7:00 · Before the day starts
Four apps. One quiet window.
A planner, a site blocker, a focus timer and a time tracker, in one calm app. On Windows now, with Mac, iPhone and Android on the way.
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Free · Pro free for 14 days
8:00
Lay the day out in slots.
Shoji nudges you before the next one. Tick them off as you go; move or skip the ones that slip.
- 8:00Plan the day
- 8:15Messages
- 9:00Website redesign
- 10:45Logo refresh up next
10:45
It doesn't just remind you. It closes them.
When a focus round starts, Shoji closes the apps on your block list, and closes them again if they're reopened. The sites on your list stay blocked until you stop the timer, breaks included. The apps you work in stay open.
Turn on Focus mode once and start from a list of the usual distractions, or add your own.
Part of Shoji Pro, free for 14 days.
Kiwi Cafe · Logo refresh
A warmer mark for the new menu boards. Keep the kiwi, lose the gradient. Two options by Friday.
Notes from the call: hand-drawn feel, one colour, works at 16 px.
10 desk setups that changed my life
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This site is blocked until your focus session ends.
What are you working in?
Pick one and this screen shrinks to the small timer. Only the apps on your block list are closed.
3:30
Every round lands on the invoice.
A round counts toward the slot or tracker item it's for, or add time by hand. At the end of the week, Send to client: a spreadsheet, a table, or an invoice at your tracker's rate, with your currency and tax.
Part of Shoji Pro, free for 14 days.
Finish a round above and watch it land here.
Send to client
| WORK | HOURS | AMOUNT |
|---|---|---|
| Logo refresh · Wed | 1h 40m | $100.00 |
| Logo refresh · Thu | 1h 30m | $90.00 |
| Logo refresh · Fri 10:45 | 25m | $25.00 |
Total hours3h 10m
GST 15%$28.50
Total due$218.50
The tracked time as rows, ready for your client's or manager's own system.
| DATE | ITEM | START | HOURS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wed | Logo refresh | 9:00 | 1.67 |
| Thu | Logo refresh | 9:30 | 1.50 |
| Fri | Logo refresh | 10:45 | 0.42 |
5:30
See it your way.
Every page comes in two layouts. Shoji is a quiet line through the day; Ensō is built on ink rings. Each colour brings its season, as quietly as you like.
Layout
Theme
Colour
Season
9:30
Close the day in a line or two.
One question, a few words in the journal, and you're done.
10:00
Your days stay yours.
Shoji keeps your day in one file on your own PC. Nothing leaves it unless you switch something on.
- No account to startInstall it and begin. You only sign in for sync.
- Works without the internetYour plan, timer, journal and hours all run on your PC.
- Sync, locked firstPart of Pro. Your data is locked with your password before it leaves, so we can't read it.
- No trackingNo analytics and no cookies, in the app or on this site.
10:10
Free to start. Pro when you want it all.
Planning your day is free on your PC, for good. Pro adds the parts that guard your focus and count your hours.
Free
US$0on your PC, for good
- Today and Schedule, with every kind of slot
- The focus timer and the floating timer
- The journal: write, search and export
- This week's Insights
- Backup and restore
Shoji Pro
US$8.99a month, or US$69.99 a year
- Focus mode: closes the apps you picked, blocks sites, and a calm focus screen
- Trackers, time tracking, work summaries and invoices
- Connectors: your calendar, Notion, Google Sheets and more
- Weekly, monthly and year reviews, with your history
- Private sync and the live timer across your computer and phone
Try it free for 14 days. No card needed.
Stop paying and nothing is deleted.A planner, a blocker, a journal and a time tracker usually cost US$125–400 a year together. Shoji Pro is US$69.99.
10:25
A few questions
The ones people ask first. Everything else, from focus mode to invoices and sync, is on the Questions page.
Is it free?
Yes. Planning your day, the focus timer, the journal and this week's Insights are free on your PC, for good. Pro adds the rest, and you can try it free for 14 days without a card.
What's in Pro?
Focus mode (closing the apps you picked and blocking sites), trackers, time tracking and invoices, connectors, the longer reviews, and private sync with your phone. US$8.99 a month or US$69.99 a year.
What happens if I stop paying?
Nothing is deleted. The Pro features stop, and you can always read your own data.
Is there a phone app?
Yes, as part of Pro. The iPhone app is finished and coming to the App Store, and the Android app is being built now. Both sync privately with your computer.
Is there a Mac version?
It's on the way. Leave your email at the bottom of the page and I'll tell you when it's ready.
Windows says it “protected my PC”
Shoji isn't code-signed yet, so Windows SmartScreen may warn you the first time. Click More info, then Run anyway. If you like, check the download against the SHA-256 checksum at the bottom of this page first.
Who makes it?
Me, Dan. I built Shoji to run my own working day from home.