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Show HN: A Minimal Monthly Task Planner (printable, offline, no signup)

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Re: Show HN: A Minimal Monthly Task Planner (printable, offline, no signup)

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Post by defcc »

Humphrey wrote: post #10

I love the simplicity! Does this store state in the browser? Have you considered adding an export/import data option? I was actually expecting "Copy link" to have my months worth of event data encoded in the url after the # (so it would never be sent to the server, but means I could share the month with a friend). Just an idea.

Thanks! Yes, everything is stored locally in the browser — no backend at all.

And that’s a great idea. I’ve been thinking about adding an export/import option, and encoding the data into the URL hash actually fits the “offline + privacy-first” vibe really well.

I’ll explore it — would be super useful for sharing or backup without requiring any server.

Thanks for the suggestion!

Re: Show HN: A Minimal Monthly Task Planner (printable, offline, no signup)

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Post by defcc »

mano78 wrote: post #6

Wonderful. I wish there was the possibility to sync data among browsers, but that would probably defy the whole purpose of this. Is there a repository?

I might consider adding a backend server at some point, but I'd still want to keep the tool as simple and privacy-friendly as possible.

Right now everything works fully offline, and that's part of the appeal.

If I do add a backend, it would only be for optional things like syncing or sharing — and it would stay opt-in so the core experience remains local-only.

Still exploring the balance there, but thanks for the idea!

Re: Show HN: A Minimal Monthly Task Planner (printable, offline, no signup)

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Post by AnonC »

Galichev wrote: post #13

For those who want to plan for the entire year https://neatnik.net/calendar/

Edit: The only way to even see this page without the popup is to try to print it.

Previously posted comment: I’m not sure if this is due to any content blocker on my phone (though I tried disabling Safari’s content blockers too) or if it’s not mobile optimized, but I can’t seem to get rid of the “Hello! If you print this page…” popup. I tapped elsewhere, tapped on the top right of the popup (even though there isn’t any close button), nothing helped.

Am I supposed to be doing something else to see and print it?

Re: Show HN: A Minimal Monthly Task Planner (printable, offline, no signup)

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Post by mindcrash »

Sanctor wrote: post #24

Next/Previous month buttons appear in the print output. It's like seeing a hyperlink in a book :) Maybe those could be hidden. Other than that I like the idea. More and more I look for apps that do one simple thing and do it well.

That but pretty much the entire header, and the calendar is too wide to properly fit on A4.

Depending on how this thing is structured all these things could be easily fixed using a print stylesheet (https://inviqa.com/blog/print-stylesheet-definitive-guide)

Re: Show HN: A Minimal Monthly Task Planner (printable, offline, no signup)

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Post by weeb »

0xf3ffff wrote: post #18
Galichev wrote: post #13

For those who want to plan for the entire year https://neatnik.net/calendar/

This is exactly what I was looking for yesterday - a simple printable calendar that can fill an A4 or A3 page. However, I was more interested in a monthly version, rather than yearly. I tried vibe coding a simple Python script to generate a version that could suit me with Gemini CLI, but the results were comically bad (granted, I gave up pretty early on). I am sure there are plenty of similar solutions online, but I…

Calendarpedia offers loads of options which are great for printing. I always print an A3 "rolling" format for the current year, which I haven't seen anywhere else - lets you see all your weeks and weekends at a glance.

Re: Show HN: A Minimal Monthly Task Planner (printable, offline, no signup)

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Post by sixtyj »

0xf3ffff wrote: post #18
Galichev wrote: post #13

For those who want to plan for the entire year https://neatnik.net/calendar/

This is exactly what I was looking for yesterday - a simple printable calendar that can fill an A4 or A3 page. However, I was more interested in a monthly version, rather than yearly. I tried vibe coding a simple Python script to generate a version that could suit me with Gemini CLI, but the results were comically bad (granted, I gave up pretty early on). I am sure there are plenty of similar solutions online, but I…

Try Timeanddate.com for calendars.

Re: Show HN: A Minimal Monthly Task Planner (printable, offline, no signup)

#29

Post by rollingstone23 »

defcc wrote: post #22
Humphrey wrote: post #10

I love the simplicity! Does this store state in the browser? Have you considered adding an export/import data option? I was actually expecting "Copy link" to have my months worth of event data encoded in the url after the # (so it would never be sent to the server, but means I could share the month with a friend). Just an idea.

Thanks! Yes, everything is stored locally in the browser — no backend at all. And that’s a great idea. I’ve been thinking about adding an export/import option, and encoding the data into the URL hash actually fits the “offline + privacy-first” vibe really well. I’ll explore it — would be super useful for sharing or backup without requiring any server. Thanks for the suggestion!

A small suggestion that immediately came to my mind, why not try making it a JSON serialized data and base64 encode it just like JWT. So that it can be shared and loaded effectively.

Just thinking out loud here ;)

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