFFLIGHT makers, who are also users, experienced:

  • After planning the day, we could hide the Inbox to avoid distractions.

  • It’s great to have a full view of the calendar, so we no longer need to switch to Google Calendar to plan.

  • When we just wanted to focus on today’s tasks, keeping only the Today section open really helped with concentration.

As mentioned in a previous email, we’ve made the lanes collapsible with an accordion-style feature, so you can easily expand or collapse them with your mouse. And after lots of thought, we implemented keyboard shortcuts to be easy to learn, accessible, and ergonomic.

  • SHIFT + A: Toggle Inbox lane

  • SHIFT + S: Toggle Planned lane

  • SHIFT + D: Toggle Calendar lane

Mobile - Task Toolbar and Custom Date Planning

Task Toolbar

With the Task Toolbar, you can now set deadlines, planning dates, and lists when creating a task. Just use the toolbar that appears above the keyboard to create tasks quickly and easily.

Custom Date Planning

We’ve added a Custom Date option to the planning feature so you can schedule tasks for specific dates. Swipe left on a task and tap "Plan," or go to the task details page and tap "Plan" to find the "Custom date" option.

💎 Hidden Gems

Roadmap

We’ve added a Roadmap button to the left menu. Here, you can see what features we’re working on and plan to build next. You can also check out feature requests from other users and vote for the ones you like. Be sure to cast your votes!

🐛 Bug Fixes

  • Fixed an issue where event creation in time blocks was occasionally slow.

  • Fixed an issue where the 'T' shortcut didn’t work after clicking the date change button.

🚀 Upcoming

❗Advance Notice of Server Maintenance❗

We’ll be doing some server maintenance on Sunday, November 3rd, for about 3 hours. This maintenance is to address recurring issues with recurring tasks. During this time, the service will be unavailable. We apologize for the inconvenience and will send a reminder as the date approaches.

🎒 Behind the Scenes

  • We received a lot of feedback from you about last week’s newsletter where we shared our internal thoughts about the facelift. Many of you said you appreciated this kind of communication, and we heard you! We’ll continue sharing more about our process, not just the results. Thanks so much for your great feedback. 😊

💞 Special Thanks

A big thank you to Rao, Adam Stein, The only, riaouoair, Aaron Hanson, STWERE Amos, Stepan, Anthony S, Carmen, Luca, Zhou Steph, Karnan Jag, Mortezaee Amir, Larios Alexander, james, Pinto Chaves, Dan Toruno, Konold Daniel, maxence.vahedi and all our anonymous users! Thank you for your feedback and for staying in touch with OFFLIGHT this week.

Be sure to try out the custom view feature and let us know if there’s anything we can improve!

October 10th, 2024

Improved

Fixed

We’ve launched the OFFLIGHT mobile app on the Google Play Store, and we’ve also fixed the timezone issues that used to cause trouble with calendar usage. No more timezone headaches! We've prepared some performance improvements too. Want to dive into the details together?


⭐ This Week's Highlights

Now Available on Google Play Store 🚀

We’ve finally released our Android app on the Google Play Store! Until now, you had to download the apk file each time there was an update. We know it wasn’t the most convenient, so a huge thank you to everyone who stuck with us through it. Now, you can easily download and update the app directly from the Play Store!

➡️ Download the Android App

Auto Timezone Updates ⏰

With this update, when you travel to a different timezone, OFFLIGHT will detect it and suggest a timezone change for you. A pop-up will appear, and if you tap "Yes," your timezone will be updated in just a second. Easy, right?

Improved Notion Sync Speed 🔄

As more people have joined our community, we noticed that the Notion task sync time, which used to take up to 15 minutes, was sometimes stretching to 2 hours. With this update, we’ve improved the Notion sync logic so that your tasks sync within just a few minutes.

🐛 Bug Fixes

  • Fixed the issue where creating or updating tasks was slow when there were too many events on your calendar.

  • Resolved the bug where adding tasks through the Slack integration sometimes created duplicates.

  • Fixed the issue where recurring tasks wouldn’t immediately appear on the calendar when time-blocked.

🚀 Upcoming

  • Layout Facelift: We’re redesigning OFFLIGHT’s Inbox and Today lanes and adding the ability to open and close specific lanes. Once this update is ready, you’ll be able to switch between viewing Inbox, Planned, and Calendar all together, or just focus on Planned + Calendar, or Calendar alone—whichever suits you best!

🎒 Behind the Scenes

  • We’ve brought in a new teammate to help us level up our mobile app! Right now, we’re focused on fixing issues to make sure everything runs smoothly, but next week, we’ll start adding new features to the mobile version too. If you’ve only used OFFLIGHT on your computer so far, give the mobile version a try!

