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Getting started
Set up IdealWeek and find your footing.
8 articles
OKRs
Create, edit, and track objectives and key results.
3 articles
Vision & planning
Set long-term direction and build milestones that anchor it.
6 articles
Ideas & brainstorming
Capture ideas fast, expand them, and turn the best into goals.
4 articles
Timeline & activity
Schedule activities and track focused sessions.
4 articles
Notifications
Tune the reminders, snoozes, and quotes you receive.
8 articles
Motivation & wellbeing
Tools that keep you focused, calm, and moving.
4 articles
Settings
Personalise IdealWeek to fit how you work.
3 articles
Insights & export
Read your data and share what you've built.
3 articles
Account & Premium
Manage your account, subscription, and devices.
Getting started
6 articlesWelcome to IdealWeekA short tour of IdealWeek for first-time users. Learn how vision, milestones, objectives, key results, and the timeline fit together — and where to start.
Using the QuickPlus dialOne button, six creation actions. The IdealWeek QuickPlus dial sits at the centre of the bottom navigation and opens contextual quick-create options on every main screen.
Your first visionA short guide to writing your first IdealWeek vision statement, picking core values, and adding a milestone or two — without overthinking it.
Your first objectiveA 5-minute walkthrough that takes you from a blank IdealWeek to your first objective, your first key result, and your first weekly check-in.
Your first ideaA short walk through the IdealWeek ideas loop — capture, expand on the Brainstorm screen, and (when the idea is ready) promote it into a full objective.
Your first weekHow to put your first IdealWeek objective into practice — schedule activities for the week, run a focus session, and close with a check-in.
OKRs
8 articlesCreate an objectiveSet a new quarterly objective in IdealWeek using the QuickPlus dial. Capture the title and description, link a category, and save — your new objective appears on the home screen alongside its key results.
Edit an objectiveUpdate the title, description, deadline, or category of an existing objective. Open the objective's context menu from the home screen, choose Edit, and save your changes.
Assign a category to an objectiveTag an objective with a category in IdealWeek to group it by life area. Pick from the category selector inside the objective editor, or manage your category list from settings.
Reorder objectivesChange the order of objectives on the IdealWeek home screen. Drag a card with a long-press, or use Move up and Move down from the objective context menu.
Create a key resultAdd a measurable key result to an objective in IdealWeek. You can start from the QuickPlus dial, the Key Results screen, or while editing the parent objective — each path opens the same key-result editor.
View key results for an objectiveOpen the dedicated Key Results screen for an objective in IdealWeek. From the home screen, use the arrow icon on the objective card or pick View Key Results from its context menu.
Edit a key resultUpdate the title, target, or measurement of an existing key result. Open the parent objective's Key Results screen, tap the key-result card, and choose Edit from the context menu.
Check in on objective progressMark your weekly progress on objectives in IdealWeek. Check in from the consistency streak card on the home screen, or respond to the daily check-in reminder notification.
Vision & planning
3 articlesSet your visionDefine the long-term vision that anchors every objective in IdealWeek. Open the Vision screen from the home app bar, the sidebar menu, or directly from any milestone, then write the statement that guides your year.
Edit your core valuesCurate the four core values that sit beside your IdealWeek vision. Edit them from the Core values section on the Vision screen, or from the Core Values tool on the Motivation screen.
Create a milestoneAdd a multi-quarter milestone to your IdealWeek vision. Use the QuickPlus dial to capture one from any screen, or open the Vision screen and add it directly to the Milestones section.
Ideas & brainstorming
6 articlesCapture an ideaQuickly capture a rough idea in IdealWeek before it slips. Use the QuickPlus dial from any screen, the + button on the Ideas screen, or speak it with voice input for AI-assisted structuring.
Dictate an idea with voiceSpeak an idea into IdealWeek and let the AI structure it. The microphone in the idea editor turns voice input into a title, description, and starting expansion items.
Brainstorm and expand an ideaOpen the Brainstorm screen for any captured idea in IdealWeek and add detail to its expansion sections — outcomes, challenges, questions, and related notes — with drag-to-reorder.
Customize idea expansion labelsRename or extend the four expansion sections that the IdealWeek Brainstorm screen uses. Add custom labels in Settings → Expansion labels to fit how you think about ideas.
Pin or unpin an ideaMove an idea between Drafts and Pinned in IdealWeek. The idea card's context menu offers Pin and Unpin so the most promising ideas stay at the top of the Ideas screen.
