Changelog

Follow new updates and improvements to OFFLIGHT.

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. 🤟

August 5th 2024

Improved

Fixed

We've updated the system so that when you time block a repeating task, it automatically blocks future occurrences too. Plus, Google finally approved our Contact info access, so we've rolled out the event attendee auto-complete feature we built earlier. And... we squashed a ton of bugs 🥲


⭐This Week's Highlights

Recurring task time block 📆

Before this update, if you created a recurring event on your calendar, you couldn't manage it as a task. And if you created a recurring task, you had to add it to your calendar one by one every day. Now, you can create a repeating task and time block it. Manage your recurring events right from your to-do list!

Notes

  • Changes to repeating tasks won't immediately show on your calendar; you'll need to refresh to see updates. We're working on improving this.

  • The "This and After" option for changing time blocks isn't ready yet, but we'll improve and release it soon.


💎 Hidden Gems

Auto-Complete for event participants

When you add participants to a calendar event, their email addresses now auto-complete if their info is in your Google Contacts. We made this feature four weeks ago and were waiting for Google's approval—finally, it's here!

Improved Calendar Event Drag & Drop

Have you ever been surprised when a long event block moved up or down while trying to adjust it? It might seem like a small thing, but it’s an important part of the user experience. We've updated the calendar so that you can move events more smoothly and seamlessly. Now, when you adjust your plans, it’ll be a more comfortable and enjoyable experience.


🐛 Bug Fix

  • Fixed an issue where tasks not included in a list weren't sorted by deadline correctly.

  • Fixed the Apple login issue in the desktop app.

  • Fixed various integration issues on the desktop app that didn't work correctly.

  • Fixed an issue where events ending at 00:00 showed up on the next day's schedule.

  • Solved a problem where completed tasks appeared as duplicates on the organizing page.


🚀 Upcoming

  • After the major milestone of the Product Hunt launch, we plan to focus on improving existing features rather than adding new ones for a while.

  • We'll share the next roadmap as soon as it's decided after discussions with the team.


💬 Behind the Scenes

  • It’s been a week since our Product Hunt launch, and we’ve had a lot of new users checking out OFFLIGHT. We've received tons of interest, love, and some tough feedback. We’ve got a long way to go, but we are eager to crush these bugs and show you exciting improvements soon!

💞 Special Tanks

Big thanks to Ian Corvin, Anne de Joly, si.joecc, vasanth Muraildharan, HanSu Lee, Matt Minev, Bruce Driggers, Dias, Dawn Farmer, Brandon, courtney, Miles Weddle, Will, Joe, Huseyn Isamyilov, Khadinakbar, Ken, Mike, and all the anonymous users for your feedback this week 😊

July 29th 2024

New

Improved

Fixed

You can now give top priority to the most important task of the day. Also, on Windows/Mac clients, there's a new feature that lets you redirect original source of tasks in a mini browser without opening a separate window (shortcut key ‘O’). Finally, with the implementation of WebSocket, integration data can now be synced in real-time and displayed on your screen. Let's take a closer look at each update!


This Week's Highlights

Top Priority 🏆

The more tasks you have, the more you need to think about your priorities. What is the most important task you need to do today? Set that task as the top priority. The task layout will change so it's hard to ignore.

  • You can set the top priority by selecting the Top priority option from the more menu that appears when you hover over a task.

  • You can also set the top priority by using the shortcut key ‘ ! ’ (SHIFT + 1) on the task.

Client Mini Browser 🪟

Were you tired of new browser windows opening every time you opened a original source of task? Now, with the Windows and Mac client apps, you can open original source of tasks in a mini browser within the app itself using the redirect feature (shortcut key ‘ O ’). Stay in the flow of work without interruptions.

Real-Time Data Sync 

One of the saddest moments when interviewing users was seeing them constantly refresh the page to check for changes. I promised to solve this problem so that users can use the service without unnecessary refreshing. Thanks to our development team's WebSocket implementation, when new tasks are added from Slack or Gmail, or new calendar events are created or changed, you can see the updates immediately without refreshing the page.


💎 Hidden Gems

Onboarding Renewal

With our Product Hunt launch, we've completely revamped the onboarding process. We've made a guide focused on how to use shortcuts to maximize productivity from OFFLIGT. you can also experience the new onboarding by clicking on profile and selecting the onboarding menu.

