Plan backward
Exam, assignment, reading, presentation, and project plans use phases suited to the work, from preparation through final review.
Built for the school year - DropReady 1.3
DropReady
Turn a deadline into study sessions you can actually follow.
Plan backward from an exam or assignment, review every proposed session, and use Continuous or Pomodoro Focus Sessions to keep moving. Everything stays local on your Mac.
From deadline to focused work
See Smart Study Plans in 20 seconds
Review the schedule before saving, track progress afterward, and begin each planned block with a focused Now/Next timer.
New in 1.3
Smart Study Plans for real deadlines
Give DropReady a topic, deadline, preparation level, and availability. It creates a transparent estimate and a proposed schedule you approve before any alerts are added.
Review before saving
See the estimated hours, session count, dates, phases, and warnings, then adjust individual session times before DropReady creates anything.
Adapt when plans change
Track completed work, reschedule or replan unfinished sessions, export an optional .ics snapshot, and use an earlier plan as a template for a new deadline.
Start without the extra prompt
Keep the normal confirmation alert, or use Quiet Start so only the scheduled Focus Session window appears.
Smart Study Plan
A useful plan, not a mysterious answer
DropReady estimates preparation time locally from the work type, scope, familiarity, and preferred session length. It then spreads that time across the available days and explains the assumptions it used.
- Describe the topic, deadline, size, and starting point.
- Choose Continuous Focus, classic 25/5 Pomodoro, or custom intervals, plus a total session length, a suggested time, weekends, and sessions per day.
- Review every proposed block, adjust individual dates or times, and choose normal alerts or Quiet Start before creating linked Focus Sessions.
- Keep each plan collapsed into one tidy row, then expand sessions, replan what remains, export .ics, or reuse the plan as a clean template later.
Local and transparent
No account or cloud planner is required. Plans show the exact focus and break sequence inside each calendar block. If a final remainder is too short to be useful, DropReady rounds it up and clearly reports the added planning buffer. No alerts are created until you approve the preview.
Plan, then adapt
Clear before you commit. Flexible after you begin.
DropReady shows the plan in plain language, then keeps linked sessions together so a busy semester does not become a crowded alert list.
What it does
Alerts that can take useful action
Smart Study Plans
Create deadline-based plans with Continuous or Pomodoro sessions, grouped schedules and history, reusable templates, progress tracking, replanning, and .ics export.
Open the right link
Launch a meeting link, dashboard, reference page, or web app in the browser you choose.
Open documents and apps
Use alerts to bring up the file or application you need at the scheduled time.
Start routines
Group safe steps into one alert, such as opening a page, a document, an app, a Shortcut, and a timer.
Run Shortcuts
Trigger Apple Shortcuts by name for workflows you already manage in the Shortcuts app.
Start Focus Session
Run a multi-step focus session with activities, breaks, repeat rounds, Now/Next labels, and menu bar countdowns.
Email drafts
Compose a message in the mail app you choose, including Apple Mail, Microsoft Outlook, or your default client.
Calendar imports
Import an .ics event and turn it into a reminder, timer, or link-opening alert.
Custom countdown colors
Keep automatic urgency colors or choose a Timer/Focus background color in Settings.
Quiet actions
Run a scheduled action once without a DropReady prompt, sound, or follow-up alerts. The requested browser, app, document, timer, or Focus Session may still open.
Missed alerts
If your Mac was off, DropReady keeps a missed-alert list so you can run, reschedule, or acknowledge items later.
How it works
Simple by design
- Use Show Me How to create a first alert, or choose Plan Study Time for a guided deadline plan.
- Review the alert or full study schedule before saving.
- Let DropReady run locally from the menu bar, with countdown colors when time is almost up.
- Track progress, replan unfinished study sessions, or use Help and missed-alert controls when plans change.
Guided from the start
The first-run walkthrough creates a real alert, explains where each action fits, and offers a direct path into Smart Study Plan. It can be replayed from Help at any time.
Trust
Local-first and App Store-safe
DropReady schedules reminders and opens user-configured actions. It does not run scripts, launch user-selected executables, scrape websites, bypass queues, automate checkout, or interact with protected purchase flows.
Supported actions
Smart Study Plans, reminder windows, webpages, documents, apps, email drafts, Apple Shortcuts, timers, Focus Sessions, routines, and calendar import or export.
Support
Questions, comments, or suggestions?
Get DropReady on the Mac App Store, or email support@dropready.app. Feedback from real use is what shapes the app.