Calm project management

Features for finishing work without noise.

A deeper look at the core parts of Ember that keep you focused without notifications, tracking, or bloat.

Focused Work

Work with the time you actually have. No time tracking. No pressure. Just focused execution.

Built for real schedules

Ember is designed for the reality of modern work: interruptions happen, time is limited, and priorities shift. Focused Work helps you choose what matters today and make visible progress without pretending you have an 8-hour uninterrupted block.

Progress without performance pressure

No streaks, no gamification, no charts that make you feel behind. Just calm structure that helps you decide what to do next and finish it.

What you get

  • Choose what to focus on intentionally
  • Keep momentum without time tracking
  • Stay calm when priorities change

Clear Tasks

Simple task types and clear statuses to keep work easy to follow.

Legible work, not a complicated system

Tasks should be easy to scan and easy to maintain. Ember keeps task structure simple so you can spend time doing the work instead of managing the tool.

Clarity for you and your team

Clear statuses reduce miscommunication. Everyone sees what’s happening, what’s blocked, and what’s done, without needing constant updates.

What you get

  • Simple statuses that match how people think
  • Less overhead to keep plans up to date
  • A calm source of truth for progress

Calm Views

See your work in boards, lists, calendars, or milestones without clutter.

The right view at the right time

Different work needs different perspectives. Ember gives you the views you need to plan and execute, without turning your workspace into a dashboard full of widgets.

Designed to reduce cognitive load

Views stay clean and purposeful so you can understand what’s going on in seconds and get back to shipping.

What you get

  • Board for flow
  • List for detail
  • Calendar and milestones for planning

Focus Allocation

Set focus percentages per project to understand priorities and protect your attention.

Priorities that are visible

Focus Allocation turns the fuzzy question of “what matters most?” into something you can actually see. It helps you align daily choices with your priorities without micromanaging time.

Protect your attention

When everything is urgent, nothing is. Focus Allocation helps you prevent silent scope creep by making tradeoffs explicit.

What you get

  • Make tradeoffs explicit
  • Keep projects aligned with priorities
  • Reduce context switching

Collaboration Without Stress

Teams check in intentionally, not reactively, with shared clarity instead of constant chatter.

Pull-based collaboration

Ember is built around the idea that focus is valuable. Collaboration should support the work, not interrupt it. Share context, clarify decisions, and keep everyone aligned, without turning your day into notifications.

Shared workspaces everyone can understand

When the structure is clear, you don’t need to constantly explain what’s happening. Ember keeps the team aligned through legible work, not messages.

What you get

  • Shared workspaces everyone can see
  • Clear ownership for each project
  • Simple, human access control

Privacy-First by Design

Ember is not a data product. No tracking, no ads, no AI trained on your content.

Your work stays yours

Ember is built to be sustainable without surveillance. We don’t build behavior profiles, we don’t sell data, and we don’t run invasive analytics that compromise trust.

Calm software is respectful software

Privacy isn’t a feature you toggle on. It’s a design principle. Ember is built to respect your attention and your data by default.

What you get

  • No behavioral analytics
  • No session replay
  • No ads, no tracking, no data brokerage