DoneAt

Off Work Countdown is now DoneAt.

DoneAt is a privacy-friendly countdown for the end of your workday, available on the Web, as a lightweight Tauri desktop app, and as a native iPhone and iPad app on the App Store. Set your schedule once, then keep the remaining time, progress and estimated earnings at a glance.

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Use DoneAt

• Web: open the app — no installation required.
• iPhone and iPad: get it from the App Store — free, listed as DoneAt. Native SwiftUI, with Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets, Live Activities and Dynamic Island. It needs iOS 26 or iPadOS 26.
• Desktop: open the download page — macOS Apple Silicon / Intel and Windows x64 / ARM64 are available. The macOS build requires macOS 11.3 (Big Sur) or later.
• Windows, from the Microsoft Store: get it from the Store — it updates itself and installs without the SmartScreen prompt.
• macOS, from the Mac App Store: get it from the App Store — also free, on the same listing as iPhone and iPad. It installs in one click, updates through the App Store, and adds a countdown widget the GitHub DMGs do not have. Those DMGs are built from this same repository, stay free, and are not going away.
• Release files: latest GitHub Release.

The iOS app is native SwiftUI and shares the same schedule rules as Web and Desktop. iPhone, iPad and Mac share one App Store listing.

The desktop app adds a menu-bar countdown on macOS, a compact always-on-top mini timer on Windows, native notifications, launch at login, a global shortcut and one-click updates. It remains local-first: schedules, salary settings and countdown state stay on your device.

On launch the app asks GitHub whether a newer version exists. That request carries no account, salary or usage data, and the installer is downloaded only after you choose to update. If GitHub cannot be reached directly — common on some networks — the update panel offers a one-click retry through a public mirror (gh-proxy.com). The mirror only changes where the bytes come from: every updater package is verified against the signing key built into the app before it is installed, so a tampered download is rejected either way. To point at a different mirror or drop it entirely, change MIRROR_UPDATER_ENDPOINT in src-tauri/src/lib.rs, UPDATE_MIRROR_HOST in lib/desktop-state.ts and MIRROR_PREFIX in scripts/mirror-manifest.mjs.

Install the desktop app

The current builds are open source but are not signed with paid Apple or Microsoft code-signing certificates. The updater packages are cryptographically signed for Tauri's update verification, but macOS Gatekeeper or Windows SmartScreen may still warn on first installation. Download only from this repository's Release page and verify that the tag and filename match your platform.

The two store builds are the exception: Microsoft and Apple sign them during certification, so they install without any warning and update through the store rather than through the in-app updater.

macOS

The Mac App Store build skips all of this: Apple signs it, so it installs in one click with no Gatekeeper detour, and it carries a countdown widget. It needs macOS 13 (Ventura) or later. On macOS 14 (Sonoma) or later the widget can sit on the desktop; on macOS 13 it lives in Notification Center. The steps below are for the GitHub DMGs, which stay available either way.

The DMGs require macOS 11.3 (Big Sur) or later, on Apple Silicon or Intel.

1. Download the aarch64.dmg for Apple Silicon or x64.dmg for an Intel Mac.
2. Open the DMG and drag DoneAt into Applications.
3. Try to open it once. If macOS blocks the app, open System Settings → Privacy & Security, scroll to Security, choose Open Anyway, then confirm Open. Apple documents this process in Open apps safely on your Mac.

Windows

The Microsoft Store build is the smoothest route — no SmartScreen prompt, and the Store keeps it updated. The steps below are for the direct installers.

1. Download x64-setup.exe for most PCs, or arm64-setup.exe for a Windows on ARM device. The MSI files are also available for managed installation.
2. Run the installer. If Microsoft Defender SmartScreen warns about the unrecognised app, review the publisher/source, then choose More info → Run anyway if that option is available and you trust the downloaded file.
3. Windows may apply stricter organisation or Smart App Control policies that do not offer an override. See Microsoft's App & browser control documentation for the system controls involved.

Features

• Set custom work start and end times, including overnight shifts that cross midnight
• Real-time countdown display and visual progress bar
• Choose which days of the week you work; the app knows when today is a rest day
• Live earnings for the day, derived from a monthly or daily salary
• Weekly and yearly totals estimated from your schedule
• Optional reminder 15 minutes before the end of work
• Share your countdown as a mood-based image, or as a link that opens on the same shift
• Native desktop notifications, launch at login and a global show/hide shortcut
• macOS menu-bar countdown and native glass mini timer; Windows compact mini timer
• Native iOS app on iPhone and iPad: Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets, Live Activities and Dynamic Island
• iPhone landscape and iPad-optimized layouts
• In-app desktop updates from signed GitHub Release artifacts, with a mirror fallback when GitHub is unreachable
• Schedule reference pages: 996, 9 to 5, 9 to 6 and night shift
• Progressive Web App (PWA) support for offline use
• Light, dark, system and two custom themes
• Responsive design for various devices
• 19 languages (i18n)

Your hours and salary are stored only in your browser, desktop app, iPhone or iPad. They are never sent to a server, and nothing is synchronised between devices. Optional Web analytics record only allowlisted aggregate event counts—no salary, schedule, cookies, IP addresses or device identifiers.

