Year Glance

About

Year Glance — A Gentle Year Progress Companion                                 
                                                                                 
  Do you sometimes lose track of where you are in the year? Year Glance gives you
   a calm, beautiful snapshot of your year's progress — no productivity pressure,
   no streaks, no guilt. Just peaceful awareness.
                                          
  Click the icon in your toolbar and see the year laid out as a quiet
  visualization. Days that have passed, the day you're in right now, and the days
   still ahead — each represented with care.

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  HOW IT WORKS

  Open the popup anytime to see:

  • Your current day number and year progress percentage
  • Pick between Gregorian or Hijri calendar
  • A calming visualization of all days in the year
  • A gentle, time-aware message that changes with the time of day
  • Today's dot, softly pulsing with a box-breathing rhythm

  That's it. No dashboards, no goals, no reminders. Just a moment of quiet
  perspective.

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  THREE VISUALIZATION LAYOUTS

  Switch between layouts with a single click:

  Grid — Every day of the year as a dot in a clean grid. Simple and familiar. You
   can see at a glance how far you've come.

  Fibonacci Spiral — Days arranged in a golden angle spiral, inspired by patterns
   found in nature. Earlier days sit on the outer edge and the year winds inward.
   Something about it just feels right.

  Bar — Each month as a horizontal row of small bars, with month numbers on the
  left. A more structured view that lets you see the shape of each month.

  All three layouts share the same gentle pulse animation on today's marker,
  breathing in and out on a calm 16-second cycle.

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  DARK AND LIGHT MODE

  Year Glance supports both dark and light themes. By default it follows your
  system preference, but you can override it with the theme toggle. Three modes:
  system, light, and dark.

  The color palette is carefully chosen — soft purples and warm oranges that feel
   calming in both themes.

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  GENTLE MESSAGES

  Each time you open Year Glance, you'll see a short, supportive message. These
  messages are aware of the time of day:

  Morning — "This day is open." / "No rush to be anything yet." / "Begin when
  you're ready."

  Midday — "It's okay to slow down." / "You're exactly on time." / "Steady is its
   own speed."

  Evening — "Enough for one day." / "Let today soften." / "Tomorrow will wait."

  The messages rotate based on the day of the year, so you'll see a different one
   each day. They're meant to feel like a quiet companion, not a motivational
  poster.

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  PRIVACY FIRST

  Year Glance requests zero permissions. None. It doesn't access your browsing
  history, tabs, bookmarks, or anything else. It doesn't connect to any server.
  There is no analytics, no tracking, no data collection of any kind.

  Your layout and theme preferences are saved locally in your browser using
  localStorage. That data never leaves your machine.

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  WHO IS THIS FOR?

  • People with ADHD or time blindness who sometimes forget what month it is
  • Anyone who wants a calmer relationship with time
  • People who like beautiful, minimal tools
  • Anyone who's tired of productivity apps that make you feel behind

  Year Glance doesn't want you to do more. It just wants you to know where you
  are.

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  DETAILS

  • Manifest V3 (latest Chrome extension standard)
  • No permissions required
  • Tiny footprint — pure HTML, CSS, and JavaScript
  • No external dependencies or network requests
  • Smooth 60fps animation
  • Preferences persist across sessions
  • Works offline — always

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  Year Glance is open source and built with care. If the year feels like it's
  slipping by, maybe a gentle glance is all you need.