Promote an idea to an OKRConvert a brainstormed idea into a quarterly objective in IdealWeek. The five-step Idea-to-OKR wizard turns your idea's core desire, milestones, and open questions into a ready-to-edit objective.
Timeline & activity
4 articlesSchedule an activityPlace a work session on your IdealWeek timeline. Open the activity editor from the QuickPlus dial, the Timeline screen, or while editing an objective, then pick a time range and link it to a key result.
Manage day availabilitySet the working hours and break times that anchor your IdealWeek timeline. Open Settings → Available Time and configure each weekday so the timeline only suggests slots inside your real availability.
Start a focus sessionBegin a tracked focus session in IdealWeek from an activity notification, the QuickPlus dial Quick Start, or the Pomodoro launcher on the Motivation screen — and let the timer count your work.
Edit a tracked sessionAdjust the start time, duration, or linked key result of a tracked focus session in IdealWeek. Tap the timetrack card on the Timeline screen, or use the session row on the Insights time tab.
Notifications
4 articlesSchedule activity remindersTurn on activity reminders in IdealWeek so each scheduled activity surfaces a notification a few minutes before it starts. Toggle Scheduled Activity Notification in Settings → Notifications.
Set a check-in reminderSchedule a daily reminder that prompts you to check in on objective progress in IdealWeek. Toggle Check-in Reminder in Settings → Notifications and pick a time that fits your routine.
Set daily quote timeReceive a daily motivational quote at the time of your choice in IdealWeek. Toggle Daily Motivation Quotes in Settings → Notifications and pick the hour the quote should arrive.
Configure snooze durationChoose how long IdealWeek snoozes a notification when you tap Snooze. Pick from 1, 3, 5, 10, or 15 minutes in Settings → Notifications → Snooze Time.
Motivation & wellbeing
8 articlesRead a motivation articleRead a curated article matched to your current emotional state in IdealWeek. Open the Article tile on the Motivation screen, pick a feeling (Stuck, Overwhelmed, Drained, etc.), and read offline.
Capture a memoWrite a private memo or reflection in IdealWeek. The Memos tool on the Motivation screen keeps a chronological log of small notes you wouldn't want as ideas or objectives.
Start a pomodoro sessionRun a 25-minute pomodoro on today's activity in IdealWeek. Launch from the Motivation screen Pomodoro tile and choose how long the focus block runs in Settings.
Use the breathing toolCalm your nervous system with the IdealWeek breathing tool. Open it from the Motivation screen, choose a pattern (box, 4-7-8, or coherent), and follow the visual cue for one to ten minutes.
Play brain wave audioListen to focus, calm, or recovery brain-wave audio in IdealWeek. Open the Motivation screen, tap the feeling that matches your state, and the Brain Wave tool plays a band tuned to that feeling.
View core values declarationsRead AI-generated declarations for each of your IdealWeek core values. The Core Values tool on the Motivation screen ties them back to your vision and lets you regenerate when they go stale.
Reflect with memento moriVisualize the weeks you have left in IdealWeek with the Memento Mori tool. Tap Reflective on the Motivation grid, set your birthday, and watch the remaining Sundays, weeks, or quarters lay out as a quiet grid.
Run a pace checkStep away from the work for a moment of perspective in IdealWeek. The Pace Check tool surfaces a research-backed reflection about how the quarter feels and gives you two ways to act on it.
Settings
4 articlesChange your languageSwitch IdealWeek between English, Deutsch, Espanol, Francais, Portugues, and Tieng Viet. Pick a language from Settings → Language and the entire app re-renders instantly.
Change your themeSwitch the IdealWeek theme between seven curated colour pairings. Open Settings → Theme to preview each one and pick the variant that matches your light or dark mood.
Enable focus mode on activity startOpen IdealWeek directly into the Focus screen when you tap Start on an activity notification. Toggle Start Activity with Focus Mode in Settings → Notifications.
Find privacy and legal infoOpen the Privacy Policy, Terms of Service, and FAQs from inside IdealWeek. The General section of Settings opens each one in your default browser.
Insights & export
3 articlesExplore the insights dashboardRead the IdealWeek insights dashboard to see how your objectives, key results, and time investments are trending. Open the dashboard tab in the bottom navigation and switch between General, Progress, and Time tabs.
Export an OKR mindmapGenerate a shareable mindmap of your IdealWeek OKR tree as a PNG. Open Settings → Export OKRs, pick a scope and line style, then save or share the rendered image.
Export an ideas mindmapRender your IdealWeek ideas as a shareable mindmap PNG. Open Settings → Export Ideas to choose pinned-only or full scope, pick a line style, and save the result.