Technologies Used

• Next.js 15 (App Router)
• React 19
• TypeScript
• Tailwind CSS
• Framer Motion
• Serwist (service worker / PWA)
• i18next
• Tauri 2 and Rust
• AppKit for the native macOS mini timer
• SwiftUI for the native iOS app

Getting Started

1. Clone the repository:

git clone https://github.com/ififi2017/Off-Work-Countdown.git

2. Install dependencies:

cd Off-Work-Countdown
npm install

3. Configure the environment:

echo "NEXT_PUBLIC_BASE_URL=http://localhost:3000" > .env.local

4. Run the development server:

npm run dev

5. Open http://localhost:3000 with your browser to see the result.

Other useful scripts:

npm run lint           # ESLint
npm test               # Vitest unit tests
npm run build          # Production build (web)
npm run build:desktop  # Static export for the desktop app, output in out/

Release automation for maintainers:

npm run deploy:web                         # Validate and push committed main
npm run deploy:web -- --dry-run            # Validate without pushing
npm run release:desktop                    # Release package.json's version
npm run release:desktop -- 3.0.3           # Explicitly verify and release 3.0.3
npm run release:desktop -- --dry-run        # Run every release check, no tag

Both publishing commands require a clean main branch and fetch the remote before acting. Desktop release additionally requires HEAD to equal origin/main, rejects duplicate tags and asks you to type the exact tag before it pushes. Pass --yes only in an intentionally non-interactive environment.

Note: next dev and next build share the .next directory. Running a build while the dev server is up will leave the dev server serving chunks that no longer exist. Stop the dev server first, or delete .next afterwards.

Configuration

Site Configuration

The site configuration is centralized in config/site.ts:

export const siteConfig = {
  brandName: "DoneAt",
  webAppUrl: "https://off.rainif.com",
  officialSiteUrl: "https://doneat.app",
  github: "https://github.com/ififi2017/Off-Work-Countdown",
  themeColor: "#F3F4F6",
} as const;

Analytics (optional)

Aggregate event counters for the share funnel. Entirely optional — with no environment variables set, the endpoint accepts requests and does nothing, so local development, CI and self-hosted deployments work without any setup.

No cookies, no identifiers, no IP or user-agent storage: the endpoint only increments a daily counter per event name, and only for names on a fixed allowlist (lib/analytics-events.ts).

Variable	Purpose
UPSTASH_REDIS_REST_URL / UPSTASH_REDIS_REST_TOKEN	Upstash Redis REST credentials. KV_REST_API_URL / KV_REST_API_TOKEN are also accepted.
ANALYTICS_STATS_TOKEN	Enables the read-back route. Unset means /api/e/stats returns 404.

On Vercel, add an Upstash Redis integration from the Marketplace and the credentials are injected automatically. Read the counters with:

curl -H "Authorization: Bearer $ANALYTICS_STATS_TOKEN" https://your-domain/api/e/stats

The endpoint is public, so counts can be inflated by anyone willing to POST to it. Treat the numbers as a directional signal, not a source of truth.

i18n Configuration

Language configuration is managed in i18n-config.ts:

export const defaultLocale = 'en'
export const locales = ['en', 'zh-CN', 'zh-TW', ...] as const

// Language code mapping
export const languageMapping = {
  'zh': 'zh-CN',
  'zh-Hans': 'zh-CN',
  // ... more mappings
}

// Language display names
export const languageNames = {
  'en': 'English',
  'zh-CN': '简体中文',
  // ... more names
}

Content pages

Long-form FAQ, how-it-works, about, download and privacy live on doneat.app. Old URLs on this site permanently redirect there. The Web App still publishes schedule presets (/en/996 and the rest) in English and Simplified Chinese only (lib/content-locales.ts). For Search Console, submit https://off.rainif.com/sitemap.xml only — see docs/seo.md.

Usage

1. Set your work start and end times. If the end time is earlier than the start time, the shift is treated as crossing midnight.
2. Pick the days of the week you work. On a rest day the app says so, but you can still start a countdown.
3. Toggle the reminder switch if you want a notification 15 minutes before the end of work. The tab may sit in the background, but it has to stay open.
4. Optionally enter a monthly or daily salary to see the day's earnings accumulate.
5. Click "Start Countdown" to begin tracking your workday.
6. Use "Share" to send a friend an image or a link that opens on the same shift.
7. Return to the settings at any time with the "Return" button.
8. Use the language selector to switch between available languages.

PWA Support

This app supports Progressive Web App features, allowing you to install it on your device and use it offline. To install:

1. Open the app in a supported browser (e.g., Chrome, Edge).
2. Look for the install prompt in the address bar or menu.
3. Follow the prompts to install the app on your device.

On iPhone and iPad the native App Store app is the one with widgets and Live Activities. The PWA path is still there if you prefer it: use the Share button in Safari and choose "Add to Home Screen". On macOS Safari, choose "Add to Dock".

The PWA is still supported, but desktop users who want a persistent menu-bar or mini-timer experience, native reminders, launch at login and automatic updates should use the desktop app.

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Please feel free to submit a Pull Request.

plans/005-product-3.0.md records the current roadmap along with the reasoning behind the decisions — including the things that were considered and deliberately not built.

Adding Language Support

We're looking to expand our app's language support. If you'd like to contribute translations:

1. Fork the repository and create a new branch for your language.
2. Add your language code to locales array in i18n-config.ts.
3. Add language mapping and display name if needed.
4. Create translation files in public/locales/[lang]/:
   • translation.json - for UI strings
   • seo.json - for SEO metadata
5. Test the app thoroughly with the new language.
6. Submit a pull request with your changes.

Those two files are all a new language needs. Schedule presets (presets.json) exist only for English and Simplified Chinese by design — see "Content pages" above.

License

This project is open source and available under the MIT License.

The bundled Geist fonts in app/fonts/ are licensed separately under the SIL Open Font License 1.1.

Acknowledgements

Special thanks to:

• @Google Gemini 3 Pro Powerful front-end AI generation capabilities
• @v0.dev AI assistance in component design
• @cursor.com AI-powered coding assistance
• @Claude Code Agentic coding for the SEO groundwork, sharing loop and retention features
• @claude.ai and @chatgpt.com Large language model support in development
• @vercel.com Hosting and deployment services
• @Cloudflare CDN services