The workshop · Independent · 26 Oct 2026

Gleek/org-timegrid

An SVG week calendar for Emacs, backed by Org files. Drag to create, move and resize; a read-only day strip for Org Agenda.

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org-timegrid: visual calendar for notes. An interactive week view for plain-text notes in Emacs.
Verified26 Oct 2026

Radar check

What we found when we opened it. Every bar is one fact, with its date.

Alive100

Last code pushed 25 Oct 2026, one day before this check.

Releases100

Latest release v0.0.5 on 23 Oct 2026.

Maturity10

Public since August 2026, 2 months.

Adoption46

189 stars and 3 forks.

Activity85

103 commits and 2 new issues in the last 90 days.

Community25

2 contributors. 3 pull requests merged in 90 days. A small team carries it.

Security40

No security policy file says how to report a problem. No published security advisories.

Licence GPL-3.0: free to use; software you hand out that includes it must be GPL tooSetup effort 4 of 5Payoff 4 of 5
How the bars are scored
  • Alive. Days since the last code push: a week or less 100, a month 90, three months 70, six months 50, a year 30, eighteen months 15, older 0.
  • Releases. Age of the latest GitHub release, on a similar scale; no bar when the project publishes no releases.
  • Maturity. Age of the project: eight years 100, five 90, three 70, two 55, one 40, six months 25, younger 10.
  • Adoption. Stars on a log scale: 100,000 stars is 100, 10,000 is 80, 1,000 is 60, 100 is 40.
  • Activity. Commits in the last 90 days: 300 or more 100, 100 85, 30 65, 10 45, any 25.
  • Community. People who have contributed: 100 or more 100, 30 80, 10 60, 5 40, 2 25, one 10.
  • Security. A published security policy 80, none 40; published advisories are listed, not scored.

Checked by Repo Radar on 26 Oct 2026 from the repository on GitHub.

In simple English

This tool draws a calendar inside Emacs. It shows your timed tasks as coloured blocks in a weekly view. You can drag blocks around with your mouse to change their times. It saves those changes straight back into your plain-text notes. It also adds a compact day view to your existing agenda screen.

What it is

org-timegrid is an Emacs Lisp package that renders an interactive SVG calendar driven by plain-text outline files. It reads active timestamps, draws a week grid matching your active colour theme, and writes edits back to the source headings.

What it is good for

People who manage their schedules in text files and want a graphical week view without leaving Emacs. It removes the friction of manually updating start and end times inside timestamps by letting you use your mouse.

Stars189
LicenceGPL-3.0
Latestv0.0.5 (2026-10-23)checked 26 Oct 2026
Last code change2026-10-25
Written inEmacs Lisp
Setup effort
4 / 5
Payoff
4 / 5
Good
  • Drag and drop blocks to reschedule items instantly.
  • Updates your source notes automatically when you move events.
  • Integrates directly with your existing agenda files and colour theme.
Watch for
  • Requires Emacs 29.1 or later with SVG support compiled in.
  • Takes time to configure through Emacs Lisp variables.
  • Only works with Org mode files.
Replaces

manually editing timestamps in text files

Works well with

Emacs

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Install
M-x package-refresh-contents
M-x package-install RET org-timegrid RET

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