Get started
Open app.plancub.com and log in with Google. Then use this loop:
- Capture: press N in Inbox and type the task.
- Schedule: drag it onto your week in Calendar and give it a time.
- Focus: start a Pomodoro on it and get it done.
Use Goals and Kanban when you want to plan bigger work.
Inbox
Inbox is where every new task lands. Keep it quick: type first, organize later.
- N
- New task
- ↑ ↓
- Move between tasks
- Enter
- Edit the task
- Cmd/Ctrl + Enter
- Add or edit a note
- S
- Set a date and time
- Cmd/Ctrl + I
- Mark important
- Cmd/Ctrl + U
- Mark urgent
- V
- Change the view
- C
- Open the Calendar
Tick the box to complete a task. Use the sort button to change the order.
Goals
Goals is a map from your biggest goal down to this month. Each goal can have smaller goals under it.
- N
- New root goal
- Tab or Enter
- Add the next goal
- Space
- Fold or unfold
- Arrow keys
- Move between goals
- Backspace
- Delete the goal
- Cmd/Ctrl + Enter
- Add a note
- /
- Open the menu
- V
- Change the view
- C
- Show completed goals
Kanban and Plan
Each goal has its own board with four columns: Todo, Doing, Wait and Complete. Move a card as the work moves.
- N
- New task
- Arrow keys
- Move between cards
- P
- Open Plan
- S
- Switch to another Kanban board
- C
- Open the Calendar
Your plan may limit how many boards you can have. The app tells you when you reach the limit.
Calendar
Calendar shows your week. Pick Inbox or Kanban in the side panel, then drag a task onto a day and hour. Drag it again to reschedule.
- N
- New event
- ← →
- Previous or next week
- T
- Go to today
- M
- Month view
- D
- Change density
- E
- Show or hide the side panel
Focus
Open Focus, choose Pomodoro or Deepwork, pick a task and a sound, then press Start.
- Pomodoro: 25 minutes of focus, then a break.
- Deepwork: one longer block without breaks.
Google or Apple Calendar
You can see your PlanCub calendar inside Google Calendar or Apple Calendar.
- Go to Settings, then Calendar, and create your private link.
- Add the link to Google or Apple Calendar as a calendar from URL.
- It is one-way. Edit in PlanCub; Google and Apple only show it.
Changes can take a while to appear, because Google and Apple decide when to refresh. If you shared the link by mistake, disconnect it and create a new one.
Install the app
PlanCub can be installed like an app. It opens in its own window, without the browser bars.
- Chrome or Edge on a computer: open app.plancub.com and click the install icon (a screen with a download arrow) at the right end of the address bar, then Install.
- Safari on Mac: choose File, then Add to Dock.
- iPhone or iPad (Safari): tap Share, then Add to Home Screen.
- Android (Chrome): tap the three-dot menu, then Install app.
You do not see the install icon? Open app.plancub.com in a normal window (not private) and reload the page.
Settings
Open Settings with the gear icon, or press G then comma.
- Font, colors and Light or Dark mode.
- Interface language.
- Date format.
- Calendar link.
- Keyboard shortcuts: change any shortcut, or restore the defaults.
Keyboard shortcuts
Press G, then a letter, to go anywhere. Each screen also shows its own shortcuts at the bottom.
- G D
- Dashboard
- G G
- Goals
- G I
- Inbox
- G K
- Kanban
- G P
- Plan
- G C
- Calendar
- G F
- Focus
- G ,
- Settings
Plans and billing
Plan and billing help will be added here when paid plans open.
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