Changelog.

Small changes. More room for your day.

Sunday

The same space, in your browser.

A new name, the same room for your day. Meet Timebird.

  • Improved

    A clearer Mac update check

    Timebird for Mac 0.1.3 shows its installed version in a small badge under App updates. This release also lets existing 0.1.2 installations try the signed in-app update flow.

  • Improved

    A clearer picture of site performance

    The website now measures aggregate visits and loading performance with Vercel. Query values and booking identifiers are removed from measurement URLs; the privacy and cookie pages explain the change.

  • Improved

    Say hello to Timebird

    Our new name is Timebird. The website, Mac app, installer, assistant, booking pages and emails now share the new identity. Your account, calendars, subscription and saved preferences continue as before. Reach us at hello@timebird.space.

  • Added

    Updates, without another download

    Timebird for Mac checks for signed updates quietly in the background. When a version is ready, choose Restart to update, review the changes and install when you’re ready. Find Check for updates and automatic-check preferences in Your space. Version 0.1.1 is the first release with the updater; earlier installations need this one manual download.

  • Added

    Timebird for Mac, ready to download

    Download the early Mac beta as a DMG for Apple silicon and Intel. Drag Timebird into Applications, then sign in to your trial or subscription. The download includes a clear notice and installation instructions: this beta is ad hoc signed and isn’t notarized yet; notarization is planned as the community grows.

  • Improved

    A cleaner Mac installer

    The installer keeps the crisp Timebird artwork and hand-drawn arrow, with the extra captions below the app icons removed. Version 0.1.2 also uses hello@timebird.space for support and booking-email replies.

  • Improved

    Swipe into next week

    Scroll horizontally over the live calendar to move one week at a time on the web and Mac, with a short slide that respects reduced motion. Trackpad momentum stays with one gesture, while vertical scrolling and your selected view stay intact. Shift-scroll works too.

  • Improved

    Quieter search and booking controls

    Search results keep a clear keyboard selection without the green filled box, and the web search field no longer adds a rectangular focus outline. Your links now uses a compact rounded button with a simple keyboard focus cue instead of the green outline.

  • Fixed

    Straight back to your calendar

    Timebird for Mac restores recently confirmed paid or trial access while checking your plan in the background. Pricing only appears after access is confirmed to be unavailable. First-time checks use a quiet loading screen, and temporary connection errors don’t replace a returning subscriber’s calendar with a checkout.

  • Improved

    A full-window web calendar

    The signed-in web calendar now shares the Mac workspace: calendar overview, resizable sidebar, upcoming plans, tasks, search and commands, booking links, streaming chat and the Your space profile. The large heading and website navigation give way to your calendar. A Timebird logo in the sidebar takes you home, and a rounded Download for Mac button sits beside search. Light, Dark, Black and System appearances are saved on this browser, with the same event editor and modal animations. Use Command or Control K to search, and 1, 3, 5 or 7 to change views. Account, connections, billing, policies and preferences are together in the profile; native menu-bar and background notifications remain available in Timebird for Mac.

Thursday

Find a time, your way.

A friendlier way to book a little time, and a new Black appearance for Timebird on Mac, and subscriptions with a 7-day free trial.

  • Improved

    A quieter footer

    Removed the pixel lettering from the website footer background for a cleaner finish. Smaller AI service buttons now sit below the invitation text.

  • Improved

    Clearer policies, a curious footer

    Privacy and Terms now cover Timebird’s Mac app, assistant, Google connections, booking guests and subscription billing. New Cookie and Billing & cancellation pages explain device storage, the seven-day trial, renewals and refund requests. Find all policies and the changelog in the Mac profile’s Account tab, or through the website footer. You can also read and copy a sourced comparison question, then open ChatGPT, Claude, Perplexity, Gemini or Grok to ask about Timebird—without sharing your private calendar.

  • Added

    Seven days to settle in

    Monthly and yearly subscriptions now use Creem checkout, with one free 7-day trial for eligible new accounts. The checkout explains the card requirement, renewal price and cancellation. Confirmed subscriptions unlock Timebird on the web and Mac; manage billing from your account or the Mac profile’s Billing tab. There is no ongoing free plan. A Mac download placeholder is shown while downloads are being prepared.

