Drey

This is my to-do list for Drey.

What’s built, and what I’m building next.

Drey is a notes, to-do and calendar app I’m building on my own. Ticked boxes work today. The rest is in the order I’m doing it.

Join the waitlist. I’ll email a confirmation link, then write when your spot is ready.

  • Mac
  • Windows
  • Linux
  • Web
  • iPhone

Building Drey · [email protected]

Updated November 2026.

On my desk now4

Drop .enex files

Choose files

In progress: Import from Notion, Evernote and Obsidian

Drop your export in. Folders, links and images come with it.

Book the ferry #trip/lisbon
Call the plumber #home
Send the invoice #work

In progress: Tags

Type #work in a note or a to-do and filter by it.

Planned2

Paint hallwayHallway
Herb gardenGarden

Doing1

Wall shelvesKitchen

Done2

Fix the bikeGarage
Bath tilesBathroom

In progress: Tables and boards in a note

Keep a board with the writing it belongs to.

Sunday pages

Coffee, the long way round the lake, and nothing planned until four.

1

In progress: A note’s own look

Paper, type and page breaks, and PDFs that match.

After that5

usedrey.com/lisbon-in-three-days

Lisbon in three days

Published

Planned: Publish a note as a web page

With its own link. Readers see the new version when you press Publish.

Meet at the station harbour at nine, then walk up to the castle.

AAnna suggested

Planned: Share one note with someone

They read it, or suggest a change for you to accept.

Planned: Whiteboards in a note

Draw on a card that opens to a full canvas.

Flights land at 14:10 on Friday.

D

David 2 min

Check this against the booking.

Planned: Comments on a paragraph

Leave a comment without touching the text.

Planned: Connect the AI you already use

ChatGPT or Claude, on your notes, only after you connect it.

Built17

Notes

  • Built: Markdown notes in folders, with pages inside pages
  • Built: Links between notes, and backlinks
  • Built: Daily notes
  • Built: Tables, images and files in a note
  • Built: Notes Center, a search window one shortcut away

To-dos

  • Built: To-dos that live in a note and on one list
  • Built: Quick Capture, with dates read from what you type
  • Built: Reminders on iPhone and desktop
  • Built: Capture from the iPhone share sheet, a widget and Siri

Calendar

  • Built: Day, week, month and agenda views
  • Built: A note for every event
  • Built: Google and Outlook calendars beside your own
  • Built: To-dos drawn on the day they’re due

Everywhere

  • Built: Apps for Mac, Windows, Linux, the web and iPhone
  • Built: Edits on two devices at once are both kept
  • Built: Search across notes, to-dos and events
  • Built: Export everything as Markdown

It’s a long list, and I’m working down it.

Join the waitlist. I’ll email a confirmation link, then write when your spot is ready.