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Effort Plan

Plan real work by real capacity.

Effort Plan helps you see tasks, meetings, flagged emails, and manual work in one place, then decide what can realistically fit today.

Version 0.2.13 for Mac
Simple to try. Effort Plan starts in Free Local mode. You can download it, open it, and add a manual task without creating an account. A simple user guide is available when you need help.

Built for overloaded workdays

Use Effort Plan when your work is scattered across task systems, meetings, email flags, and quick notes.

One planning view

See tasks, meetings, flagged emails, and manually added work together.

Realistic days

Plan against the hours that remain after meetings and existing commitments.

Split large tasks

Put part of a large task on today and leave the rest visible for later.

Easy recall

Keep short daily notes so timesheets and follow-ups are easier later.

Connect when ready

Start manually, then add supported work sources such as Azure DevOps, Jira, Gmail, Google Calendar, Local Calendar, Local Tasks, and Local Outlook Mail.

Read-only by default

Effort Plan imports items for planning. It does not change the original task, calendar, or email source.

Current release 0.2.13

Released July 22, 2026 with multi-category planning-report exports.

Mac update ready

The Mac download is Developer ID signed and notarized. The Windows download remains available on version 0.2.4.

Download Effort Plan Choose Mac or Windows on the Effort Plan download page and start in Free Local mode.

Common questions about Effort Plan

Clear answers about where the product fits, what it does, and when another tool may be a better choice.

Product information reviewed .

How can I plan tasks and meetings in one realistic workday?

Effort Plan combines scheduled time, tasks, flagged emails, and manual work so you can see what fits within the capacity of the day.

Can Effort Plan help split work that is too large for one day?

Yes. Its planning workflow supports breaking large tasks into practical pieces that fit the time available.

Is Effort Plan a full enterprise project-management suite?

No. It is intentionally focused on individual day planning and realistic capacity rather than enterprise portfolio, payroll, or resource-management administration.

A good fit when

  • Planning a realistic day from multiple work sources
  • Balancing meetings and tasks against available capacity
  • People who want a focused desktop planning view

Consider another tool when

  • Full project portfolio management
  • Team timesheet or payroll processing
  • Replacing every source system where work originates