  • We thought getting approval for the Google Play Store would be a breeze, but… it took us 2 weeks and 5 rejections before finally getting it on the 6th try. 🥲 But hey, now we know the process inside out!

  • We’ve reorganized our product team squad to focus on growth for new users while keeping existing users happy and excited about what’s next.

💞 Special Thanks

Oliveira Hugo, Pinto chaves, Karnan Jag, Fletcher Gabe, Zhou Steph,T S, xspt9htt6b, Annika Arguemore, rao, jar.anzola, Murshld R, Ethan, Professor Saha, jar anzola, mosey, huy, Adam Ownes. Mathias and all the anonymous users out there.

Thank you so much for staying engaged and sharing your feedback with us this week. We can’t wait for you to experience the new updates coming next week. Keep the feedback coming—we’re always listening!

September 26th, 2024

Improved

Fixed

We promised you a fresh product experience every week, and now we’re back with the second update cycle after another two weeks of hard work. This performance improvement will make your productivity experience with OFFLIGHT even more enjoyable and profound. So, let’s dive into the product performance enhancements for this week!


⭐This Week's Highlights

Product Speed Improvement Part 2 ⚡

After a long wait, we’ve finally completed the second round of performance improvements. If the first round of improvements, which we introduced two weeks ago, was the appetizer, this second update is the main course. Until now, OFFLIGHT was usable in countries with fast internet speeds, but in areas with slower internet, it took 2-4 seconds to create tasks and time blocks – not quite the “blazingly fast” experience we aim for.

With this update, OFFLIGHT now responds in just 0.1 seconds, regardless of network speed or location, giving you a smooth experience no matter where you are. Just like hitting the accelerator on a Porsche, feel the thrill of speed with this improvement!

Key Improvements:

  • Improved speed for task creation/view/edit/delete

  • Enhanced email task loading speed

  • Optimized task list mapping

  • Task planning (including shortcut-based planning)

  • Calendar event creation/view/edit/delete (including recurring events)

🐛 Bug Fixes

  • Task List Order Issue Resolved: You can now easily reorder your task lists without any problems.

  • Keyboard Navigation Bug Fixed: You can now navigate directly to tasks using the keyboard when switching pages. No more needing to click with the mouse!

  • Preventing Duplicate List Creation: Even if you press Enter multiple times, no more duplicate lists will be created.

🚀 Upcoming 

For the next two weeks, we’ll continue to focus on remaining performance issues and resolving any accumulated bugs to bring the product back to peak performance. We’re also gearing up to start work on high-priority improvement and new feature tickets.

  • Upcoming Key Improvements:

    • Enhancement of the Recurring Time Blocking feature

    • Smooth transitions for the Focus Start/Pause feature

    • Optimization of the List Creation/Edit feature

    • Resolving performance issues when dragging events in the 7-day calendar view 

💬 Behind the Scenes

  • Since the product launch, we’ve had two major refactoring efforts to improve performance. The first was related to task drag-and-drop, and the second was this performance improvement. Both sprints were quite draining for us. To take care of our makers' mental health, we’re planning to slow down a bit for the next two weeks, cool down, and focus on sustainable product improvements.

💞 Special Tanks

A big thanks to Valadyslav Silchuk, Bonifay Lazare, Allen Jason, Elumalai Pavithra, Ania, SUDIIP, Ari, grayson, andry, gabe, sylvan655, robbe, pardhan.vikrant.17, Adam Stein, Omar Floer, golamrabbanynb, Anthony S, chaves pinto, jag.karnan, pavissketches, usama, tassamanuellefj, Ahmed, Sven Kribitz, gaborlorand99, and all the anonymous users who provided valuable feedback over the past two weeks. We’ve read every single one of your comments and will continue to improve based on your suggestions. Thank you!

September 10th, 2024

New

Improved

Now, when you include a date or duration in your task title, it automatically schedules your task for you. We also spent the last two weeks focusing on performance improvements, since we believe "speed" is one of the most important features. Today, we’ve rolled out the first half of those improvements. Let me walk you through what’s new.


⭐ This Week's Highlights

Natural Language Task Creation - Date/Time 🤖

After creating tasks, setting a task date by pressing ‘H’ for shortcuts or manually dragging it into the calendar is also a waste of time. Now, you can just type the date or duration directly in the task title, and it will schedule your task instantly—no extra steps needed.

