Export Calendars to Schedule

Export calendars from Google, iCloud, and Outlook to Minutehand.

Google Calendar

You cannot, as of now, export calendars from the Google Calendar app. You must use the desktop website.

To export from Google Calendar, follow these steps:

1. In the top right, click
2. Select Settings
3. Choose the calendar you want to export from the menu, under "Settings for my calendars"
4. Under that calendar's options, pick "Export calendar"
5. You should now have a .ics file that Minutehand can use to make your schedule!

iCloud/MacOS Calendar

To export from iCloud/MacOS Calendar, follow these steps:

1. Open the Calendar app on your Mac
2. Select the calendar from the calendar list

If your calendar list is hidden, go to View > Show Calendar List

3. Select your save location, and click Export
4. Your .ics file should now be saved to your selected save location, ready for Minutehand to make your schedule with

Outlook Calendar

To export from Outlook Calendar, follow these steps:

1. In Outlook, select the calendar you want to export
2. Click File, and Save Calendar
3. You will be given options regarding name and date range, select as you see fit
4. Click OK, and Save
5. Your .ics file should now be saved, ready for Minutehand to make a schedule with

What Is Timekeeper?

Learn about Minutehand's intelligent features and how you can use them to save precious time

What features make up Timekeeper?

Timekeeper features can be found across Minutehand, mainly making it easy to set up your countdown

1. When creating a countdown, you'll see the Timekeeper bar at the bottom of the screen, suggesting the next upcoming event or guiding you to pick your own date
2. Similarly, in the Options menu, you can use the Second Sense date preset to find the next upcoming holiday or event
3. The Magic Title button will automatically name your countdown if it detects a related date

Although Timekeeper aims to be smart, these features do not use generative AI models. They're just smart features that you can rely on.

How Dashboard Works

Although there are multiple methods of saving or sharing countdowns, they can be simplified down to sharing a copy, or saving locally

Dashboard saves your countdowns locally, on your device, and allows you to save any changes you make

How Do I Save To Dashboard?

Saving your countdown to Dashboard is simple. From the options menu, click the Save button. You should see a toast in the top right telling you it successfully saved. If you've already saved the countdown, the button may say Saved or Update.

How to Update Countdowns

If you've saved a countdown to your Dashboard, but have made changes since, it's easy to save the new changes to your Dashboard. Simply open Options, and click the same button as you did when initially saving it. If there have been changes made compared to the version in Dashboard, it should say Update. If you change the Title of the countdown, it is no longer the same countdown and needs to be resaved.

What is a Local Shortcut?

When you copy a regular countdown link, it always points to the exact version you copied. Any changes you make later aren't reflected in that link.

Local Shortcuts work differently by letting you link to a countdown stored in your dashboard. Instead of linking to a fixed URL, they always point to the most up-to-date version you've saved.

This means you don't have to worry about re-bookmarking or copying a new link when you make changes.

I Don't See My Local Shortcut, Where Is It?

Local Shortcuts appear in the Ease of Use section of Personal Options. They only show up once you have saved your countdown to Dashboard.

How to Share Countdowns

Although there are multiple methods of saving or sharing countdowns, they can be simplified down to sharing a copy, or saving locally

Sharing your countdown is simple. Here's how:

What Gets Shared?

Minutehand's options are divided into two distinct categories- Shareable Options and Personal Options.

Shareable options are just how they sound, they get shared in the link. They include the date, title, colors or background, typeface, confetti options, ending sound and progress bar of the countdown. Additionally, if it's a countdown schedule, your entire schedule will be stored in the link.

Personal options store options that are only for you. You can read more about them on the 'The Difference Between Shareable and Personal Options' support doc. These options will not be shared in the link.

Always be cautious when sharing personal information. If you put personal information in your countdown, the link will still contain that information.

Sharing a Link

You can send anyone a link to your countdown, which can be found in your General Options. There is a Copy Link button to the right of the link, allowing you to simply copy the link to your clipboard.

When you copy a link to a countdown, it will always point to the version you linked. Any changes you make later won't be reflected in that link, unlike in Local Shortcuts (a feature of Minutehand Dashboard).

Sharing a QR Code

Minutehand will automatically generate a QR Code for your countdown. You can find this below the link for your countdown, in the General Options.

There is also a download button, allowing you to share or save this QR Code elsewhere.

The QR Code goes to the same destination as the link above.

The Difference Between Shareable and Personal Options

Minutehand's options are divided into two distinct categories- Shareable Options and Personal Options.

