Reminder

A simple reminder tool that alerts you at a fixed interval, every day, on selected weekdays, or at a specific date and time. It runs on a single screen.

What it does

Use it so you never forget to drink water, take a break, take medication, or miss a meeting or deadline. When a reminder is due, a notification (toast) pops up on screen.

How to use

Everything happens on one screen. When you add a reminder you pick one of four types:

  1. At a fixed interval: Fires every N minutes or hours (e.g. drink water every 45 minutes).
  2. Every day: Fires at the time you set, every day (e.g. take vitamins at 8 AM daily).
  3. On weekdays: Fires on the days and time you select (e.g. Monday and Wednesday at 9 AM).
  4. At a specific date and time: Fires once (e.g. send the report on June 15 at 3 PM).

On first launch a few sample entries are shown as examples. They start disabled, so you can enable the ones you want or delete them.

Reminder types

TypeExample
At a fixed intervalDrink water every 45 minutes
Every dayTake vitamins at 8 AM daily
On weekdaysMonday, Wednesday at 9 AM team meeting
At a specific date and timeSend the report on June 15 at 3 PM

Notification

When a reminder is due, a short notification (toast) appears on screen. It works while the computer is on.

Examples

Water routine: Pick the fixed-interval type, enter 45 minutes, save. It fires all day.

Daily vitamins: Pick the every-day type, set the time to 8 AM, save.

Weekly meeting: Pick the weekdays type, select Monday and 9 AM, save.

One-off report: Pick the specific date-and-time type, enter the date and time, save.

Watch out

  • Reminders fire while the computer is on, you miss them when it is off.
  • The sample entries on first launch start disabled, you must enable them to use them.

License

System tool; unlimited on every plan, including the Free tier.