Whenever you want it
Every few minutes, at a time of day, once on a date, or when the battery runs low. Pick the days too.
I'm not leaving until you stand up.
Someone lives on your taskbar now.
roost·ling noun · a little one who roosts
A small someone who lives on your taskbar, brings your reminders and meetings, takes the files you hand them, and makes sure you take your breaks.
Coming soon for Windows
Windows first,
then Mac and Linux
They come to you.
Reminders, meetings from your calendar, anything you said “later” to. They walk to your window, say it, and wait. Go on, try ignoring one.
Click them to pat. Drag them, or the window.
Send a reminder · answer the card first
Who is out
Tone
A notification slides away. They don’t.
The card stays on screen until you answer it, and they get a little louder the longer you leave it.
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They say it
They walk to your window and say the line in the tone you picked.
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In a hurry
After the wait you set, the same reminder comes back, quicker.
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A little scold
Then they scold. The card still stays.
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Done or Later
Done finishes it. Later brings it back in 5 minutes, or the time you pick.
You can hand them things.
Drag a file, a picture, a link or some text onto them and they offer to help. Whatever they make lands next to the original. Nothing leaves your computer.
Easy tomato souprecipes.example.com/tomato-soup
Pick up the parcel
Remind me…
Drag something onto Wick. Or click it.
They make sure you stop.
Long days at a screen go better with someone who notices.
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Focus
25 or 50 minutes. Clerk keeps watch with the minutes left, then stretches with you through a 5-minute break.
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Breathe
Four slow breaths, with the character swelling and settling as you go.
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Look away
They go to the far corner of the screen and count 20 seconds while you look at something far away.
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Water
They count every glass, and celebrate a little when you reach your goal.
There are five of them.
Pick one to keep you company, or give each reminder its own. Pat them and they answer. Send them out for a walk and they may come back with a small gift.
They work in teams, too.
Save your reminders as a pack and share a whole week of them: what each one says, when, who brings it, and the link it opens. Your team adds the file and they're set.
For building design teams
IFC models, a 3D viewer, BCF issues and a watched shared folder, in one add-on.
See the BIM tools →
And the rest of it.
Remind me…
Right-click a character, type what it is, pick 10 minutes or a clock time. That's it.
Your calendar
Add a Google or Outlook calendar link. They walk over 5 minutes before each meeting, with Join for Teams, Zoom, Meet or Webex.
Quiet when it matters
Quiet hours, a daily cap, and they step aside during games and videos. Away from the desk, they doze.
Where they stand
On the taskbar or the top edge. Or hide, and peek in now and then from a corner of the screen.
Stays on your computer
No account and no sign-in. Your reminders and settings live in a file on your own computer.
Bring one home.
Roostling for Windows is nearly ready.
Coming soon for Windows- Windows 10 or 11, 64-bit
- No account needed
Soon
Then macOS 13 or later, and Linux
Questions
The ones people ask first.
Is it a desktop pet?
Sort of. They live on your screen and like being patted. They also bring your reminders and meetings, help with files you drop on them, and keep your breaks.
Will they get in the way of a game or a video?
No. During full screen they step aside, and repeating reminders wait until it ends. You can also hold every reminder, or keep them on top.
Does it send my data anywhere?
No. There is no account. Reminders and settings stay on your computer. A calendar link, if you add one, is only read.
Can I change what they say?
Yes. Pick a tone, the name they call you, and add lines of your own. Each reminder can have its own character and its own link to open.
Does it start with Windows?
Only if you want. Turn on Start when I log in in Settings → General.
When can I get it?
Soon. Windows comes first, then Mac and Linux.
How do I uninstall it?
Settings → Apps → Installed apps, find Roostling, and choose Uninstall.