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Surprisingly Good
I have every single project planner / organizer / task management tool on the ltd scene for the past couple years. And every single time, I end up re-opening ByDesign and thinking to myself - why don't I use this one?
In my use case, there are a few major parts:
+ a central brain to keep everything straight & know what's actually who / what /where / when / why / how
+ an easy way to prioritize and see what actually matters
+ Functional tasks (and repeating actions / groups of tasks) that can easily be replicated and delegated
++ sharing specific projects or parts of projects with people - without having to create a whole new system or explanation
What I like:
The calendar is easily accessible from everywhere and very customisable
You can add multiple calendars
Documents are super simple and you can link anything
You can see an easy list of workspaces instead of clicking through icons
"See all tasks" is a GODSEND because I have a lot of different projects and need a central brain
Seemingly easy heirarchy of information that can be linked around easily
The apps are GOOD - not just placeholders - and everything really does sync
What I don't know yet:
I haven't really set up tasks yet
Not sure how to use the chat - can I invite people to certain workspaces? How does that work?
I'd love to see:
+ Undo / Redo
+ Contact Sync (& address book)
+ month view / calendar view widgets for IOS
+ Integration with the Proton suite of products (mail / calendars / contacts / drive / etc)
+ swimlane or gantt chart (not sure what it's called) view of projects & tasks
Chirali_ByDesign
Apr 13, 2026Hi Sarah,
Thank you so much for taking the time to write this, seriously means a lot. Reviews like this are incredibly helpful for us, especially coming from someone who’s tried so many tools and still finds themselves coming back to ByDesign.
On your questions:
Chat & sharing
You can use chat to talk to anyone in your connections. Just head to your profile section, search for people on ByDesign (friends, teammates, etc.), connect with them, and then start either a one-on-one or group chat.
For sharing, while folders can’t be shared directly, a simple way to do this is by creating a page and sharing it. That page can act like a workspace any subpages you create inside it will automatically be shared with the same people.
Tasks
Once you start using them, things should feel a lot more connected — especially across projects and planning.
On your suggestions:
• Undo / Redo → already available inside pages; we’re working on bringing it across other parts of the app
• iOS widgets (month/calendar view) → done and currently in beta, should be out this week
• Swimlane / Gantt-style view → not in active development yet, but we are working on Kanban boards right now
• Contact sync / address book → already supported
Really appreciate you sharing all of this it helps us a lot in shaping what we build next.