Re-order your goals, API support and more - our biggest update yet!

"The biggest room in the world is the room for improvement" — Helmut Schmidt

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Last time I promised the next one was going to be a big one... well, here it is 🎉

Version 2.6.5 (we probably should have called it Version 3.0) just rolled out on iOS, Google Play and web - so grab a almond latte as I run through what's what...

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Manual sorting 🍒

One of the most requested features for literally years - you can now manually sort goals, inbox and targets into whatever order you like. Year target groups in monthly view too.

It's such a small thing but feels really nice once you start using it.

Once you're on the new version, tap and hold an item and choose to go into sort mode, and you can re-order to your hearts content!

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Connect to your AI and apps ⚡

No, your human coach didn't just get replaced by a bot - that's not our style!

But we did add the ability to connect your own AI and/or apps to GoalsWon via CLI, REST API and MCP server support, so you can make it easy to bring things into GoalsWon where your coach can see it, as well as pull things out to help in your own planning and reflection.

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Some personal examples how I've been using it:

1. Each morning my time-tracking summary from toggl is sent automatically into chat, so my own coach Joel can see how many hours I worked and slacked, and whether I got any time on my hobbies

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2. Made a shortcut on windows that quick adds a goal to my list from anywhere, without having to open up the full goalswon app

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3. Made a fun little thing to randomize the next task I should work on from the list

4. Moving items from another todo list into my goalswon list and setting up goals templates in advance

5. Looking through my target completion rates over the months, to help with planning

6. Grabbing my habits data out so I can compare them with other data, for example my sleep stats from Garmin

7. And more!

As a productivity geek, I've been having a lot of fun with this one these past few weeks!

Do let us know what you build!

And if you'd love to try it but want a hand getting set up, just let your coach know and we'll help you out.

Inbox 👩‍💻

We've renamed undated goals to Inbox and moved it out to its own page, to make it easier to use as a holding zone for goals that you want to get to later on. Like taxes... ugh.

Reports 📊

A new Reports screen has been added to Settings with stats on your repeating goals - completion percentages, streaks, date range filters, CSV export.

I'm a sucker for graphs and stats (long time readers will know!) and this is is a fun to play with at the end of a month or quarter.

Dark Mode 🌙

You can now choose Off, On, or System (matches your device automatically). No more deer-in-headlights when you check your goals at 1am...

Keyboard Shortcuts ⌨️

For folks using the web app - press ? to see them all.

Highlights: 1-5 to switch screens, N to add a new item, T to jump to today, D to mark done, Ctrl+Z to undo, Ctrl+Enter to submit, Shift/Control click to multi-select for batch actions etc.

Once they click, you really fly through your day.

Inline Editing ✏️

Tap a goal name to edit it right there - changes save when you click away or press Enter. No more Save and Cancel buttons. Quietly one of my favourite improvements in this release.

Batch Paste 📋

Got a list of goals or targets sitting in your notes?

Paste the whole lot into the input and each line becomes its own item. Adding 12 things now takes about 1.2 seconds, though they will still take 12 hours to complete 😉

In-App Polls & What's New 🆕

Two small ones that help us stay close to you:

• In-app polls - every so often we'll pop up a quick poll to gather your input on what to build next - so Joel, Maria and I can make sure we improve in the ways that matter for you
• What's New - See the highlights of every release from inside the app, anytime, in Settings

Friendlier Language 💬

We've quietly swapped out a bunch of demanding phrases throughout the app for friendlier alternatives, and "Recurring" is now "Repeating". No more "Submit day" formalities.

Small change - but little bit nicer to use day to day.

Bug Reports & Feature Requests 📬

You can now report bugs and request features straight from Settings - the message goes directly to me and the team. No external forms.

Please use it - your feedback genuinely shapes what we build next 🙏

Plus a bunch more...

Roll-over goals default toggle, duplicate past goals to today, background image uploads (so you can keep typing while images send), simpler goal & target entry, plus many many fixes.

Oh - and there might be a hidden button somewhere that unlocks free donuts for life. Allegedly. 🍩

Thank you 🙏

This release was driven by an enormous amount of feedback from clients. Huge thanks to Abi, Adam, Amanda, Andrew, Anish, Ben, Daniel, Debra, Eileen, Elie, Emma, Greg, Helen, Ingrid, Jaime, Jason, Jeremy, Jes, Jolish, Joy, Justus, Maxime, Mike, Nathan, Ndubisi, Neesha, Pratik, Rafeket, Rochelle, Scott, Spencer, Stacy, Steven, Sunny, Terence, Tianyu, Zoé and many others who suggested, tested and bug-hunted along the way.

You really do shape what we build, and we're grateful for it 💖

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Yours in work - life balance,
Simon Co-founder