  • Improved

    Tell Timebird when you’d like to meet

    Booking links now open with a simple date prompt. Try ‘tomorrow afternoon’, ‘next week’ or ‘Friday at 2 PM’, use a quick suggestion, or open the calendar to pick an offered date. Times come from the host’s actual availability and follow your timezone; an unclear request asks you to try again. A lighter layout, smooth calendar transitions and compact time choices carry through the host preview, mobile page, email verification and booking confirmation.

  • Added

    True black for your Mac calendar

    Choose Black in Your space → Preferences → Appearance for a pure-black calendar, sidebar and modal surfaces. Subtle neutral fields and dividers keep controls easy to find, while event colours and sage accents remain readable. Black is saved as its own choice and restores when you reopen Timebird, with native dark window controls. Light, the existing Dark theme and System remain available.

Wednesday

A little time, ready to share.

Choose the time you’re happy to offer, share a link, and let someone book. Timebird handles the calendar invitation and a fresh Google Meet, with a simple guest page and no signup needed.

  • Added

    A softer view after dark, on Mac

    Timebird for Mac now has Light, Dark and System appearance options in Your space → Preferences. Dark mode brings charcoal and sage surfaces to the calendar, chat, search, date pickers, event editor, booking links and account panels, with softer event colours and readable controls. Your choice is saved on this Mac and restored before the app renders. System follows macOS appearance changes, while Light and Dark stay as you chose them. The native window follows the same setting; the website keeps its existing appearance.

  • Added

    Your next plan, in the Mac menu bar

    Timebird for Mac now shows a small calendar-colored marker and the next event when it starts within 12 hours. During an event, the caption switches to minutes remaining and updates while the window is hidden. A compact paper plane takes its place when there’s nothing coming up. Click it to see the full event title, reopen Timebird or quit. All-day events and declined invitations stay out of the countdown, and signing out clears the menu bar immediately. A Show event in menu bar switch in Your space → Preferences hides or restores the item and remembers your choice on this Mac.

  • Fixed

    Subscribed calendars and a footer that stays in reach

    Booking availability can now read busy events directly from subscribed calendars that don’t support Google’s FreeBusy endpoint, including holiday calendars. Transparent events stay free, all-day events use the calendar’s timezone, and genuine availability failures still block booking. The host editor keeps its action buttons visible on shorter Mac windows, including when an error is shown, with a retry control for availability checks.

  • Added

    Booking links, made in your calendar

    Create booking link is available from the link icon beside Search and the command menu in Timebird. Pick a name, a 15, 30, 45 or 60 minute duration, a destination calendar and the calendars to check for conflicts. Drag across free time or type a date and time window. Publishing a link offers availability; it doesn’t add placeholder events to Google Calendar.

  • Added

    Room around each meeting

    Optional settings include a buffer before and after appointments, minimum booking notice, a daily booking limit, link expiry and a question for your guest. Preview the guest experience before creating your link, then copy it to share. Your links view brings links and bookings together, with controls to pause or reopen a link and cancel a booking.

  • Added

    A guest page that gets straight to the time

    Guests choose a date and appointment time in their own timezone, which they can change. They enter their name, email and an optional note, then verify a six-digit email code without creating a Timebird account. The page shows offered times without exposing private event titles, locations or the rest of the host’s calendar.

  • Added

    Google Meet, invitations and changes

    A confirmed booking creates one event in the host’s chosen Google calendar, invites the guest and requests a fresh Google Meet. If Meet is still being generated, the confirmation says so and updates when it’s ready. A private booking link lets guests cancel or choose another offered time, with changes reflected in Google Calendar and Timebird.

  • Improved

    A booking that survives a slow response

    Availability is checked against connected Google calendars and existing reservations before confirming. Reservations cover overlapping times across every booking link owned by the host. Retries reuse the same Google event identity, and rescheduling holds both the original and proposed times until Google confirms the change. Background recovery reconciles unfinished changes and retries confirmation emails.

