Reliable is a free, browser-based planning tool for researchers, PhD students, and academics. It helps users map research projects or thesis work into a Root Goal, Objectives, Key Results, and Tasks, then place them on a quarterly timeline. Plans are created in a single session and can be exported as PDF or JSON, with nothing stored on a server.
What it's for
Mapping research projects or thesis work into goals and tasksBreaking down a Root Goal into Objectives, Key Results, and TasksBuilding realistic quarterly plansExporting a plan as PDF or JSON
Features 10
- Built on five stated planning principles ('Foundations')
- Designed for sense-making over rigid scheduling
- Export plans as JSON
- Export plans as PDF
- Map and Schedule tabs for planning
- Maps a Root Goal into Objectives, Key Results, and Tasks
- No account required to use
- No server-side storage of plans
- Places tasks on a quarterly timeline
- Stateless: plans created in a single browser session
Pricing
Currently entirely free with no paid tiers. Vendor states an expanded paid edition with persistence and plan reuse 'may come later.'
FreeFree
Entire tool is offered for free with no paid tiers mentioned.
Stateless, session-based tool; plans are never stored on a server
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