Getting Started
Sign up, create your first event, and understand the basics in five minutes.
DeskCal is a personal timetable for busy people. You add the events, deadlines, birthdays, and recurring commitments you need to track — and DeskCal shows them sorted by date, with smart columns like days-until, day-of-week, and status automatically filled in.
This guide takes about five minutes and gets you from zero to a working timetable.
Create an account
- Click Get started in the top-right of the site, or go directly to /register.
- Enter your email and a password.
- You'll be signed in immediately and redirected to your empty timetable.
That's it — no email confirmation, no onboarding survey, no credit card.
Create your first event
Once you're signed in, the home page is your timetable. To add an event:
- Click Add Event in the top-right.
- Fill in the form:
- Title — required. What is the event?
- Date — required. When does it happen?
- Category — optional. Pick from the defaults or add your own.
- Priority — optional. Low / Medium / High / Critical.
- Notes — optional. Anything else worth knowing.
- Click Save.
The event appears immediately in your timetable, sorted by date. Smart columns like days-until are computed automatically — you never type "in 4 days" yourself.
Understanding the timetable
The default view is a table sorted by date (soonest first). Each row shows:
| Column | What it means |
|---|---|
| Event | The title you typed |
| Date | The date you set |
| Days | How many days from today (e.g. tomorrow, in 4 days, in 2 months) |
| Day | Day of the week (e.g. Tuesday) |
| Status | Auto-computed: Upcoming, Today, Past, etc. |
| Category | The tag you chose (if any) |
| Priority | The priority you set (if any) |
You can also switch to Agenda view — same data, grouped by date for easier morning skimming. See Views (Table vs Agenda) for when to use which.
Tip: turn your week into a glance
If you only do one thing after reading this guide, add the next five things on your mind. A board meeting next month. A friend's birthday. The deadline you keep almost forgetting. A standup you have every Monday.
The product gets useful the moment you stop trusting your memory.
Where to go next
- Core Features — events, custom columns, categories, priorities, recurrence.
- Search & Filters — find any event fast, even months later.
- Views & FAQ — Table vs Agenda, plus common questions.
Stuck? Email us — the address is in the footer. We read every message.