NewMeet Work Day →

Do the things you saidyou would.

Routine is a Mac app for the few routines that matter to you. When one is due, a reminder stays on screen until you act on it.

Download for MacTry it below
Today view in Routine with 6 evening routines, 2 marked done Reminder for Work out with Snooze and Mark done buttons

Works with apps you already use

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Try it.

Type something you want to do every day, or pick one. See the reminder Routine shows you.

Every day · 8:00 AM
● It's time · 8:00 AM

Post on social media

Every day
SnoozeMark done

One app, two ways
to stay on track.

Choose one for each routine.

Reminder for Work out over the screen

Firm

For routines you can't skip. A reminder covers your screen and a chime grows louder until you choose Mark done, Snooze or Move.

See it in action
Notch showing album art and a waveform

Gentle

For everything else. You get a regular notification, and today's list is in the notch when you point to it.

See the app

→ Routine helps you post by 8 , read at noon and make it to Wednesday service without leaning on willpower. It's the nudge that doesn't let go.

See it in action

01→Reminders you can't miss→

A reminder you can't scroll past.

When a routine is due, a reminder covers your screen and a chime slowly grows louder. Choose Mark done, Snooze, Move or Skip today.

Reminder for Work out over a dimmed desktop
02→Lives in your notch→

Right where you already look.

Point to the notch to see what's left today. While music plays, it shows the album art and a waveform. Prefer the menu bar? Routine works there too.

Finder   File   EditSat 9:00 PMNotch widened to show album art and a waveform
03→Lyrics while you work→

Sing along, line by line.

A small player floats over your work and shows the lyrics for what's playing in Spotify or Apple Music, in time with the song.

Lyrics player showing the current line
04→Works around meetings→

No routines on top of meetings.

If a routine overlaps an event, Routine tells you and suggests the next free time. It reads your calendars but never changes them.

Read for 15 minutesToday at 12:00 PM
Clashes with “Team sync”
Move to 12:30Keep
05→Work DayNew→

Work in blocks. Take real breaks.

Choose how long you work and rest, like 30 minutes on and 5 off. When a block ends, your screen locks for the break and asks what you worked on.

WorkBreak

Block 4 done · 30 min

What did you just work on?
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Save and start break
Your 5-minute break starts when you save.
09:30 · BLOCK 1Planned the week and cleared the inbox.Admin
10:05 · BLOCK 2Fixed the notch ring and its timing.Routine app
10:40 · BLOCK 3Drafted the landing page hero.Routine app
11:15 · BLOCK 4Wrote two posts from yesterday's log.Content
New · Work Day

Every block,
written down.

Each answer you give at a break is saved to your work log. At the end of the day or month, copy it as text for a recap or a post.

Work and break timesBreak lockCheck-insProject tagsMonth viewCopy as text

Everything
in one window

Routines, settings and your week are in one window. Open it from the notch or the menu bar.

Routines list with times and repeat days

Every routine gets a time, days, a picture and a color.

Routines
Lyrics settings with style, size and sources

Choose where Routine appears, how loud reminders get, and how lyrics look.

Settings
Now playing view with album art and controls

Control Spotify and Apple Music from a player that never interrupts your typing.

Now playing
Today view with done and upcoming routines

See today at a glance: what's done, what's next and what you missed.

Today
Download

Start keeping your routines today.

Download for Mac

Free · macOS Tahoe or later · Apple silicon and Intel · No account

  1. 01Open the download and drag Routine to your Applications folder.
  2. 02Open Routine. When macOS says it can't verify the app, click Done.
  3. 03Go to System Settings › Privacy & Security and click Open Anyway. You only do this once.
  4. 04Open Routine again. A short tour helps you set it up.
FAQ

Questions

Yes. There's no account, subscription or ads.

Your routines, history and work log stay on your Mac. Routine reads your calendars only to find clashes and never changes them. To find lyrics, it sends the song title and artist to lyrics services. You can turn these off in Settings.

Apps from outside the App Store need a paid Apple certificate to open without a warning. Routine doesn't have one yet, so you allow it once in Privacy & Security.

Yes. Hold the exit button for 3 seconds and type a reason. This ends only the current break, and the reason is saved to your work log.

Any Mac with macOS Tahoe or later. Notch features need a MacBook with a notch. Everything else works from the menu bar.

Spotify and Apple Music. Lyrics come from lyrics services, so some songs may not have them.