Mobile App

We've launched a very light version of the mobile app where you can add new tasks, plan your day, check today's tasks, and mark them as done. Normally, this would be included in the Week’s Highlight update, but we feel it's not quite ready yet, so we'll reintroduce it when we think it’s truly ready.

Hover Quick Actions

The actions that appear when you hover the task have been changed. The buttons to plan for today's tasks and delete tasks have moved to the more menu, and new options for focusing, planning, list mapping, and top priority have been added.


🐛 Bug Fix

  • Fixed an issue where deadlines were not displayed correctly according to the time zone.

  • Fixed an issue where re-planning time-blocked tasks using the planning command bar did not work correctly.


🚀 Upcoming

  • After the major milestone of the Product Hunt launch, we plan to focus on improving existing features rather than adding new ones for a while.

  • We'll share the next roadmap as soon as it's decided after discussions with the team.


💬 Behind the Scenes

  • We finished our Product Hunt launch. We got 4th place for Product of the Day, which was higher than we expected. We couldn't have achieved this without the love and support from users. Thank you so much!!

  • Special thanks to Jay for creating the new onboarding, Roy for developing the client app, and Nick for handling many tickets so the other FE team members could focus. Leuo, who handled all the design and created an awesome intro video, and Luke, who managed all the APIs and stability. Lastly, Jules, who managed all the operations for the Product Hunt launch, great job! 👍👍


💞 Special Thanks

Helena, Matt, Ivan, asgraf, Mike, Kim, Khadinakbar, Huseyn, Joe, Kieran, Laxmi, Aayush, Kostya, Eric Lee, Nastassia, Nika, Daniel, Christofer, Simona, Jay Song, Rene, Casper, Yernar, Tony, Markus, Howard, Esteban, Taka, Majid, Stephen, Bhuwan, Nazar, Sergey, Kaushik, Roshan, Jayden, Steffi, Bilal, Francesco, Salar, Lakshya, Itai, Maison, Piyush, Nicola, Sergei, Yvik, JaredL, Zulkar, Hamisu, Madhu, Ken, Toshit, Kyrylo, Gregory, Puja, Morgan, Abhishek, Md Jahangir, Aaron, Idris, David, Harshu, Ishaq, Jayesh, Matej, Sahir, Thons, Issac, Paige, Hamza, Lukas, Ivy, Elizabeth, Glen, Munna, Subham, Julia, Jack, Lesile, Sadam, Nausad, Indomie, Subham, Samuel, Enyi,

We received a lot of feedback from many people this week. We'll make sure to digest them well. Thank you so much. Let's continue to make a great product together!

July 22nd 2024

New

Improved

Fixed

You can now easily see what type of tasks you’re working on in your calendar by syncing list colors with calendar event colors. You can also adjust the width of each lane to customize your interface. Lastly, though still in beta and needing optimization, we’ve added AI summaries for Slack messages and Gmail content. Let’s take a closer look!


This Week's Highlights

Sync List Colors with Calendar Event Colors 📆

If you’re into productivity, you’ve probably heard about using calendar color codes. This technique lets you assign colors to different types of tasks in your calendar so you can quickly see what you’re working on and how much time you’re spending on each type. But until now, you had to change the colors of calendar events manually.

With this update, OFFLIGHT’s list colors are synced with calendar event colors. So if you’ve categorized your tasks by lists, you can automatically create your own calendar color code system without any extra work.

  • The list color to calendar color sync is enabled by default.

  • You can turn this option on or off in Settings → Calendar Settings → “Match event color with task list color.”

Adjusting Lane Widths 📏

If you’ve wanted to use your calendar space more effectively or adjust the width of less important lanes, this update is for you. You can now adjust the widths of the Unplanned, Planned, and Calendar lanes on the Planning page as you like.


💎 Hidden Gems

Slack and Gmail AI Summary Beta

AI-powered productivity is expected to bring significant changes in the next five years. While we  currently focus on the basics and usability of productivity tools, we’re also gradually incorporating AI features based on user demands. The first step is AI summaries for Slack and Gmail.

  • When you save Slack a message into OFFLIGHT, the task title is automatically replaced as 'To-do from the message'. The full message is written in the task description.

  • Clicking the AI Summary icon at the top right of a Gmail task will write the summary in the description.

Although it’s still a beta version that needs more optimization, please let us know what could be improved!

Shortcut for Creating Calendar Events

  • Fixed an issue where Gmail content wasn’t displayed correctly in dark mode.

  • Fixed an issue where login sessions were intermittently ending.

