Built ADHD-first
A planner that shows you less, so you can start
Thendoo was designed around time blindness, task paralysis and the guilt of a long list. One switch shortens Today to a few items, and anything you don't finish simply moves forward.
What’s different for you
ADHD mode trims Today to three
Turn on ADHD mode in Settings → Preferences. Today then shows only the day view, at most three due or carried-over tasks in the tray (the rest sit behind "Show more"), no summary line, and larger 44-pixel buttons.
Carried over, never overdue
The word "overdue" doesn't exist in Thendoo. Yesterday's leftovers show as Carried over · no rush, and Close the day moves everything you didn't finish to tomorrow with one button, Move all to tomorrow.
Capture first, sort later, one at a time
Press ⌘K or Ctrl+K and Shift+Enter to throw a thought into the Inbox. Later, Sort one at a time shows a single card with the date already filled in, and four keys (T, D, S, Delete) decide its fate.
A first step and a visible countdown
The focus timer asks for Right now, just this:, the smallest next action, and shows time as a shrinking disc. A stray thought goes to the Inbox with Park it, so you don't have to switch tabs to remember it.
Habits that forgive an off day
Every habit is written as When a cue happens, Then I will do it, with an optional tiny first step. Streaks allow one missed day a week by default, skips are free, and a day you didn't do is grey, not red.
What the day looks like with ADHD mode on
Open Thendoo in the morning and Today shows one day. The Top 3 today card holds the three things you picked in Plan my day, a ten-minute walkthrough that warns you gently if those three need more time than your calendar has free. The tray below lists no more than three tasks, so you never face a scrolling wall of them. Pick one, drag it onto a free slot, and open the focus timer from that task when the block starts.
When you get pulled away, nothing is lost. The task waits on the timeline, and anything you didn’t touch is labeled Carried over tomorrow. In the evening, Close the day takes about a minute: tick what got done, send the rest to tomorrow, and write one line for the morning. The last screen says “Nothing is lost. Rest well.”
Why the design choices matter
Many planners assume that seeing everything helps you choose. For a lot of people with ADHD, it does the opposite: more options mean a slower start. Thendoo tries to give you less to look at and less to remember. The Inbox is there for half-formed thoughts, rule-based Suggested picks narrow the choice, routines show one step at a time, and Reduce motion in Preferences turns down animation.
It also stays quiet when you have a bad week. Habits keep their streak after an off day, budgets go soft orange instead of red, and the weekly review asks you to notice what slipped “without judging it”.
Questions
Do I need a diagnosis to use ADHD mode?
No. ADHD mode is a display setting anyone can turn on or off. It suits anyone who finds a long list harder to start than a short one.
Will Thendoo remind me on my phone?
Not yet. Reminders show in the app and as browser pop-ups while a Thendoo tab is open. A phone app is planned. Until then, keeping one pinned Thendoo tab open during the day is the most reliable option.
Can Thendoo help me manage medication?
The medication template is a few habits and a refill plan that you set up and fill in yourself. It gives no medical guidance, so talk to your doctor or pharmacist about doses and timing.
Does Thendoo use AI to plan my day?
No. The "Suggested" picks in Plan my day come from simple rules (carried-over and due-today tasks, ordered by priority), and you always make the final choice. The only place Thendoo uses AI is Meetings, to write notes from a recording you choose to make, and only if whoever runs your Thendoo server has set up an AI service.
Give your brain one place to look.
Set up your first Today in about five minutes. Connect a calendar, add three things, start a focus session.