One planning view
See tasks, meetings, flagged emails, and manually added work together.
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. Local planning and signed-in cloud sync are free.
Simple to try.
Local planning is free without an account, and cloud sync is free after sign-in. Download Effort Plan, open it, and add a manual task right away. 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.
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.
Free cloud continuity
Sign in to sync, back up, restore, and continue across supported devices without a subscription.
Start manually, then add supported work sources such as Azure DevOps, Jira, Gmail, Google Calendar, Local Calendar, Local Tasks, and Local Outlook Mail.
Effort Plan imports items for planning. It does not change the original task, calendar, or email source.
Released August 26, 2026 with Default and LABC PDF report templates, optional custom report identity, and web PDF export.
The Mac download is Developer ID signed and notarized. Windows 0.2.20 is an unsigned early-access installer, so SmartScreen may warn.
Download Effort Plan
Choose Mac or Windows on the Effort Plan download page. Local planning and signed-in cloud sync are free.
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