Notes from the making of Lifebook
A calm, private, all-in-one life OS - and the small, unhurried team in Lisboa building it. Here is what we are thinking about as we go.
A second lock for your Lifebook
Lifebook holds your whole day, so it is worth a second lock. Why two-factor authentication matters, why we are making it standard, and how to switch it on in two minutes.
Read the article →The ordinary day
A manifesto: the ordinary day, met with a little attention and a little order, is the life. Notice, act, reflect, and keep it on the page.
Read the article →A table, or a note?
A note is for words that run on; a table is for facts that repeat. When to reach for each, and how to switch between them in Lifebook without losing anything.
Read the article →Install Lifebook as an app
Lifebook runs in your browser but installs like a real app - its own icon, its own window, offline-ready and with notifications. Here is how, on Chrome, Brave, Edge, Safari, Windows, Mac, iPhone and Android.
Read the article →Connect your mail and calendar
Lifebook is a real email client. Connect Gmail, Google Workspace, Yahoo or any IMAP mailbox, and your calendar, so everything lives in one calm place and stays in sync.
Read the article →Inviting friends to Lifebook
Lifebook grows by word of mouth. How to invite a friend - an email and a note, no codes to type - and how you can gift them six months of Premium.
Read the article →Awareness, and a little reflection
A big part of Lifebook is bringing your life into view - and, where it helps, a little reflection. Goals, a vision, reviews: all optional, all hideable, and genuinely useful for the areas that deserve a pause.
Read the article →Rhythms, not to-do lists
Most productivity tools pile on more lists. Lifebook works with your rhythms instead - and lets a little quiet machinery run in the background, so you stay on top without the nagging.
Read the article →Welcome to Lifebook
What Lifebook is, in a minute: your email, calendar, notes and tasks in one place, joined up through the areas of your life. A quick tour - and why it is being built, slowly and by hand, in Lisboa.
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