  • Supported date/time commands:

    • today, tomorrow

    • Days of the week:

      • e.g. (last, this, next) Monday, Tuesday, …, Sunday

    • Relative date/time from today/now

      • e.g. 5 days later, 2 weeks from now

      • e.g. in 2h, in 30m

    • Exact dates

      • e.g. 2024/12/25, 9/24, Sep 15, 31 October…

    • Time

      • e.g. 11, 13:00, 4am, 2pm

  • Supported duration commands:

    • From Time to Time

      • e.g. from 14 to 16

    • ~, -

      • e.g. 14 ~ 16, 2pm ~ 4pm

📝 We’re not supporting lists in task creation just yet, but stay tuned for updates as we work to bring global task creation commands soon!

Speed Improvements Part 1 🏎️⚡

No more performance lag by heavy data.

As your tasks and lists grew, OFFLIGHT would start to slow down. We've fixed that issue from the ground up, so no matter how many tasks or lists you have, the service won’t slow down anymore!

Faster calendar event creation

Previously, creating a time block or calendar event could take up to 4 seconds depending on your internet speed. That’s not fast, and definitely not what a productivity tool should feel like. Now, creating a time block or event happens instantly. This update only applies to single events for now, but next week, we’ll be rolling out improvements for recurring tasks and events.

👨‍🔬 For those of you who are tech-savvy

We’ve changed the architecture so that your screen updates instantly, without waiting for a server response. This way, it doesn't depend on your internet speed!

Faster task loading on mobile

It used to take up to 3-5 seconds to load tasks on mobile, especially in the Inbox or Today views. (We admit, even we found it hard to use at that speed.) Now, tasks load instantly on mobile too.

👨‍🔬 For those of you who are tech-savvy

We’ve optimized mobile loading by using local storage, so you don’t have to wait for a server response. There’s still more work to be done for reloading and real-time sync, but we’re on it!

🪧 To enjoy these improvements, make sure you download the latest app version.


🚀 Upcoming

  • Just like the name of "Project 0.1 Second," task creation, update, and deletion will be reflected instantly.

  • We’re also improving recurring event creation, and ensuring that changes(update, delete) to calendar events are instantly applied.

  • Finally, we’ll be fixing major bugs and improving Notion integration after focusing on performance these past weeks.


🎒 Behind the Scenes

  • One thing we’ve learned while building a productivity tool is that the broader the problem you’re trying to solve, the more you need both sharp focus and strong fundamentals. It’s a tough balance to strike within limited time and resources, and we’re always thinking about how to deliver both at once.

  • We’re also delivering lots of useful new features, but not all of you are aware of or using them. How can we make sure you know about and use these new features? If you have any good ideas, let us know!

💞 Special Thanks

A big shoutout to Hiroyoshi, Satoshi Nitawaki, Carvalho Luiz, Pabiano Jr Alejandro, Ozmen Beste, Driggers Bruce, Moura Ribeiro Jessica, pavissketches, Robbe, hardik.chavda, besteozmen, mithil, Bruce, mygreatventure, alejandrojrpabiano, Labet, Chaves pinto, gwangwon6777, stepan, bhanukadilshan01, ilia, Aaditya, Carolina, Sai Charan, salmasumi860, Roman, steinadam23, Luis Antonio, marianemes1972, Han James and all the anonymous users who provided feedback.

Thank you so much for your feedback over the past two weeks. We’re wrapping up speed improvements, and after that, we’ll take the time to read through every bit of feedback and figure out what to improve next. Thanks again!

August 28th, 2024

New

Improved

Fixed

We're excited to introduce native integration with Todoist in OFFLIGHT! Plus, you can now use Markdown to format your descriptions, which previously only supported plain text. We've been working hard to bring you this update, so here's what we've got for you this week.


⭐This Week's Highlights

Todoist Integration Ver. α 🔄

As always, we’ve been quick to release the alpha version of Todoist integration. You can now link your Todoist tasks to OFFLIGHT and give it a try. If there’s anything you feel could be improved or needs additional support, let us know!

📚 For detailed instructions on how to set up Todoist integration, check out our guide 😉

Markdown Support 📝

We’ve added Markdown support to help you format your text better. You can use Markdown in task descriptions and event descriptions.

  • Text Formatting

    • Bold: Use **text** or select the text and press CMD + B.

    • Italic: Use *text* or select the text and press CMD + I.

    • Underline: Use __text__ (two underscores) or select the text and press CMD + U.

  • Bulleted list: Start with * or - followed by a ⎵ (SPACE).

  • Ordered list: Start with 1. , 2. , 3. , etc., followed by a .

  • Section heading: Start with #, ##, ### followed by a ⎵.

  • Task (Checkbox): Start with [ ] followed by a ⎵.


