November 2nd, 2021

macOS

Web

Inline scheduling & instantaneous checkbox-to-task

Routine macOS 0.5 is now available, bringing a lot of improvements and a brand new feature.

⚠️ This new release comes with a new internal API that offers a faster and more fluid experience. If you use the mobile app, you should first launch the macOS app to perform the migration before launching the iOS app.

🎉 TechCrunch has recently covered Routine. You can read the article.

🍾 New Features

  • Checkboxes now benefit from the same functionalities as the console, allowing you to assign a date with natural language

✂️ Improvements

  • Checkbox now turn into task instantaneously, allowing you to open and scheduling them without having to wait a few seconds

  • The /embed functionality has been reworked, allowing you to edit the link and delete the block

  • The dashboard's task widget has been changed to display longer task names

  • The agenda now refreshes whenever you change screen

  • Fixed the issue with links containing underscores that were interpreted as Markdown

  • Fixed the issue when rescheduling a task whose name contained an emoji 🚀

  • Fixed a bug related to losing focus in notes

  • Improved automatic link detection not to take into account a word followed by a colon

  • Fixed a bug when drag & dropping tasks between the agenda and the tasks section

  • Archived pages now display a banner

  • The Notion integration has been improved:

    • Checkboxes can be used to represent the task status

    • You can define multiple statuses for Notion tasks not to be imported

    • You can now configure the status of a Notion task being restored from the journal

  • Notifications have been reworked allowing you to click it to open the object it relates to

  • A QR code has been added to Settings to download the iOS app

  • The onboarding screens have been reworked

💡 Tips

Did you know that you can block time directly through the console?

🎯 Coming Next

  • A new onboarding experience

  • Zapier integration

  • CMD+CLICK to open links

  • The ability to format text via a menu

  • Improved Notion integration not to require admin rights

🤗 Shout Outs

alcantaraborja, Francois, adontai, Selma, Romain Yannick, Justin, Chris Light