What are Shareable Options?

Shareable options are just how they sound, they get shared in the link. They include the date, title, colors or background, typeface, confetti options, ending sound and progress bar of the countdown. Additionally, if it's a countdown schedule, your entire schedule will be stored in the link.

What are Personal Options?

Personal options store options that are only for you. They include accessibility and ease of use options that allow users to make countdowns to work better for them.

For that reason, Personal options cannot be shared in a link, as they are designed to accommodate a user, not a countdown. Instead, they're stored as cookies in the browser. This way, they're applied across all countdowns.

Personal options include animation speed, labeling time units, disabling confetti, disabling ending sounds, saving memory when inactive, increasing contrast, and only including certain time units.

Privacy Policy

Minutehand values your privacy. We collect as little data as possible to make your experience better, and we never sell or share your personal information.

Data We Collect

We may store data such as:

• Countdowns and dashboard content you create
• Your personal settings to provide syncing capabilities
• Your name, email, and avatar to personalize your experience
• Basic usage statistics (non-personally identifiable)

This data is stored securely through our backend provider, Supabase. We use PostHog to track usage statistics, but no personal data is collected.

Optional Accounts

You can use Minutehand without an account. If you do sign in (e.g., with Google), your email is used only to link your data and personalize your experience. No other data is collected from your account, and your information is not shared.

Data Security

All user data is stored securely using Supabase. We implement standard security practices to protect your information.

Cookie Policy

Minutehand utilizes cookies and other similar technologies to enhance your experience and improve the website's functionality. Cookies are small files stored on your browser to save preferences, track usage, and gather analytical data. Here's how we use them:

Use of Cookies

We utilize cookies to save your accessibility settings and other personal options, which are only stored when enabled and deleted when disabled. Additionally, other local storage technologies are used to store more save data, such as Dashboards.

Cookie Duration

Settings cookies are saved for 70 days or until the setting is disabled. This allows us to remember a user's setting. Other technologies, like the ones we use to store Dashboards, may persist for a varying amount of time depending on the user's browser or other variables.

Managing Cookies

You can opt out of cookies in several ways:
- Avoid using personal options to prevent any cookies from being placed on your device.
- Use the "Reset All" option in the options menu to clear all personal options cookies, then reload the page.
- Manually reset/disable each preference through the personal section of the options menu.
- Remove cookies through your browser's UI.

Consent and Transparency

We inform users about our use of cookies and other technologies, seeking consent before placing any cookies on their device. We do not use cookies in any way to track, identify, or collect data on the user.

Contact

If you have questions about cookies or anything else, feel free to reach out to us at contact@michaeldors.com

Terms of Use

By using Minutehand, you agree to the following terms. Please read them carefully.

1. Your Use of the Site

Your use of Minutehand must remain in the scope of intended use. You must not abuse, hack, or interfere with the functionality of the service.

2. User Content

Content you create, like countdowns, dashboard content, and settings, belongs to you. However, we may store that data to sync it across devices or accounts. You are responsible for ensuring that your content complies with applicable laws. Any content that is deemed harmful, inappropriate, or illegal will be removed; furthermore, on a case-by-case basis we may ban users from the site for their violating content.

3. Accounts and Security

Accounts are optional. You can view Countdowns without an account, but you must be signed in to save or share them. If you choose to sign in, keep your login credentials secure. We are not responsible for unauthorized access due to user negligence.

4. Service Availability

We strive for uptime but don't guarantee availability. Features may change or be discontinued without notice. Advanced features may be introduced with more requirements in the future.

5. Liability

Minutehand is provided “as-is.” We are not liable for any damages arising from your use or incorrect use of the site, including data loss or errors.

6. Changes

We may update these terms occasionally. If we make significant changes, we'll do our best to notify users clearly on the site.

Contact

Questions about these terms? Reach out at contact@michaeldors.com.

Foreground Color or Backgrounds

Countdowns and countdown schedules can either have Foreground Colors, or an animated background

How do Foreground Colors work?

Foreground Colors allow the user to pick 1-8 colors that will cycle through the main foreground element. In countdowns, that's the clock and progress bar. In countdown schedules, the current event header is filled instead of the clock. The countdown will cycle through the colors you pick. As you're in charge of the colors, make sure you account for contrast and ensure it's readable.

How do Backgrounds work?

Backgrounds are premade, animated gradients that flow around the screen. When you enable a Background, it disables the Foreground Colors since the Background fills the entire screen.