A pet that
nags kindly.

Curet is a small creature on your Mac. It reads Brightspace and Google Calendar and tells you what is due before it is late.

Download for macOS

Free and open source.

Essay 2 is due in 2 hours (11:59 pm).

OpenGot it
Mochi, an orange cat, peeking over the edge

One Tuesday

8:40am

Good morning!
• 3 events today. Next: CS 241 at 11:00
• Due soon: Essay 2 (Fri)
• 2 open tasks

Open TodayLet’s go!

First it says what the day holds.

1:00pm

Quiz 4 closes in 2 hours.
It is 11:59 pm tonight.

OpenGot it

Then it warns you before it is late.

2:45pm

Focusing… 35 min left.

End focusKeep going

Then it goes quiet while you work.

4:20pm

Winding down
• Tomorrow: 2 events, first ENGL 210 at 2:00 pm
• Due soon: Lab report 3 (Mon)
• Still open: 1 task

Open TodayThanks!

Then it tells you about tomorrow.

Small things, handled

CS 241 in 10 minutes

Join

Join linksMeet, Zoom and Teams open straight from the reminder.

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One shortcutTuck the pet into the menu bar, and bring it back.

8:30 am

BriefingsMorning and evening, at times you pick.

Add to Google Calendar

Adds events tooAsk for one, or use the Today tab.

Finish lab report

ConfettiTick a task off and it celebrates.

25 min

Focus modeIt naps, holds your reminders, and tells you what it held. After long stretches it nudges you to take a break.

Next week: 2 exams, 3 deadlines

Sunday previewHow many exams, and which day is heaviest.

Syllabus in.
Semester planned.

Try it: three clicks.

1 Read

ENGL 210 syllabus

2 Add

Google Calendar

MonTueWedThuFri 911135 CS 241 CS 241 Quiz 4 Essay 2 due Midterm Reading 5 Study: Essay 2 Study: Essay 2 Study: Essay 2

syllabus study class

3 Plan

Add your deadlines first.

It looks after you, too

“Lab report” is due in 3h… and we’re watching YouTube.

Lock in 25 min5 more minIt’s a break

Catches you procrastinating

6h 40m focused

MTWTFSS

Your week, like Screen Time

0:18

Rest your eyes

Who made your week a little better? Did you tell them?

Weekly journal

It’s getting late. Wind down soon?

Late-night wind-down

on top of itdue tomorrow

Feels your workload

Talks, and knows when to hush

Dress-up

Seven of them

Boo, a white ghost

A shy little ghost who giggles easily, and says boo when it is excited.

Boo, a ghost, peeking over the edge

Set up in four steps

  1. Install it. Drag Curet.app into Applications. The first time, right-click it and choose Open: the build is not notarised yet, so a double-click is refused. If macOS says the app is damaged, run xattr -dr com.apple.quarantine /Applications/Curet.app once.
  2. Connect Brightspace. In Brightspace open Calendar, then Settings, and tick Enable Calendar Feeds. Only then does Subscribe appear, and this is where almost everyone gets stuck. Choose All Calendars and Tasks, copy the link, and paste it into Curet.
  3. Add your classes. Press Sign in with Google, or paste your calendar’s secret address in iCal format.
  4. Say good morning. Curet wakes up, shows what is due, and takes it from there. Chat is optional and turns on in Settings.
Jelly, a purple blob, peeking over the edge

Questions

Curet is built by students, for the week before everything is due.

Is it free?

Yes. Curet is free and open source.

What can it read from a syllabus?

A PDF, a photo or a text file. It lists every dated exam, quiz, assignment and project, and you choose which go on your Google Calendar. Undated patterns like “quizzes most Fridays” are left out.

Does it watch my screen?

No. To catch procrastination it reads only the name of the app in front, on your Mac, and never stores it. You can turn it off in Settings.

Does it read my email?

No. It only sees the calendars you connect, and nothing else.

Where does my data live?

On your Mac, in a private file. Calendar requests go to Google and to your Brightspace link. If you turn on chat, your questions and the details it needs go to Google’s Gemini.

Can it change my calendar?

Only when you ask. After you sign in with Google and allow it, Curet can add an event you describe. It never edits or deletes the ones you already have.

Does it work without Brightspace?

Yes. Google Calendar or any iCal link works on its own, and Brightspace just adds your due dates.

Which Macs does it run on?

Recent macOS on Apple silicon. On an Intel Mac you can build it from the source in a few minutes.

Why does macOS warn me?

Curet is not notarised yet. Right-click it, choose Open, and confirm once.

Mochi peeking over the edge again

It is
waiting.

Download it, paste one calendar link, and the rest of the semester arrives on its own.

Curet for macOS

Free and open source. Its icon lives in your menu bar.

Download for macOS

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