Many people discover AnnuCal while looking for a calendar or a yearly planner.
That makes sense - because the need behind those searches is real.

People want overview.
They want to understand their year as a whole.
They want to make better long-term decisions.

AnnuCal exists for exactly that need - but it approaches it differently.

Why people search for calendars

Calendars are the most common way to organize time digitally.
They are excellent at showing:

• days

• appointments

• meetings

• reminders

For short-term scheduling, calendars work well.

But when people try to plan months, seasons, or an entire year, calendars start to break down.
The structure becomes fragmented, and long-term context gets lost.

Where traditional calendars reach their limits

Most calendars are built around one core unit: the day.

That means:

• time is split into small pieces

• long periods are hard to compare

• patterns across months are difficult to see

• decisions are made locally, not strategically

As a result, many people end up exporting their plans to spreadsheets, sketches, or improvised yearly overviews.

What Time-First Planning does differently

Time-First Planning starts from a different assumption:

Time is not a list of days.
Time is a continuous structure.

Instead of zooming in first, Time-First Planning zooms out:

• the year comes before the day

• phases come before tasks

• structure comes before detail

AnnuCal was built around this idea from the beginning.

So… is AnnuCal a calendar?

No - but it’s often compared to one.

AnnuCal doesn’t replace calendars for daily scheduling.
It complements them by focusing on what calendars don’t handle well:
long-term structure, overview, and time-based decisions.

If you’re looking for a tool to see your year clearly and shape it intentionally, you’re in the right place.