🐛 Bug Fix

  • We’ve fixed an issue where the service integration wasn’t smooth on Windows desktop apps. Now, you can connect services with just one click and see the integration status immediately, without needing to switch to the web app or log in again.

To apply the updates on both Windows and Mac, you'll need to download the new version of the desktop app. Head to the App Download page to get the latest version.

  • We also resolved an issue where logging in on OFFLIGHT Mobile wasn’t working correctly.

Android users will need to download the latest mobile version. Go to the App Download page to get it.


🚀 Upcoming

  • Natural Language Task Creation: We’re working on a feature that lets you create tasks with natural language, making it quicker and easier to include all the details you need.

We believe a productivity tool that takes 4-5 seconds to create a task and set up a time block isn’t truly productive. That’s why, rather than focusing on features like tags and reordering lists, we’ve decided to prioritize optimizing the performance of our service. For

the next two weeks, we’ll be running a sprint dedicated to performance optimization.

To help our makers stay focused, this sprint will last for two weeks, which means there won’t be an update next week.

(We’ll miss you! 🥺)


💬 Behind the Scenes

  • We believe that the speed of a productivity tool is its most essential feature. That’s why we’ve named this optimization project “Project 0.1sec.” Our goal is to ensure that tasks can be created, edited, deleted, and time-blocked in just 0.1 seconds. We’re committed to making this a reality.

  • We’ve also heard your requests for smoother transitions and animations within the app. Once we’ve improved speed, we’ll start designing animations and transitions to enhance your experience even further.

  • Got any questions about us? Send them our way! If we get enough questions, next week’s update might be a Q&A where we answer them all. 💌

💞 Special Thanks

Preetham, Rao, Peng Zizhou, Gentes James, Abril verdini, Acorda Jayson, Cearley Gary Dale, pvt. d41, Rachel, Y Rachel, Ian Corvin, chaves pinto, Bruce, Grayson Stebbins, Mithil, Hussein Ridwani, Farkas Zsolt Morva

Thank you for your feedback this week! We’ll keep working hard on Project 0.1sec to bring you an even faster and smoother experience. 🙂

August 20th, 2024

Improved

Fixed

We’ve enhanced our Planning feature so that you can now plan not just the date, but also the time and duration.

We’ve been busy working on improving the stability of the product, like identifying where performance might be lagging and addressing infrastructure gaps, so the update list is a bit shorter this time. But don’t worry, we’ll walk you through every detail. 


⭐This Week's Highlights

Planning Update - Time Planning ⏰

Now, when you press the ‘ H ’ shortcut to plan your tasks, you can set not only the date but also the time and duration. When you plan the time, it automatically creates a time block in your calendar.

How to Use 📚

  • Time Planning: Add a time after the date to plan your tasks. We support both 24-hour and 12-hour formats.

    • Tomorrow 13:00

    • Tue 3PM

  • Duration Planning: Plan your task duration using keywords like 'to', '~', '-', or 'for'.

    • Tomorrow 4pm to 5pm

    • Today 5pm for 1 hour

    • Mon 4pm ~ Tue 8am

    • Mon 4pm - Tue 8am

Heads Up 📢

To use the updated Planning feature on the desktop app, please press “CMD + R” to refresh the app.


💎 Hidden Gems

New option for recurring events update

We’ve added a new option for editing recurring events. Previously, you could only choose between "This event" and "All events," but now you can also choose "This and after." It’s a basic feature, but we’re glad to finally bring it to you. (It may seem simple, but trust us, some things are trickier than they look!)


🐛 Bug Fix

  • We’ve fixed part of an issue where WebSocket wasn’t working properly, causing real-time updates to fail.


🚀 Upcoming

  • Tagging Feature: Soon, you’ll be able to add tags to your tasks, helping you organize them in a way that fits your style, beyond just using lists.

  • List Reordering: We’re working on a feature that lets you reorder lists easily by dragging and dropping, instead of adjusting them in the display settings.

  • Natural Language Task Creation: We’re preparing a feature that lets you create tasks more easily and quickly with natural language input, capturing all the details you need.

  • Todoist Integration: We’re planning to add a light integration with Todoist so you can use it alongside our app.


💬 Behind the Scenes

  • This week, we’ve been focused on identifying and addressing any issues with the product, so there are fewer updates than usual. While new features are exciting, we believe it’s just as important to ensure the basics (like login, speed, and integration stability) work flawlessly. We’re making sure everything is set for a smooth experience.

  • Since our global launch, things have been both hectic and dreamlike. We’ve had the pleasure of speaking with users from France, Prague, Japan, Israel, and Ukraine, learning about what’s missing in our product and what we can improve. It feels like we’re taking the first steps toward our dream of creating a global user base. And it’s all thanks to you.

