Indie Calendar & Time tools

22 calendar & time products built by independent developers and small teams.

Looking to replace something? Google Calendar · Toggl · Apple Calendar · Outlook Calendar · Clockify · Fantastical · Harvest · Motion

ActivityWatch

Open-source, privacy-first automatic time tracker

ActivityWatch tracks which apps and websites you use, keeping all data on your own device, as an open-source alternative to cloud trackers.

Free · Windows, Mac, Linux · Website ↗

Akiflow

Consolidates tasks from all your tools and time-blocks them

A planner that pulls tasks from email, Slack, Notion and other tools into one inbox and lets you schedule them on your calendar. For professionals who time-block their day.

Paid · Web, Mac, Windows, Linux, iOS, Android · Website ↗

BusyCal

Powerful calendar app for Mac and iOS

BusyCal is a calendar app from BusyMac with menu bar calendar, weather, travel time, tags and sync with iCloud, Google and Exchange.

Paid · Mac, iOS · Website ↗

Clockify

Time tracker and timesheet app for teams

A time tracking and timesheet app with timers, projects, reports, scheduling and expenses. For teams tracking work hours and attendance.

Free plan · Web, Mac, Windows, Linux, iOS, Android, Browser extension · Website ↗

Fantastical

Calendar and tasks app with natural language input

Fantastical by Flexibits is a calendar app for Apple devices and Windows that adds natural language event entry, multiple calendar accounts and scheduling tools.

Free plan · Mac, iOS, Windows · Website ↗

Harvest

Time tracking and invoicing

A time tracking tool with timesheets, expense tracking, project budgets and invoicing from tracked time. For agencies and consultants.

Free plan · Web, Mac, Windows, iOS, Android, Browser extension · Website ↗

Itsycal

Tiny menu bar calendar for the Mac

Itsycal puts a small monthly calendar in the Mac menu bar, showing your upcoming events from the macOS calendar.

Free · Mac · Website ↗

Kimai

Open-source time tracking for freelancers and teams

Kimai is a web-based timesheet app you can self-host or use in the cloud, with projects, customers, invoicing exports and multi-user support.

Free plan · Web, Self-hosted · Website ↗

Morgen

Calendar app and daily planner that unifies all calendars

A calendar app that combines Google, Outlook and iCloud calendars with tasks from tools like Todoist and Notion and an AI planner for time-blocking. For people juggling several calendars.

Free plan · Web, Mac, Windows, Linux, iOS, Android · Website ↗

Motion

AI calendar that auto-schedules your tasks and meetings

A work planner that uses AI to automatically schedule tasks into your calendar around meetings and re-plan as priorities change, with project management for teams.

Paid · Web, Mac, Windows, iOS, Android · Website ↗

Reclaim.ai

AI scheduling that protects time for tasks, habits and breaks

A calendar assistant for Google and Outlook calendars that automatically schedules tasks, habits, focus time and meetings around your availability. For busy professionals and teams.

Free plan · Web · Website ↗

RescueTime

Automatic time tracking and focus insights

A tool that automatically tracks time spent in apps and websites, shows where your time goes and helps protect focus time.

Free plan · Mac, Windows, Linux, iOS, Android · Website ↗

solidtime

Open-source time tracker for freelancers and agencies

A modern, open-source time tracking app with projects, clients, billable rates and reports, available hosted or self-hosted.

Free plan · Web, Self-hosted · Website ↗

Structured

Visual day planner that combines tasks and calendar

Structured lays out your day on a timeline that mixes tasks, events and routines, aimed at people who plan their day with time blocks.

Free plan · iOS, Android, Mac, Web · Website ↗

Sunsama

Guided daily planner that brings tasks and calendar together

A daily planning app that walks you through choosing tasks, time-blocking them on your calendar and reviewing your day, pulling tasks from tools like Asana, Jira and Gmail. For people avoiding overwork.

Paid · Web, Mac, Windows, Linux, iOS, Android · Website ↗

TidyCal

Simple booking pages with a one-time payment

A scheduling app from AppSumo for creating booking types and pages, with calendar sync and paid bookings.

Paid · Web · Website ↗

Timing

Automatic time tracking for Mac

Timing records which apps, documents and websites you use on your Mac and helps you turn that into time reports for clients and projects.

Paid · Mac, iOS · Website ↗

Toggl Track

Simple time tracking for individuals and teams

A time tracker with one-click timers, reports, projects and billable rates, plus browser and desktop apps. For freelancers and teams tracking work hours.

Free plan · Web, Mac, Windows, Linux, iOS, Android, Browser extension · Website ↗

Tweek

Minimal weekly calendar and to-do planner

Tweek shows your week as simple columns where you jot down tasks per day, like a paper weekly planner in the browser and on mobile.

Free plan · Web, iOS, Android · Website ↗

Vimcal

Fast, keyboard-driven calendar app

A calendar app built for speed with keyboard shortcuts, time zone tools and availability sharing, for people with busy schedules and assistants who manage them.

Paid · Web, Mac, iOS · Website ↗

When2meet

Free, simple group availability poll

A free web tool for finding a time when a group is available by having everyone paint their free slots on a grid; no account required.

Free · Web · Website ↗

Zcal

Free scheduling links and booking pages

A scheduling tool that lets people book time with you through shareable links and pages, with calendar integrations and video meeting links.

Free plan · Web · Website ↗

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