For indie hackers & makers

A calendar for the long game

The hard part of building on your own is not staying busy. It is staying pointed at the thing that matters over months, while smaller, louder work keeps asking for your hours. Renard is built for that long game.

You probably do not need another productivity tool

If you wanted software to block every hour and track your output, you already know where to find it. Renard is not that, and it is not trying to be. It will not gamify your streaks or nudge you to ship faster. It is a companion that helps you see whether your weeks are actually adding up to what you set out to build.

Protect the long project

Say you are writing a book, or building a product, and it is the thing that matters most right now. The danger is not forgetting it. The danger is that a consulting gig grows an extra session, a client asks for one more thing, and a month later the real project has barely moved. Renard remembers what you said matters, and it tells you the truth in time to act:

"You wrote four mornings this week, and the book is moving. But the restaurant consult expanded to two sessions. Last month you said the book comes first. Is that shift intentional, or is it creeping?" An example of a Renard weekly letter

That last question is the whole point. Renard does not decide for you. It just makes the drift visible while it is still small.

On your own hours

Solo makers keep strange schedules, and that is fine. One person we built for does all his best work after midnight and has no intention of changing it. Renard reads your real rhythm instead of holding you to a nine-to-five. Its insights come from your priorities, not from a template that assumes you should be at a desk by nine.

"The soundtrack is behind schedule, but I do not want to rush the part that matters." The kind of maker Renard is built for

Everything in one calm place

Renard gives you a freeform canvas, so the main build, the side income, and the someday ideas can all live in view at once, each in its own space. You talk to it like a friend, it remembers, and once a week it writes back. It is a quieter way to keep a long project alive without letting the rest of your life fall over.

Common questions

Is this for teams?

No. Renard is deliberately for one person and their own time. If you need a shared team calendar, this is not it.

Will it pressure me?

No. There are no streaks, badges, or urgent nudges. Renard is a pal, not a taskmaster. It shows you what is happening and leaves the decisions to you.