Lists
Projects & Brain Dump
A project list and brain dump pages.
- Project List2 pages
- Brain Dump12 pages
Work
Desk Planner: an undated weekly desk pad
A one-page weekly desk pad and productivity dashboard with a to-do column for each day, top priorities, a to-do list, a weekly habit grid, notes and a next-week box. 52 undated sheets, plus month overviews, a project list and brain dump pages.
An undated desk planner with 52 one-page weekly sheets. Each one has a to-do column for each day, three top priorities, a to-do list, a habit grid for the week, notes and a box for next week. It also has 12 undated month overviews, a project list, 12 brain dump pages, goal pages, project planners, meeting notes and a monthly review. Write the dates in as you go, so a skipped week isn't wasted.
- 138 linked pages in the sample
- Free preview before you pay
- $12 once, or unlimited on Pro
Real pages from this desk planner
Rendered by the same engine that builds yours, in the Charcoal Minimal theme for iPad portrait.
What's inside
The pages, section by section.
Each section gets its own side tab. You can switch any of them off, or add sections from other planners, in the builder.
Goals
Goals
Goal planners, vision board and reviews.
- Vision Board1 page
- Goal Planner4 pages
- Quarterly Reset4 pages
- Year in Review1 page
Work
Projects & Meetings
Project planners and meeting notes.
- Project Planner8 pages
- Meeting Notes24 pages
Review
Monthly Reviews
A reflection page at the end of each month.
- Monthly Reviewevery month
Plus the linked calendar every planner has
Cover and contents · 2 pages
A cover with your name and a linked contents page that every tab returns to.
Year overview · 1 page
Twelve blank month grids to date yourself.
Year goals · 1 page
Your goals and their milestones in one place, filled in by the AI if you use it.
Monthly calendars · every month
A month grid with a focus list and notes. Every date links to its day or week.
Weekly pages · every week
One page per week with your weekly goal actions and priorities.
Notes · 20 pages
Lined, dotted, grid or blank pages. You choose how many, up to 100.
The sample above comes to 138 pages over 12 months. Yours changes with the months, sections and notes pages you choose.
Who it's for
Who reaches for this one
- Anyone who plans the week at a desk
- Remote workers who want a weekly dashboard
- People who prefer one page per week to a thick planner
AI goal planning
Goals people plan with it
Type a goal like one of these and the AI breaks it into a milestone for each month and a small action for each week, then prints them on your month and week pages. You read and edit every line before you download.
Your goal
Plan the week every Monday morning
12 monthly milestonesWeekly actionsA motto each monthYour goal
Finish my three priorities every week
12 monthly milestonesWeekly actionsA motto each monthYour goal
Keep the inbox at zero on Fridays
12 monthly milestonesWeekly actionsA motto each month
Guide
How to use a desk planner
A desk planner is the page that stays open next to the keyboard all week. One sheet per week keeps priorities, to-dos and habits in view without flipping between pages.
Write the dates
It's undated, so write this week's dates at the top of the sheet.
Choose three priorities
The three things that would make the week a success go in Top priorities.
Spread tasks across the days
Each day has its own to-do column, so you can give tasks a day instead of one long list.
Tick habits daily
The habit grid has a row for each habit and a box for each day.
Look ahead on Friday
Use the next-week box for anything that rolls over, and the brain dump pages for ideas that don't belong to a week yet.
What to include in a desk planner
A weekly desk pad should hold the whole week on one sheet. This one includes:
Calendar
Weekly and monthly pages
Twelve undated month overview pages and 52 undated weekly desk sheets. No daily pages.
Lists
Projects & Brain Dump
Two project list pages and 12 brain dump pages.
- Project List · 2 pages
- Brain Dump · 12 pages
Goals
Goals
A vision board, goal planners, quarterly reviews and a year in review.
- Vision Board · 1 page
- Goal Planner · 4 pages
- Quarterly Reset · 4 pages
- Year in Review · 1 page
Work
Projects & Meetings
Eight project planners and 24 meeting note pages.
- Project Planner · 8 pages
- Meeting Notes · 24 pages
Review
Monthly Reviews
A review page at the end of every month.
