Calendars

Plan your writing schedule or build custom worldbuilding calendars with configurable months, days, and holidays

Calendars let you plan your writing schedule with a familiar date-based view, or build entirely custom time systems for fictional worlds. Whether you need a standard Gregorian calendar for tracking deadlines or an invented calendar with custom months, days, and holidays for your fantasy setting, Plotiar has you covered.

Creating a Calendar

Create a calendar anywhere in your project. When you create one, you choose between a standard calendar and a custom calendar.

1
Open a project
Navigate to the project where you want to add a calendar.
2
Click the + button
In the sidebar, click the add button and select "Calendar".
3
Choose calendar type
Select "Standard" for a real-world Gregorian calendar, or "Custom" to build your own time system from scratch.
4
Name it
Give your calendar a name, like "Writing Schedule" or "Eldorian Calendar".

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You can create multiple calendars in a single project — for example, a standard calendar for your writing deadlines and a custom one for your story's timeline.

Calendar Views

Switch between three views to see your schedule at different levels of detail.

Month View

The default view. See the full month at a glance with events displayed on their respective days. Navigate between months with the arrow buttons.

Week View

A seven-day view with an hourly time grid. Events are displayed as blocks showing their duration. Great for detailed day-by-day planning.

Day View

A single-day view with a full hourly breakdown. See all events for one day in detail, including their exact start and end times.

A current-time indicator line shows you where "now" falls in the week and day views. All-day events appear in a separate section at the top of the calendar.

Events & Scheduling

Click any date or time slot to create a new event. Each event supports a range of properties to help you organize your schedule.

•Title — the event name, displayed directly on the calendar
•Start and end time — set precise times or mark an event as all-day
•Description — add notes, context, or details about the event
•Color — color-code events to visually categorize them
•Location — add a location for in-person events or writing retreats

Edit any event by clicking on it to open the event details dialog. Multi-hour events are rendered as blocks spanning their duration, with overlapping events displayed side by side.

Custom Calendars (Worldbuilding)

Custom calendars let you design your own time systems for fictional worlds. A guided wizard walks you through the configuration process step by step.

Custom Months

Define any number of months with custom names and lengths. Your calendar might have thirteen months of 28 days, or five seasons of 73 days — whatever fits your world.

Custom Days & Time

Set the number of days in a week, name each day, and define your own time units. Your world might have 10-day weeks, 20-hour days, or 100-minute hours.

Configuration Wizard

A six-step wizard guides you through setting up your calendar's name, year length, season structure, month definitions, day names, and time units.

Full Calendar Experience

Custom calendars get the same month, week, and day views as standard calendars — adapted to your custom time system's dimensions.

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You can edit your custom calendar's configuration at any time from the calendar settings panel. Changes are applied immediately and existing events are preserved.

Linking Events to Content

Calendar events can be linked to other content in your project, connecting your schedule to your actual work.

Link to Goals & Tasks

Associate calendar events with goals and tasks in your project. Use events to schedule writing sprints, set revision deadlines, or mark milestones on your story timeline.

•Link events to writing goals for deadline tracking
•Connect events to tasks for scheduling work sessions
•Use custom calendar events to map story timelines and plot milestones