Help

1. Capture a new task from the menu bar, then return to your current work.
2. Move only the tasks you are ready to revisit into Today.
3. Workframe suggests a Main focus and Frog task. Accept the suggestions or choose tasks yourself.
4. Start focus with or without a task.
5. Open the Work Journal before stand-up or whenever you need to recall the day’s outcomes.

Backlog is supply; Today is a commitment

Backlog can hold every possible task. Keep Today short: it should help you choose the next piece of work, not repeat every obligation. If the overload signal appears, remove less important work first.

Main focus and Frog task

Workframe suggests them from today’s tasks, but it does not decide for you. Main focus is the result or direction that matters most. Frog task is important, difficult work that is easy to put off. Accept the suggestions or choose tasks yourself.

Not a second calendar

Keep meetings and fixed events in your usual calendar. Use Workframe to decide what to work on today and where to focus between meetings. No calendar sync is required.

Today and a due date answer different questions

Today means “I chose this task for the current day.” A due date means “this work must be ready by this day.” Use a due date for a real deadline: Workframe shows it on the task and reminds you if notifications are enabled.

Your workday boundary

Your schedule and timezone set the workday boundary and local reminder times. Match them to your rhythm, especially if your workday starts at an unusual time or follows another timezone.

With or without a task

A session with a task shows later where you spent your time. Start without a task when you only need a frame for concentrated work, such as reading or research.

The timer is a frame, not a rule

Choose a comfortable duration. You can pause, resume, extend, finish early, or skip a break. Workframe supports your rhythm without requiring a perfect Pomodoro routine.

Prepare for stand-up in a minute

1. Add a short note in Review if it helps.
2. Open the Work Journal and choose the day.
3. Check completed tasks, completed checklist items and “Continuing today.”
4. Copy the report and edit it in Slack, Jira, Notion, or wherever you already work.

You decide what stays in the report before sending it.

Checklists keep progress visible

Break a large task into observable steps: “collect questions,” “update the section,” “send the draft.” Completed items appear in the Work Journal even if the task is not finished.

Review without a mandatory shutdown

Open Review when you need a summary. It does not lock Today or require you to formally close the day. If you prefer, return to yesterday in the morning before stand-up.

Reconstruct your workday more accurately

When enabled, Activity Awareness adds app-switching context to Review and Work Journal. It helps you see where your attention went. Everything stays on your Mac, and you can turn the feature off at any time.

Reminders that fit your rhythm

Set your workday, due-date reminders and focus-session duration to match your schedule. Notifications are local, and Workframe works without notification permission.

Where is my data stored?

Workframe stores tasks, plans, focus history, journal notes and settings on your Mac, in the Application Support folder or app container. It does not require an account or create a cloud copy of your data.

Local backups are also stored on your Mac.

How do reminders work?

Reminders are local macOS notifications. You can deny notification permission and still use Workframe.

Workday, due-task and focus-session reminders come from your local settings and task state. Workframe does not need a server account to schedule them.

What does Activity Awareness see?

Activity Awareness is optional. When enabled, Workframe stores the active app name and identifier, along with switch times, locally. This data adds context to Review and Work Journal.

It does not read screen contents, documents, browser URLs, messages, keystrokes or window titles.

How do backup and recovery work?

Workframe keeps app data local and may create local backup copies on your Mac during maintenance or recovery.

If a recovery screen appears, you decide whether to copy diagnostics.

How do language and timezone settings affect the app?

You can switch the app language without restarting. Workday timezone and schedule define Today boundaries and reminder timing. When language or reminder settings change, Workframe updates scheduled local notifications.

Email [email protected]. Include the app and macOS versions, your Mac model if the issue depends on the device, and steps to reproduce it. Do not send sensitive task contents unless they are needed to understand the problem.