Time fiddlers

Deadline Backplanner

Start with a hard deadline and calculate backwards to figure out when you need to begin.

Work backwards from the due date

Enter the deadline, estimate the work, add review and buffer days, then see the latest sane start date.

Hard deadline

Use YYYY-MM-DD, MM/DD/YYYY, or Month DD YYYY.

Work days

Review days

Buffer days

Hours per work day

Work calendar

Count deadline day as usable Useful when the work can finish on the due date itself.

Backplan

Latest sane start

Results update as you edit the timeline.

Start no later than-

Draft ready by-

Buffer starts-

Calendar span-

Effort-

Enter a deadline and effort estimate to build the backwards plan.

Copyable plan

How it counts

Work, review and buffer days are counted backwards using the selected work calendar. The deadline day is held apart unless you choose to count it.