Chunk

Chunk puts smart lists, projects, Apple Reminders, and recurring templates in a single column next to the calendar. You schedule a task by dragging it onto a time slot, and the same plan appears as a timeline, a week grid, or a month. The point is speed: fewer windows and fewer copy-paste steps between deciding and scheduling.

Calendar time blocking only works if your existing calendars stay current. Chunk reads events from the three major calendar services and writes your blocks back to them, so colleagues see the time you reserved and you see their meetings. Sync runs through the accounts you already own.

Lists now work as projects, each with an overview, a deadline, and a finish line. You can split a large task into several sessions or drag the whole project onto the calendar to reserve time for it. That structure suits work that takes days rather than a single afternoon.

Chunk ships a local MCP server that connects to Claude Desktop in one click. You can ask Claude to plan your day in plain language and have it read or change your schedule. The server runs on your Mac and your data stays there, which matters if you keep client names and meeting details in the same plan.

The View menu switches between one day, three days, five days, a week, and a month over the same plan. You can zoom the timeline and compress early or late hours that you never use. Schedule export saves a copy as PDF or CSV when you need to share it.

A global shortcut opens a compact menu bar panel over full-screen apps, and the active timer shows the task name, progress, and time remaining. When a block ends, a full-screen alert lets you mark the task complete or reschedule it on the spot. Small touches like instant block and custom shortcuts keep the daily routine quick.