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dCal — A local-first calendar icon

dCal — A local-first calendar

interdisciplinary design lab. · Productivity

dCal is a local-first schedule keeper

$14.99

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Feature spec

Goal: Send a clear invoice after finishing a job.

  • Add a client, line items, a due date, and payment instructions.
  • Preview the total before exporting a PDF.
  • Keep an editable draft if export fails.

Screen plan

Invoice editor: Client at the top, editable line items in the middle, total and preview action at the bottom.

States: Empty draft, validation errors beside each field, exporting, and a retry action that preserves the draft.

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Hypothesis: Contractors need faster repeat invoices more than more templates.

First experiment: Test duplicating a previous job with five contractors. Watch where they hesitate before expanding the feature set.

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dCal is a local-first schedule keeper. Everything stays on your Mac and iPhone — no data is ever sent to the cloud. ■ Truly local — proven, not just promised dCal has no network connectivity. macOS App Sandbox denies the app any network entitlement, so it cannot reach any server technically. Perfect for confidential meetings, sensitive client schedules, or anyone who values their privacy. ■ See four weeks at a glance The signature 3–6 week grid view shows long-running projects as continuous lines, never broken at month boundaries — something Apple Calendar can't do. ■ Notes, not just events Each day cell can hold unlimited rich text — meeting minutes, work logs, family notes. Bold, italic, underline, color formatting. Full-text search across all your notes. ■ Windows hyCalendar compatible Opens .cal files from hyCalendar (Windows freeware) byte-for-byte unchanged. Edit on Mac, save, and the file remains identical. ■ Japanese holidays built-in Including substitute holidays and citizens' holidays. Computed from the official rules; no online lookup required. Valid 1980–2099. ■ Fast search (⌘F) Find any keyword across day notes and period event titles. Highlighted matches, sorted by date. ■ Jump to any date (⌘J) Year scroller + 12-month grid. Two clicks to reach any past date. ■ Mac + iPhone — sync your way Use iCloud Drive, Dropbox, Google Drive, OneDrive — your choice. dCal itself never talks to those services; it just reads the file your sync client provides. ■ Plain text forever No proprietary binary. Your .cal file remains human-readable. Even without dCal in 20 years, your data lives on. ■ Native Apple experience Modern macOS / iOS design language. Glass materials, rounded cards, system fonts, Dark Mode. Designed for: • Lawyers, accountants, tax advisors with confidentiality obligations • Doctors, therapists, anyone handling sensitive personal data • Executives managing private meetings • Privacy-conscious users • Existing Windows hyCalendar users moving to Apple • Anyone frustrated by Apple Calendar's monthly cut-off Principles: • No account required, no subscription • No analytics, no tracking • One-time purchase • Your data is your data

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Hypothesis 1

Implement a robust local storage solution with easy synchronization.

Assumption to check: Difficult to manage events offline and sync across devices.

Validate with people who use this workflow before building.

Hypothesis 2

Provide more options for event types, reminders, and notifications.

Assumption to check: Limited customization for events and notifications.

Validate with people who use this workflow before building.

Hypothesis 3

Create an onboarding experience to guide users through the app features.

Assumption to check: User interface can be overwhelming for new users.

Validate with people who use this workflow before building.

Build scope

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Define the first version

Choose one audience and one core workflow. Use the kit to agree on its screens, data, and acceptance criteria before building.

Set boundaries

Decide which secondary features, integrations, and platform support can wait. Your version does not need to reproduce everything in the original.

Check the hard parts

Validate external services, specialist technology, data access, and ongoing costs for your chosen scope.

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