Routine
Routine combines task, calendar, meeting, and project management with AI capture and automation in one workspace. Founders, freelancers, and teams can use it to organize work and turn meeting information into follow-up actions.
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Who it's for
- Founders who want to centralize team work and reduce switching between apps.
- Freelancers managing client projects, meetings, notes, and billable task time.
- Startup and SMB teams that want to connect work data, customize workflows, and automate repetitive tasks.
How it fits your workflow
Bring tasks, messages, and notifications from apps and services into Routine’s universal inbox. Capture tasks with a desktop hotkey or use voice to record and organize work.
Plan tasks and meetings on one screen, block time, and arrange work with labels, priorities, projects, and custom data types.
Record meetings to generate summaries, transcripts, and audio, then configure action items as checklists, tasks, or custom objects. Connect an AI assistant through MCP or API, or use agents and automations for supported work.
Pricing
Free: The page advertises “Free for the 1st year” but does not specify eligibility or terms.
The vendor doesn't publish prices. Check with Routine directly.
Prices checked on Oct 18, 2026 from the vendor's site. They can change; confirm before you buy.
Key features
- Universal inbox
- Import tasks, messages, and notifications from apps and services into one inbox.
- Voice capture and commands
- Record, operate, and organize work and information through voice.
- AI agents and automations
- Delegate research, triage, and follow-ups to specialized agents, and build automations that connect tools and organize information.
- AI meeting notes
- Record meetings and automatically generate a summary, transcript, and original audio. The page says this works without a meeting bot.
- Task and calendar planning
- Plan tasks and meetings on one screen, block time for important tasks, and organize work with labels, priorities, and projects.
- Custom data model
- Define the types of entities used in a workflow, such as customers, projects, candidates, bug reports, and marketing initiatives.
Works with
- Google Calendar
- Google Tasks
- MCP and API
- Third-party apps and services
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Getting started
- Select Get started for free on the Routine website.
- Choose a listed platform: macOS, Windows, Linux, iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, or web.
- Connect apps and services or bring tasks, messages, and notifications into the universal inbox.
- Organize work with tasks, meetings, projects, or custom data types.