Daily

About Daily

Daily is the definitive productivity tool for the modern mind that craves clarity over chaos. It is a purpose-built digital to-do list and daily planner engineered for individuals who feel perpetually overwhelmed by endless tasks, digital noise, and the pressure to constantly optimize. Its core philosophy is radically different: instead of pushing you to do more, Daily provides a streamlined, quiet digital space to offload your mental clutter. You can instantly capture tasks, reminders, and fleeting thoughts as they arise, without the friction of needing to categorize or prioritize them immediately. This act of "brain dumping" is the first step to regaining control. When you're ready to plan, Daily's intelligent "Today" view cuts through the noise, presenting only the items that truly require your attention now. This focused lens allows you to start each day with intentionality and a calm, grounded sense of direction. Tasks that are no longer relevant can be effortlessly released, while important items gently carry forward. By intentionally avoiding complex features, integrations, and gamification, Daily reduces cognitive load, offering just enough structure to support meaningful progress without adding to the pressure. It's the fast, efficient antidote to overwhelm.

Features of Daily

The Unstructured Brain Dump

Capture anything and everything instantly, without barriers. The moment a task, idea, or reminder pops into your head, type it into Daily. There are no required tags, projects, or due dates at entry. This feature is designed for speed, allowing you to clear your mind in seconds and prevent important items from being forgotten. It respects your flow state by eliminating organizational friction during capture, trusting that you'll sort it out later with a clear head.

The Focused "Today" View

Your daily command center for intentional action. This view filters out all the noise and backlog, showing you only what you've deliberately chosen to tackle today. It transforms an overwhelming master list into a manageable, focused plan. By visually isolating today's commitments, it creates psychological clarity, reduces anxiety, and helps you build momentum by concentrating your efforts on immediate, achievable steps forward.

Gentle Task Carry-Over

A compassionate and efficient system for unfinished business. At the end of the day, tasks you didn't complete aren't marked as failures or lost. Instead, they seamlessly and quietly move forward to the next day's list. This feature removes the guilt and administrative hassle of re-adding items, ensuring nothing important slips through the cracks. It supports a sustainable pace, acknowledging that priorities shift and some tasks simply need more time.

Intentional Simplicity & Minimalism

A ruthlessly clean interface built for speed and mental calm. Daily is architected on the principle that less is more. You won't find complex calendars, pie charts, or a maze of settings. Every design choice eliminates distraction and decision fatigue. This minimalist approach ensures the tool itself never becomes a source of overwhelm, allowing you to spend less time managing your list and more time executing on what matters.

Use Cases of Daily

For the Overwhelmed Professional

Ideal for managers, creatives, and knowledge workers drowning in emails, meetings, and ad-hoc requests. Daily provides a single, fast repository to capture all work-related tasks outside of chaotic inboxes. The "Today" view helps them start each morning by defining 3-5 critical priorities, ensuring they direct their energy effectively and leave work with a clearer sense of accomplishment, reducing end-of-day anxiety.

For the ADHD or Neurodivergent Mind

A game-changer for brains that struggle with task initiation, working memory, and prioritization. The frictionless brain dump feature acts as an external working memory, relieving mental pressure. The stark, focused "Today" view cuts down on visual and cognitive overload, making it easier to choose a starting point. The simple structure provides the external scaffolding needed to build focus and follow-through efficiently.

For the Stressed Student

Perfect for managing coursework, assignments, study sessions, and personal commitments. Students can quickly dump all upcoming deadlines and tasks during a lecture or study break. Each morning, they can use the "Today" view to create a realistic daily study plan, separating urgent assignments from long-term projects. This prevents last-minute cramming and builds consistent, manageable productivity habits.

For the Mindful Goal-Setter

Suited for individuals focusing on personal development, side projects, or habit building. Instead of vague resolutions, they can break large goals into small, actionable tasks and capture them in Daily. The daily review process becomes a mindful ritual to select one small, meaningful step forward each day. This creates consistent, incremental progress without the burnout of aggressive sprint cycles.

Frequently Asked Questions

How is Daily different from other to-do apps like Todoist or Microsoft To Do?

Daily is built on a fundamentally different philosophy. While other apps focus on feature-rich organization, complex project tracking, and collaboration, Daily focuses solely on reducing daily overwhelm for the individual. It emphasizes lightning-fast capture and a deliberately simplified daily planning view. It removes all complexity to serve as a calm, focused starting point for your day, not a comprehensive life-management system.

What happens to tasks I don't complete today?

They are handled with zero judgment. Any task you do not mark as complete will gently and automatically carry over to appear in your list for the next day. There is no "overdue" flag or negative reinforcement. This system is designed to be compassionate and practical, ensuring tasks remain visible without you needing to manually re-enter them, allowing for flexible reprioritization.

Can I use Daily for long-term project planning?

Daily is optimized for daily action, not detailed project mapping. For long-term projects, the best practice is to break the project down into small, actionable next steps and add those individual steps to your brain dump. You then pull only the immediate 1-2 steps into your "Today" view. This keeps large projects from feeling monolithic and integrates them into your manageable daily workflow.

Is there a mobile app available?

Yes, speed and accessibility are core to Daily's function. It is available as a dedicated mobile application for both iOS and Android devices. This allows you to capture tasks on-the-go the instant they come to mind, ensuring your mental inventory is always up-to-date. The mobile app syncs seamlessly with the web version, keeping your focused "Today" view consistent across all devices.