- Monthly Review · every month
Every section can be switched off in the builder, and sections from other planners can be added.
Digital vs printable desk planner
A digital desk planner on a tablet beside your laptop works like a desk pad you never run out of.
Printed on US Letter or A4 and clipped along the top, it becomes a tear-off desk pad: one sheet per week.
- Digital sizes
- iPad portrait, iPad landscape, Android portrait, Android landscape, E-ink
- Printable sizes
- A5 print, A4 print, Letter print, Half letter, Pocket print
An example week in a desk planner
One goal, followed through a single week. The milestone and weekly actions are the kind of lines the AI goal step writes onto your month and week pages; the daily notes are what you add by hand.
Goal
Finish my three priorities every week
Milestone for January
All three priorities done by Thursday
This week's actions
- Pick priorities on Monday morning
- Give each one a day
- Move leftovers to next week
- MondayPriorities: budget, client deck, hiring post. Gave each a day.
- TuesdayBudget done. Habit grid: inbox zero and a walk.
- WednesdayClient deck sent.
- ThursdayHiring post live. All three done.
- FridayNext-week box: two follow-ups and the team review.
Formats
Download it for your device.
Every format is included in the price. Switch between them and download again whenever you like.
iPad — Portrait
GoodNotes, Notability, Noteshelf, Xodo, Collanote, ZoomNotes
iPad — Landscape
GoodNotes, Notability, Noteshelf, Xodo
Android tablet — Portrait
Samsung Notes, Penly, Flexcil, Xodo, Noteshelf
Android tablet — Landscape
Samsung Notes, Penly, Flexcil, Xodo
E-ink tablet
reMarkable, Kindle Scribe, Boox, Supernote
Printable — A5
Print at home or at a print shop, fits A5 binders
Printable — A4
Print at home on standard A4 paper
Printable — US Letter
Print at home on US Letter paper
Printable — Half Letter
Fits classic-size disc-bound and half-letter binders
Printable — Pocket
Fits pocket ring binders and travel-notebook covers
Theme
Starts in this look.
Charcoal Minimal
Pure dark mode. Clean, minimal and low-glare.
Prefer something else? Pick from 13 themes, including dark mode and an e-ink theme, and change the accent colour.
See all themesHow do I print it as a desk pad?
Choose US Letter or A4 in the builder, print the 52 weekly sheets and clip or bind them along the top. Each sheet is one week, so you can tear off the old week or keep it.
Is it dated?
No. It's undated, so you write the dates in. There are 52 weekly sheets, one for each week of a year, and you can start any week.
Can I change the habits on the grid?
Yes. Type up to six habits in the builder and they print on every weekly sheet, or clear them to write your own each week.
Is there a free desk planner?
You can build this desk planner and flip through every page in your browser for free, with a watermark. The tabs and links work in the preview, so you can check the layout before you pay. The clean PDF is $12 once, or included in Pro at $49 a year for unlimited planners. There is no free download of the full planner.
Does it work with GoodNotes, Notability, Samsung Notes and e-ink tablets?
Yes. Download the iPad size for GoodNotes, Notability, Noteshelf, Xodo, Collanote or ZoomNotes; the Android size for Samsung Notes, Penly, Flexcil or Xodo; or the E-ink size for reMarkable, Kindle Scribe, Boox and Supernote. The links work in any app that follows PDF links, usually in read mode rather than pen mode. Every size is included in the price.
Does the AI fill in the desk planner for me?
Only the goal parts, and only if you want it to. Type up to six goals and the AI writes a milestone for each month and a short action for each week onto your month and week pages, plus a motto for each month. You can edit every line before you download. Everything else, from the calendar pages to the trackers, is yours to fill in by hand. You can try it 3 times a day without an account.
How many pages is the desk planner?
With the default settings it comes to about 157 pages. That includes 12 month pages, 52 weekly pages, the Projects & Brain Dump, Goals, Projects & Meetings and Monthly Reviews pages and 20 notes pages. Switching off sections makes it shorter, and the builder shows the total as you change things.
Make it yours in about a minute.
Set your dates, device and goals, flip through the preview free, and pay only when it's right.
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