Time as a pillar in Capacities

Time is a fundamental pillar in Capacities, here is how it works.

Our central calendar is your anchor in time

Capacities features a central calendar, which acts as a hub for time-based organization and reflection. Here is what the calendar view offers:

Daily notes: A scratchpad for jotting down thoughts, reminders, or quick links to other objects. All our integrations flow into the daily notes too.
Date references: Automatically gathers notes, meetings, and other objects associated with a specific day.
Created on this day: Shows all notes created on a particular date, helping you review your content chronologically.

Our approach to time in Capacities

In Capacities, all of your notes and objects are linked to time via the daily note. Every object you create throughout your day in Capacities automatically shows up on your daily note in the Timeline, so you can see your notes chronologically. Our implementation of the calendar in Capacities is in line with this approach.

You will be able to see your calendar events in the right-hand side bar below the calendar, and you will also be able to see any objects you created that have a Date property that link to today’s date. You can use the quick add button next to the calendar events to create an object directly from that event, and you can use the same button next to objects with Date properties to create an event in your calendar. This functionality serves as a direct bridge between Capacities and your calendar.

Time runs through Capacities, but Capacities isn’t a calendar app

Capacities acts as a home for your ideas and notes; as a place to do your best work. While time is a central pillar in Capacities, we did not build Capacities to act as a dedicated calendar app. There are core elements of a dedicated calendar app that you cannot do in Capacities, by design. These are:

creating new events
scheduling and rescheduling events
dragging and dropping events to different days
inviting people to calendar events

Your chosen calendar provider knows how best to deal with your scheduling needs, but we’ll look after your notes.

📌 TL;DR

If you are a notetaker looking for a dedicated calendar app, Capacities isn’t right for you. But if you are looking for a way to seamlessly browse your notes through time, Capacities will work for your use-case.