  • Fixed an issue where the Planning feature sometimes didn’t work correctly.


🐛 Bug Fix

  • Fixed an issue where Gmail content wasn’t displayed correctly in dark mode.

  • Fixed an issue where login sessions were intermittently ending.

  • Fixed an issue where the Planning feature sometimes didn’t work correctly.


🚀 Upcoming

  • Jira Integration: Soon, you’ll be able to import tasks managed in Jira into Offlight.

  • Mobile App: We’re developing a mobile app so you can manage tasks with Offlight from anywhere.

  • Task Prioritization: We're working on a feature to visually identify the most important tasks of the day.


💬 Behind the Scenes

  • To prepare for our Product Hunt launch, we’ve worked quickly for a week to add essential features and fix issues. Thanks to our dedicated OFFLIGHT makers who’ve been working late nights! Just one more week until we showcase our work 🏋‍♂️

  • We plan to launch the first beta of OFFLIGHT on Product Hunt on July 29. If you want to stay updated, sign up for alerts on our launch page 😊

💞 Special Thanks

Adam, Andreas, Jakub, Hussam, Richard, Beth, Facundo, Nathan, Taewook Kim, and all our anonymous users, thank you for your feedback and support this week. Because of you, we learn and grow every week 🙂

July 15th 2024

New

Improved

Fixed

We have finally released the most requested feature: recurring tasks. You can now set up presets like daily, weekly, and custom recurring schedules as you desire. Additionally, we have released recurring calendar event creation, modification, and deletion. Focus on more important tasks by eliminating duplicates.


This Week's Highlights

Recurring Tasks 🔁

Create recurring tasks for routines like exercising three times a week or checking the dashboard every Friday. You can set up recurring tasks from the task popover where you want to set the recurrence.

  • You can quickly create recurring tasks using presets like:

    • Daily, weekdays, every week, every two weeks, monthly, annually

  • Customize your recurring schedule as desired:

    • Set the days of the week (e.g., every Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday).

    • Set recurrence for a specific period (e.g., until August 30).

    • Set the repetition cycle (e.g., every two weeks, every three days).

Recurring Calendar Events 📆

If you have specific tasks or routines that need to be repeated at certain times, you can create recurring events in your calendar. The spec of recurring options is the same as for recurring tasks.

💁‍♂ Note

Would you like to manage recurring calendar events as tasks? This feature is included in future updates, so please wait a bit longer. 😄

List Mapping Console (Shortcuts) 📋

We often organize tasks into lists multiple times a day. How about reducing the time spent on this process? Now, you can map lists using shortcuts. Press the L key on the task you need to organize, search for the desired list, and map it quickly. Also, we have updated the console design for planning and list mapping to be cleaner and more intuitive.

💎 Hidden Gems

Disconnection Alerts

Have you ever experienced issues with Google Calendar or Gmail integrations and thought it was a bug? Some users reported bugs without knowing there was an issue with the integration. Now, you can get alerts within the service when a specific account integration is disconnected. Suspect an issue with the integration? Check the alert at the bottom left of the screen!

🐛 Bug Fix

  • Fixed the issue where calendar events reverted to 30 minutes when time-blocking tasks consecutively.

  • Fixed the spacing error with phrases like 'This Monday' when using the planning feature.

  • Fixed the issue where the same email sometimes appeared twice when importing Gmail tasks to Offlight.

  • Fixed the issue where time tracking information for tasks was not properly recorded on the Focus page.

🚀 Upcoming

  • Jira Integration: Manage tasks from Jira directly in OFFLIGHT.

  • Mobile App: Manage your tasks with OFFLIGHT on the go. We’re working on a mobile app.

  • Task Prioritization: We're working on a feature to visually identify the most important tasks of the day.

💬 Behind the Scenes

  • Over the next two weeks, we are starting the official Launch Now project. We will quickly address areas that are insufficient for product release, and improve the landing page and onboarding process. We'll take a brief pause to prepare Offlight for its grand launch and then swiftly return. Please support us!

  • This Monday, we moved to a new office. Preparing for the launch in a new place makes it hard to hold back our excitement!

💞 Special Thanks

Thank you to Carolina, Adam, Bruce, Damian, Dodge, Hiroyoshi, and all anonymous users and anonymous users - Thank you so much for providing feedback this week. It seems that the basics are almost ready now(Well.. or may be not 🫠 haha). We will continue to think deeply and prepare amazing solutions so you can enjoy using our product even more.