StudyingPopular
Turn a dense subject into stages and quests, run Pomodoro study blocks on your desk, and let streaks nudge you back after a rough week.
Read the full guidev1.1.0한국어 UI · Windows MSI
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Linux11 languages한국어 UINo account · Works offline
Use SideQuick forstudy mode, side projects, programming, daily tasks, exam prep, and writing
Break the work into quests, run Pomodoro study blocks, and keep a streak. The app remembers where you stopped.Free, offline, no account.
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Typical things people track
- Studying
- Exam prep
- Programming
- Languages
- Writing
- Learning
- Design
- Anything with steps
For students and builders
Setup guides
Copy-paste workflows, not a feature list. Start with studying, or pick the one that fits. No account, data stays local, Windows Mac Linux.
Programming and side projects
Let AI draft a sensible quest tree, code in focus mode, and keep a streak so the repo does not go quiet for a month without you noticing.
Read the full guideWriting
Shape outline, draft, and revision as quests, hide distractions in focus mode, and sprint with Pomodoro when word count goals feel fake.
Read the full guideLearning a new skill
Lay out a learning path as quests, tick milestones for dopamine that is not toxic, and use XP and levels as honest progress markers.
Read the full guideHow SideQuick works
Three steps. No ceremony.
Describe your project
Type what you are building, or skip that and add projects and quests manually. No template picker.
Tip: use left and right arrow keys to switch steps
What you get
Built for real schedules — term-time studying and nights-and-weekends side projects. No fake velocity metrics.
Built for consistency
Streak tracking
A daily streak and milestones that reward showing up. Even a small quest during term time counts. It is for you, not a public scoreboard.
Pomodoro study blocks
Start a timed focus session on the active quest. Short bursts for memorising, longer blocks for deep reading. The app keeps time so study is a block on the clock, not a vibe.
Quest system
Break a syllabus or roadmap into stages and quests that unlock in order. Edit by hand, or seed a tree from AI and tweak it. Bring your own key; manual mode needs none.
Re-entry summaries
Optional AI summary of where you stopped and what is next, so reopening after a break is not archaeology.
Works for anything
Studying, exam prep, programming, writing, design, languages. If you can name a goal and break it into steps, SideQuick fits.
No account, all local
No sign-up, works offline, and your data stays on your machine. Windows, Mac, and Linux.
Where people get stuck
Sound familiar?
Same pattern, whether it is a repo or a textbook. Open a card for the usual failure mode and what the app does about it.
New in v1.1.0
Korean (한국어) UI joins 11 languages, plus a Windows MSI installer and clearer update failures.
See the changelogFrom me
I had 134 GitHub repos. I kept starting projects and not finishing them. SideQuick is the tool I built when raw willpower stopped being enough.Why I built SideQuick
Start finishing what you start
Free. No account. No subscription.
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