Tuesday

Less in the way. More room to plan.

A calmer event editor, quicker ways to find your plans, and a sidebar that makes better use of its space. Today’s updates bring the little details of Timebird together.

  • Improved

    Give Timebird a shot

    The FAQ explains how to explore the interactive calendar before signing in, and now highlights the 7-day free trial for trying Timebird with your own calendar.

  • Improved

    A little retro at the bottom

    A large pixel-lettered Timebird.sh wordmark sits quietly behind the website footer. Very light sage lettering and a warm offset shadow give it an embossed feel, fading away toward the bottom of the page while the navigation stays readable and clickable. It scales down for phones without an extra font or animation.

  • Improved

    A quieter finish to the data guide

    Changelog is now in the main website navigation beside FAQ. The data guide’s contact card now starts directly with its heading. Talk to Timebird, Back to Timebird, the FAQ data link, Google Meet and file links now share the compact, rounded arrow used in account settings, with a subtle hover movement that respects reduced motion.

  • Added

    Your account, in its own space

    The account footer and connected-calendar section have moved out of the sidebar. A person icon beside Search and chat opens Your space, a compact settings panel with account details, an editable display name, calendar connections and Slack setup. Preferences let you show or hide chat and the sidebar, with reminder guidance and useful keyboard shortcuts nearby. You can clear the saved calendar snapshot, read the data guide or sign out from the footer beside a small Timebird logo.

  • Added

    Chat when you want it

    The same chat bubble from the composer now lives beside Search in the Mac toolbar. Click it to hide or reopen chat and make more room for the calendar. Your draft and conversation stay intact, replies can finish while chat is hidden, and Timebird remembers whether you left the composer open. Asking Timebird through the command menu brings chat back automatically.

  • Added

    Your week, with or without the weekend

    Press 5 for the five-day Week view or 7 to include Saturday and Sunday. The view menu and command menu offer both choices too. Horizontal day scrolling is currently disabled; vertical scrolling still moves through the hours. View shortcuts stay out of the way while you type.

  • Added

    A sidebar that fits your plans

    Drag the sidebar’s right edge to give longer event titles more room, or make it narrower for a wider calendar. Its width stays between 280 and 480 pixels and adapts to smaller windows. Timebird remembers your choice, keeps the chat and account footer aligned, and lets you double-click the edge to reset. Keyboard arrows, Home and End work too.

  • Improved

    Your plans, ready when you reopen

    Timebird now restores a saved calendar snapshot from your device before waiting for Google, then quietly checks for fresh events. A wider date range keeps the next three months ready as you move between days, and briefly switching away and back no longer triggers another full reload. Saved events are scoped to your Timebird account, expire after seven days, and are cleared when you sign out; disconnecting a calendar removes its saved plans. Event edits still check the latest Google details before saving.

  • Improved

    A simpler place to make a plan

    The event editor now starts with the essentials: a roomy title, a compact date-and-time area, an all-day toggle and a place or video link. Guests, Notes and More open only when you need them. The heading and save controls stay within reach while longer details scroll, so you can work on a smaller screen without losing the main action.

  • Improved

    Small movements that feel better

    Opening and closing the editor now uses a short fade with a gentle shift. Guests, Notes and More expand and collapse smoothly, as do the extra sections for repeat rules, meetings, attachments and privacy. Dropdowns have consistent spacing, softer surfaces and clearer arrows. Closing a section keeps your draft values, and the Mac’s reduced-motion preference is respected.

  • Fixed

    No last-second flash when you close

    The create and edit dialogs stay faded out until they have fully closed. We fixed the handoff between the exit animation and clearing the form, which could briefly flash the modal back on screen. The close button, Cancel and Escape follow the same closing path.

  • Improved

    More calendar details, when you need them

    More brings together repeat and time-zone settings, Google Meet controls, guest permissions, file attachments, privacy and availability. You can use repeat presets or advanced recurrence rules, attach supported Drive links, and look for a meeting time with guests. These tools are tucked behind small sections rather than filling the editor from the start.

