Plan Semester
Study planners, timers and trackers that just work
A full set of free tools for running a semester: start a focus timer, count down to an exam, track every assignment, and print a study timetable. No account, no app, nothing saved to a server.
What this module is for
A semester falls apart in predictable ways: the reading piles up in week 4, two midterms land in the same week, and the group project deadline arrives while you are revising for something else. Almost none of that needs software — it needs a plan you can actually see, and a way to protect the hours you set aside.
So these tools do two jobs. The planners turn a syllabus into something visual and printable: a semester timeline, a weekly grid, a day of time blocks, a revision schedule that splits your remaining days across subjects. The timers and trackers handle the day itself: a Pomodoro clock, a countdown to each exam, a list of what is due and when.
Every one of them runs entirely in your browser. Anything you save — tasks, exam dates, timer settings — is stored in this browser's local storage and never leaves your device. There is no account, and there is nothing to install.
Timers & countdowns
Pomodoro Timer
A 25/5 focus timer with long breaks, custom lengths and an optional chime. Keeps time correctly even in a background tab.
Open tool →Exam Countdown
Add every exam once and see the days, hours and minutes left for each. Saved in your browser, sorted by what is closest.
Open tool → ToolDays Left in Semester
Enter your term start and end dates to see days remaining and a visual progress console for the whole semester.
Open tool → ToolStudy Hours Calculator
Turn your credit load into a realistic weekly study target using the standard two-hours-per-credit rule, then check it against your free time.
Open tool →Planners & timetables
Semester Planner
Enter your start and end dates, breaks and exam weeks, and get a week-by-week timeline of the whole term that you can print.
Open tool →Revision Timetable Generator
Give it your subjects, how many days are left and how many hours a day you have. It splits the time by priority and spaces each subject out.
Open tool →Time Blocking Template
Lay out one day as named blocks with durations. Start and end times fill in automatically, and gaps are flagged before you print.
Open tool → ToolWeekly Schedule ICS Exporter
Turn your weekly classes and study blocks into a .ics file that imports straight into Google Calendar, Apple Calendar or Outlook.
Open tool →Trackers
Assignment Tracker
One list for every essay, problem set and lab report, with course, due date, weight and status. Overdue items rise to the top.
Open tool → ToolAssignment Priority Calculator
Score every open assignment by due date, weight and effort to see exactly which one to start next.
Open tool → ToolStudy Time Tracker
A running log of every Pomodoro session you complete — subject, duration and date — so you can see where the hours went.
Open tool → ToolEisenhower Matrix for Students
Sort homework, studying and projects into a 2×2 grid by urgency and importance to see what to do next.
Open tool → ToolWeekly Review Checklist
Close out the past week, look ahead, and set priorities for the week to come — a 10 to 20 minute routine.
Open tool → ToolTime Audit Template
Track how you actually spent your day and compare it to what you intended, to see where the hours really go.
Open tool →Guides
How to Make a Study Schedule
A step-by-step method for turning four syllabi into one weekly plan you will still be following in week 9 — including what to do when it breaks.
Read guide →How Many Hours Should I Study a Day?
Where the "two hours per credit" figure comes from, why the honest answer depends on your course load, and how to find your own number.
Read guide →How to Stop Procrastinating on Homework
Why procrastination is emotion regulation, not laziness — and practical tactics like the two-minute start to break the cycle.
Read guide → GuideHow to Plan Your Week as a Student
A short weekly planning routine, done every Sunday, for turning a list of deadlines into a week you can actually follow.
Read guide → GuideTime Blocking vs. To-Do List
Two ways to organize a day, compared head-to-head, and which one actually holds up against a real class schedule.
Read guide →How to use these together
- Map the term first. Put your term dates, breaks and exam weeks into the Semester Planner so you can see where the crunch weeks actually are. Print it and keep it visible.
- Load every deadline once. Work through each syllabus and enter assignments into the Assignment Tracker and exam dates into the Exam Countdown. Do it in one sitting at the start of term.
- Decide how many hours you owe. Use the Study Hours Calculator to get a weekly target from your credit load, then commit those hours in the Weekly Study Planner.
- Protect the day. Run sessions with the Pomodoro Timer, and use the Time Blocking Template on days that are already crowded.
- Switch to revision mode. Two or three weeks out, feed your subjects and remaining days into the Revision Timetable Generator and follow that instead.