What is OYLIW used for?

OYLIW plots a whole life as a grid of weeks, showing how many you have lived and letting you mark the weeks that mattered. It is a good fit for reflecting on how much time you have lived, marking life chapters on a visual timeline and creating a shareable life-in-weeks graphic.

How much does OYLIW cost?

OYLIW is a paid product with no free plan.

Is OYLIW open source?

No. OYLIW is proprietary (closed-source) software and can't be self-hosted. In the Productivity category, open-source options include Markwhen, Zen Browser and Ungoogled Chromium.

What are some alternatives to OYLIW?

Other SaaS products in the Productivity category include countyourweeks, 1% Better and AirSpell.

OYLIW: features, pricing and alternatives

About OYLIW

OYLIW, short for Offload Your Life in Weeks, is a life calendar based on the idea of drawing a long life as a grid of weeks. You enter your birthdate and it plots one small box per week and one row per year, filling in the weeks already lived. The default assumes 90 years, about 4,680 weeks, and you can set any lifespan from 1 to 125 years.

You can tap any week to name what happened, drag across weeks to mark a chapter, and switch the same life to a months or years layout instead of weeks. Several color themes are available, and the finished grid can be exported as an image to post.

Both the maths and the drawing run in your browser, and as long as you stay signed out your birthdate never leaves your device. An optional Google sign-in stores a copy on the developer's servers so the grid follows you across devices, and signed-in users can create a shareable link that shows the exact dates it contains. The site describes the tool as a keepsake for thinking about time rather than a productivity tracker.

Key features

Life grid with one box per week
Adjustable assumed lifespan from 1 to 125 years
Marking milestones and chapters on weeks
Weeks, months and years views
Several color themes
Export of the grid as an image
Data kept in the browser unless you sign in

Good fit for

Reflecting on how much time you have lived
Marking life chapters on a visual timeline
Creating a shareable life-in-weeks graphic

Tags: life-calendar; weeks; visualization; reflection; privacy; timeline; personal

OYLIW: questions and answers

What is OYLIW used for?: OYLIW plots a whole life as a grid of weeks, showing how many you have lived and letting you mark the weeks that mattered. It is a good fit for reflecting on how much time you have lived, marking life chapters on a visual timeline and creating a shareable life-in-weeks graphic.
How much does OYLIW cost?: OYLIW is a paid product with no free plan.
Is OYLIW open source?: No. OYLIW is proprietary (closed-source) software and can't be self-hosted. In the Productivity category, open-source options include Markwhen, Zen Browser and Ungoogled Chromium.
What are some alternatives to OYLIW?: Other SaaS products in the Productivity category include countyourweeks, 1% Better and AirSpell.