  • Improved

    A tidier Mac header

    The native traffic lights now sit in a dedicated header row aligned with the main calendar heading. The sidebar’s month label has its own space below, and its toggle has lighter styling. Header spacing also adjusts when you zoom the interface, keeping the native window controls and calendar title aligned.

  • Added

    Find a plan without hunting through days

    Command–K opens a searchable command menu for calendar actions, events and tasks. Search for a title, a place or a detail from your notes, then choose an event to jump to it. Loaded plans appear quickly while connected calendar search fills in more matches. Arrow keys, Enter and Escape make the menu easy to use without reaching for the mouse.

  • Improved

    Your sidebar, with more breathing room

    Collapse the month overview and your task list independently to leave more room for upcoming plans. Connected-calendar management now lives in account settings. Upcoming-event text is a little larger by default. Finished events are muted and crossed out, while an event happening now gets a highlight, making it easier to see where you are in the day.

  • Added

    One day or three, in a keystroke

    Press 1 to focus on a single day or 3 to see three days together. The shortcuts work when you’re navigating the calendar, without changing the view while you’re typing into a field. The view menu and command menu give you the same choices.

  • Improved

    A lighter conversation with Timebird

    Timebird’s replies are more casual, and Mac chat can show text as it arrives. Simple date requests take a shorter path, recent calendar data is reused briefly, and the assistant receives a more focused set of event details. Reasoning is currently turned off while we try a faster response style. The composer also has a chat icon and a clearer typing caret.

  • Added

    A clearer answer about your data

    The site’s FAQ now links to a detailed guide to your data in Timebird. It explains what we use from your account and connected calendars, how assistant requests and Slack connections work, where data is stored, and the controls available to disconnect services or remove information.

  • Fixed

    Start in a calendar you can write to

    New events prefer a calendar you own, then another writable calendar, instead of selecting a read-only calendar just because it appears first. The editor also focuses the title when it opens, preserves custom reminder choices and keeps guest addresses intact while you type a comma-separated list.

Monday

A little help, wherever you plan.

Timebird can now help you act on your plans, from a conversation in the Mac app or a direct message in Slack.

  • Added

    Calendar questions in Slack

    Ask what’s on tomorrow, when your week is busiest, or where there’s room for a run. Timebird reads your connected Google calendars for the dates you ask about and can carry on the conversation when you supply more details.

  • Added

    Event changes through chat

    Create an event, change its title or location, move it to a different time, or delete a specific occurrence. Both Slack and Mac chat use the same actions. Moving an event keeps its duration unless you ask to change it; unclear names or times prompt a follow-up question.

  • Added

    Tasks that stay together

    Create, rename, organise, complete and delete tasks from chat. Tasks belong to your Timebird account, so a change in Slack appears in the calendar app too. Existing tasks saved on your device are brought across without overwriting your shared list.

  • Added

    Slack reminders

    Ask for a reminder at a particular time or before an event, and cancel it when plans change. Reminders run independently of the Mac app and are checked every minute. Moving an event adjusts its reminder; deleting it, completing its linked task or disconnecting Slack cancels the relevant reminder.

  • Improved

    Replies you can follow

    Important dates and times can appear in bold, and referenced events become clickable. In Mac chat, clicking an event takes you to it on the calendar. A small dark spinner shows when Timebird is thinking or carrying out a change, and our paper plane is the send button.

  • Fixed

    Close the window, keep Timebird around

    The red Mac close button now hides the window while Timebird keeps running. Clicking the Dock icon brings the calendar back. Command–Q still quits the application, and returning from a sign-in link can bring the window forward again.

Sunday

Your calendar, at home on Mac.

We brought the Timebird workspace into a Mac app, keeping the same colours, typography and calendar style while making room for desktop details.

  • Added

    The Mac app foundation

    A single window takes you from sign-in to your full calendar workspace. The Timebird logo is also the app icon, and the native traffic lights sit inside the interface rather than on a separate white title bar.

  • Added

    A more useful calendar sidebar

    A compact month overview shows which days have events. Below it, upcoming plans are grouped by date with their times and locations. Selecting a day or an event helps you move around the main calendar; the sidebar can also be closed when you want more space.