  • But this week has also been a time to realize where we still have room to grow. We’ve noticed that our product speed in some regions isn’t quite what it is here in Korea (where it’s blazing fast). We’ve also seen that it’s crucial to handle the basics well, like ensuring smooth logins for all users.

  • We have so many features we want to build, but above all, we’re committed to making a service that gets the basics right, every time. Even without flashy AI, we believe the most important thing is to deliver a service that feels natural, easy, and fast in your hands.

💞 Special Tanks

Zorlu Sena, Angie, Ari Alkalay, Ian Corvin, Rao, Suleymenov Anuar, Cciaranddunne, Intaraprasert Patiparn, Chunsamphran Chayut, Honcharuk Stanislav, Preetham, Ahmed, Metehan, Murshid R, Arnav Varma, Ciaran, Anuar, Catalina, Steven, Chaves pinto, Annika, Sena Zorlu, Siri Jodha, Deepak, Jamie and all the anonymous users — thank you for your feedback this week. We’re committed to creating a great product that never forgets the importance of getting the basics right. 🙂

August 13th, 2024

New

Improved

Fixed

You can now import Linear issues into OFFLIGHT and manage them directly. With two-way syncing, you don’t need to switch to Linear to update issue statuses. You can also save related links to your tasks and quickly open them by pressing ‘ O ’.


⭐This Week's Highlights

Linear Integration - Alpha Ver. α 🔄

We’ve made it possible to manage your Linear issues within OFFLIGHT. While we originally planned more detailed import and sync options, we decided to release a minimal Alpha version first.

  • You can import issues assigned to you in Linear that have a status category other than Complete or Canceled.

  • The descriptions from Linear will automatically be added to the task notes in OFFLIGHT.

  • It pulls in issues created after the integration is set up.

  • Two-way syncing is supported. When you complete a task in OFFLIGHT, it’ll be marked as done in Linear, and vice versa.

🗳️ Try out the Alpha version and let us know if there are any additional settings or features you’d like by submitting a feature request.

Task link addition 🔗

We’ve added the ability to attach links to your tasks. After adding a link, you can press ‘ O ’ to quickly open it. Also, task notes now allow you to click on links directly. It’s a basic feature, but we’re glad to finally have it in place. Oh, and if you include a link in your note, it’ll automatically save the first link in the task link section.


💎 Hidden Gems

Custom time format settings

It’s really important to recognize information instantly. If you’re used to the 24-hour format, you might know what 15:00 means right away. But for those who aren’t, it can be a bit tricky. If the 12-hour format is more familiar to you, head over to Setting > General and toggle the ‘Show 12-hour time format’ option to change the time format displayed in the app.

Changelog and feedback widget

We've noticed that some users were not fully aware of the new features and improvements being released weekly. To help you stay updated, we've added a changelog widget on the left side of OFFLIGHT, where you can easily check for any new updates.

Additionally, we've added a feedback widget to make it easier for you to share your thoughts. The feedback widget allows you to capture screenshots of OFFLIGHT and add comments. We look forward to receiving more of your valuable feedback!


 🐛 Bug Fix

  • We fixed an issue where tasks would duplicate when dragging them between the Unplanned and Planned lanes.

  • We resolved a problem where dragging calendar events into the Unplanned lane would cause them to be deleted.

  • We fixed an issue where Google login wasn’t working properly on the desktop app.

  • We rolled back the desktop app mini-browser completely.

    • We rushed to release this feature, and it wasn’t quite ready yet. We’ll let you know when it’s back and more stable. We’re really sorry for the inconvenience.


🚀 Upcoming

  • We’ve managed to resolve most of the critical bugs, so we’re wrapping up the emergency status we’ve been in for the past two weeks. Now, we’ll be focusing on organizing the feedback and feature requests you’ve shared with us, and we’re planning to create a new roadmap based on that. We’ll share it with you soon.


💬 Behind the Scenes

  • Some users have mentioned that the Alpha version of the mobile app is unstable, with tasks not showing up. We’re trying to fix it quickly, but if it requires a deep overhaul, it might take a bit longer.

💞 Special Tanks

Thank you to Wilson, Chaves pinto, Aayush, Mike, Jason, catalina, Mark, Jason, Stanislav, Jamie, Arnav Varma, Peter, Ari, Mia, Ian Corvin, Victoria Cordeiro, Stepan, Jason Stavrou, Peter jauhal, Mark Ridgeon, Adam Stein, Honcharuk Stanislav, Dennis, Steven and all the anonymous users for your invaluable feedback this week. 🤟