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The day planner that floats on top of every appFor Mac & Windows

FloatTask, always in your corner.

Most planners fail because you forget to open them. FloatTask keeps today's goals and a running timer in the corner of your screen, over whatever you're working in.

  • Stays on top of your browser, email and docs
  • Shows how long the task in front of you is taking
  • Plans your day around your calendar
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FloatTask runs on your Mac or Windows computer. Open floattask.com there to download, or get updates by email for now.

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Why I made this

I love task managers. None of them ever worked for me.

My job is never a straight line, and I kept bending my work to fit the app instead of the other way round. Boards felt like clutter. And the moment I switched windows, the list was gone, and my focus went with it.

So I built the one I wanted: today's goals, and a timer for the thing I'm doing right now, sitting on top of everything else on my screen. I use it every day. I hope it helps you too.

Ryan HavilandMaker of FloatTask

It stays on your screen until you tell it to go.

The ring, the widget and the full app show the same day. Start a timer in one and it's running in the others.

A silent, captioned walk-through of FloatTask over other apps. Illustration, not to scale.
  1. FloatTask sits in the corner of your screen as a small ring with a running timer.
  2. Open it to see today's goals. The timer counts up.
  3. Finish a goal, then start the next.
  4. Drag it anywhere on your screen.
  5. Switch apps. It stays on top of every one.
  6. Open the full app to see your whole day.
  7. Close it, and the widget is right where you left it.

The ring

The collapsed FloatTask ring with a running timer of 26:05 in a small pill. The collapsed FloatTask ring with a running timer of 26:05 in a small pill.

A small circle with the running time beside it. Click to pause, drag it anywhere. When an app goes full-screen, the widget tucks into it.

⌘ ⇧ L to show or tuck away

The widget

The FloatTask widget: the task in focus with its timer ring, then today's goals, each with a timer. The FloatTask widget: the task in focus with its timer ring, then today's goals, each with a timer.

Every open task with its own timer, and a Meetings tab. Drag the top edge to make it taller.

⌘ ⇧ Space jots a task from any app

The full app

My Day in the full app. My Day in the full app.

The whole day on one screen, for when you want to plan instead of do.

⌘ ⇧ F opens it on My Day

Pick a few goals. Give them your time.

The full app opens on My Day. One card holds the task you're on, with its timer and small steps. Everything else for today waits in a plain list, and your meetings sit on a timeline beside it.

  • The timer only counts up. Nothing ticks down at you.
  • Big tasks become small steps you finish one at a time.
  • Reminders at the time you set, and a nudge the day before something's due.
  • Wrap up day opens a short journal and sets up tomorrow.
My Day: the task in focus with a count-up timer of 26 minutes, its description and three small steps, the rest of today's goals as a list, and the rest of today with meetings and goals on a timeline. My Day in the Dark theme.

Type it the way you'd say it.

send budget draft to sam fri 3pm for q4 planning, use revised version w/ travel split out

Send budget draft to SamFriday 3:00 PMFollow-upQ4 planning

That's Assist. It can also plan your day around your meetings or break a big task down. It asks before it changes or deletes anything, and there's no API key to set up.

Four painted scenes, if you want them.

They come with a paid plan, and the widget follows along. Prefer plain? There are nine quieter themes too.

FloatTask's home in the Garden theme, with leaves and blossoms around the edges.
Garden · leaves & blossoms
FloatTask's home in the Science theme, on blue graph paper with molecules, flasks and a star chart.
Science · lab notes & star charts
FloatTask's home in the Underwater theme.
Underwater · deep sea & sea glass
FloatTask's home in the Space theme.
Space · starlight

Warm Paper, Glacier, Light, Dark, Teal, Navy, Plum and Forest, or whatever your computer is set to.

For work, for school, or both.

Choose when you first open FloatTask, and change it any time. Turning one off hides it; nothing is deleted.

The Projects page on its Insights tab: totals, tasks finished per day, and a table of every project with tasks, open, done this week, progress and time logged. The Projects Insights tab in the Dark theme.
Work. Projects with their tasks and notes, meeting prep from Google Calendar, and where the time actually went.
The Classes page: this week's timetable with Biology, Calculus, English and Chemistry, and a card per class with its teacher, room, times, next class and homework by due date. The Classes page in the Dark theme.
School. Add each class once. The week lays itself out, and homework sorts itself by when it's due.

There's a Personal mode too, with errands, chores, bills and calls.

$8 a month. Free for the first week.

Download FloatTask, sign in with Google and your trial starts. One plan covers every computer you sign in on. Switch between Pro and Pro+, or cancel, anytime from Settings.

FloatTask Pro

7 days free

$8/mo

or $72/yr, which saves 25%

  • The ring, widget and full app on Mac and Windows
  • Assist: plan your day, break down big tasks, add tasks in plain words, and daily briefs
  • Google Calendar, timers, Classes and all four painted scenes
  • Free for 7 days. Cancel before it ends and you pay nothing
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Launching soon. This is the price at launch. Nothing can be purchased yet.

You start the trial the first time you open FloatTask. Card required; secure checkout by Stripe. One trial per account.

FloatTask Pro+

7 days free

$15/mo

or $135/yr, which saves 25%

  • Everything in Pro
  • More room in Assist each day
  • The strongest model in Assist for deeper planning and longer briefs
  • First access to new features as they land
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Already on Pro? Upgrade from Settings and pay only the difference.

Before you download.

Do I need a Google account?

Yes. You sign in with Google to start your trial, and your plan follows that account to every computer. Connecting Google Calendar is optional and read-only.

Where is my data kept?

Tasks, notes and timers are stored on your computer. When you use Assist, only the tasks and events it needs are sent to generate a reply, and FloatTask keeps counts, not content. No ads, and nothing is ever sold. The app itself has no analytics; this website uses Google Analytics, which you can turn off from Cookie settings. Details are in the privacy policy.

What happens when the trial ends?

Your plan starts on day 8 unless you cancel before then from Settings, and then there's no charge. You can switch plans or cancel at any time after that too.

Which computers does it run on?

macOS on Apple Silicon or Intel, and Windows 10 or 11. The app updates itself when a new version is out.

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Early access

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Private beta

For macOS on Apple Silicon or Intel, and Windows 10 or 11. Sign in with Google on first launch to start your 7-day free trial. The app updates itself when a new version is out.

First launch on a Mac: drag FloatTask to Applications and open it. It's signed and checked by Apple, so it opens like any other app.

On Windows: if SmartScreen appears, choose More info, then Run anyway.

Downloads open at launch. FloatTask is being tested by a small group right now.

Want to try it before then? Send a note to join the beta.

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