  • Added

    Native event notifications

    The Reminder setting can schedule a macOS notification at the event’s start or ahead of it. Timebird uses the event’s reminder settings, including supported calendar defaults, and asks for notification permission. Allow Timebird in System Settings → Notifications to receive them.

  • Improved

    An event editor with more room

    The wider editor puts related fields side by side and includes the event title, date, all-day setting, start and end times, calendar, location, guest emails, reminders, notes and colour. The close control and colour choices have cleaner styling.

  • Improved

    A workspace that fits your screen

    Timebird starts in a larger window, supports dragging from its header, and lets you adjust the interface with Command–plus and Command–minus within set limits. The calendar continues to fill the window when you zoom out, and the chat input stays within reach.

  • Fixed

    A clearer return from Google sign-in

    We worked through the browser-to-app handoff and calendar-loading failures so Google sign-in can return to the calendar workspace. Account connections live near the bottom of the sidebar, with clearer feedback instead of a constantly changing banner above the calendar.

Saturday

A calendar that moves with you.

The calendar became a place to work with real plans, with Google connections and more direct ways to arrange your day.

  • Added

    Connected Google calendars

    Connect a Google account to bring its calendars and events into Timebird. Create, update and delete events in writable calendars, with changes saved back to Google. Connection feedback helps distinguish a completed sign-in from a calendar that still needs access.

  • Improved

    Drag, resize and make time

    Move events to a different day or time by dragging them, and adjust their duration using the resize handle. Tasks can be dragged onto the calendar to give them a time block. Undo helps you recover from changes in the planning workspace.

  • Improved

    More than one way to see your day

    Switch between the working week, three days and a single day. Use Today to return to the current date, or choose another date from the picker. All-day events have their own area above the timed calendar.

  • Improved

    Smoother calendar interactions

    We refined the transitions around calendar changes, event movement and task interactions. Layout adjustments keep the demo and live workspace easier to use at different sizes, with less visual jumping as plans change.

  • Fixed

    A steadier sketchy cursor

    The custom sketchy arrow and hand cursor now follow the site’s style across interactive areas. We removed the hover flicker that made the cursor swap or blink over controls and cleaned up unused cursor assets.

Friday

Your plans have a place here.

We connected the first account flows and tightened the calendar preview, so getting into Timebird feels like part of the same experience.

  • Added

    Sign-in and account flows

    Sign in with Google or your email, create an account, and recover access with the password-reset flow. Confirmation and error screens use the same Timebird design, with messages that explain the next step.

  • Improved

    A calendar demo you can actually try

    The preview lets you experiment with events and task lists rather than looking at a static calendar. We refined task editing, time changes and undo so the demo gives a clearer feel for planning in Timebird.

  • Improved

    A clearer tour of Timebird

    The site now walks through the calendar, tasks, time zones and assistant ideas with more consistent layouts and illustrations. We simplified section labels and copy to give the actual features more space.

  • Fixed

    Better on smaller screens

    Navigation, calendar preview components and the page layout adapt more comfortably to narrow screens. We adjusted spacing and wrapping so the same content stays readable without relying on a large desktop display.

Thursday

The first page of Timebird.

We started with a simple idea: a little structure for your plans, and a little more room for everything else.

  • Added

    A home for calmer planning

    The first Timebird site introduces a calendar, tasks and scheduling in one place. The homepage brings together the product story, a calendar preview, feature sections and answers to common questions.

  • Added

    A preview of your day

    An interactive calendar gives the product a place on the page from the beginning. Event colours, time blocks and task lists establish the core planning experience that later updates build on.

  • Improved

    A consistent Timebird identity

    We brought together the paper-plane logo, Geist typography, muted event colours and light layouts. The same visual language runs through the site and provides the foundation for the calendar workspace and Mac app.

  • Added

    The supporting pages

    Account screens, privacy and terms pages, page descriptions and sharing previews give the site its first complete structure. These quieter details help the main calendar experience feel connected to the rest of Timebird.