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AutoAgenda

Make time for your Apple Reminders.

AutoAgenda schedules Apple Reminders into free time around your Calendar events. Keep your existing task lists and turn them into a plan for your day.

For people using Apple Reminders and Calendar who want task scheduling with control over durations, priorities, and time that must stay free.

01

Schedule Your Reminders around existing events in your Calendar.

Use your existing Apple Reminders lists and Calendar events to plan time for tasks. Select which calendars count as busy and schedule around them.

02

Custom Scheduling Period

Choose how far into the future you want to schedule your reminders.

03

Custom Busy Calendars

Select all or only some of your calendars that contain events you need to schedule your reminders around.

04

Schedule Recurring Reminders

Recurring reminders are only scheduled according to the pattern you've defined in Apple Reminders.

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AutoAgenda is for people who keep tasks in Apple Reminders and commitments in Calendar. It finds room for tasks around selected busy calendars, using the scheduling period and rules you choose.

How to schedule Apple Reminders around calendar events

  1. Allow AutoAgenda access to Calendar and Reminders when prompted. Both permissions are needed to schedule your tasks.
  2. Select reminder lists, a target calendar, and the calendars that should count as busy.
  3. Choose a scheduling period and reserved times. Set task durations or other rules where needed, then run Schedule and review the results.

Features

  • Schedule Your Reminders around existing events in your Calendar.

    Use your existing Apple Reminders lists and Calendar events to plan time for tasks. Select which calendars count as busy and schedule around them.

  • Custom Scheduling Period

    Choose how far into the future you want to schedule your reminders.

  • Custom Busy Calendars

    Select all or only some of your calendars that contain events you need to schedule your reminders around.

  • Schedule Recurring Reminders

    Recurring reminders are only scheduled according to the pattern you've defined in Apple Reminders.

  • Respects Your Reminder Priority

    Reminders with high priority are scheduled first. Reminders without a set priority are given medium priority by default, which can be changed in advanced settings.

  • Custom Parameters in Reminder

    Set custom parameters in your reminder title or notes, for example:

    • &duration:4h or &duration:30m-1h
    • &timeOfDay:9-12am or &timeOfDay:17-22
  • Reserved Time

    Define periods when events should never be scheduled. Like at night, when you should be sleeping, or 9-5 if you want to schedule your hobbies.

  • Tweak to your needs

    Plenty of advanced settings are available for the picky scheduler, including:

    • Set default length of events
    • Set rules for splitting events

Apple Reminders scheduling questions

Can AutoAgenda automatically schedule Apple Reminders?

Yes. Run AutoAgenda’s scheduler to place tasks around existing events in the calendars you select as busy. You choose the time period and scheduling rules.

Does AutoAgenda respect recurring reminders and priorities?

Recurring reminders follow the pattern defined in Apple Reminders, and higher-priority reminders are scheduled first.

Can I reserve time when tasks should not be scheduled?

Yes. Set reserved times and choose which calendars count as busy, so scheduling works around those constraints.

Why does AutoAgenda need Calendar and Reminders permissions?

It needs to read the tasks and existing events and add scheduled events to your chosen calendar. If access was denied, check AutoAgenda’s permissions in Settings.