Devices
Shortcuts and Siri
Ask Siri to start, pause or check your plan, and use Bunplan's actions in your own shortcuts.
You can start a session or add a task without opening Bunplan.
Ask Siri
These phrases work on iPhone and iPad as soon as Bunplan is installed. There's nothing to set up.
| Say | What happens |
|---|---|
| "Start a timer in Bunplan" | Starts a session with your usual timer |
| "Start Review chapter 3 in Bunplan" | Starts a session on that task |
| "Pause Bunplan" | Pauses the running session |
| "Continue in Bunplan" | Starts a session on the task you left off |
| "What's on today in Bunplan" | Tells you how many tasks you've planned today, and what's next |
| "Add a task in Bunplan" | Adds a task to Bunplan |
Siri answers briefly, like "Started Review chapter 3" or "Paused. 25 min so far."
If a session is already running and you start another, Siri asks first: End "Review chapter 3" and start "Outline essay"?
Use Bunplan in Shortcuts
In the Shortcuts app, search for Bunplan to find its actions.
| Action | What it does |
|---|---|
| Start timer | Starts a session, with or without a task |
| Pause timer | Pauses the running session |
| Resume timer | Resumes a paused session |
| End session | Ends the running session and saves it to Records |
| Complete task | Marks a task done |
| Add task | Adds a task, with a title, and a project and date if you give them |
| What's on today | Returns today's tasks |
| Continue last task | Starts a session on the task you left off |
| Open project | Opens a project in Bunplan |
On the Mac, the same actions are in Shortcuts for your own shortcuts. The Siri phrases above are for iPhone and iPad.
Ideas
- Put Start timer on the Home Screen as a shortcut, or run it from an automation, such as when you arrive at work.
- Run What's on today each morning to hear the day's plan.
- On an iPhone with an Action button, set it to a Bunplan Control instead. See Widgets and Controls.
Focus filters
To show only some projects while a system Focus is on, see Focus filters.