RemindMe: Capture a Reminder in Two Seconds — and Get It Even When Your PC Is Off
You know the moment: you’re mid-task and a thought hits — “call the dentist at 3pm,” “renew the domain tomorrow.”
Stop to open a calendar and you lose your flow; ignore it and you forget. RemindMe is a tiny, always-ready
AutoHotkey tool that fixes exactly that. Press one hotkey, type the task, say when, and you’re done — back to work in seconds.
Better yet, RemindMe can reach you two ways: an email scheduled on a server (so it arrives even if your
computer is asleep or shut down) or an instant pop-up toast on your PC. Pick one — or fire both at once.
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Why RemindMe?
- Capture in two seconds — One global hotkey (Ctrl+Alt+R) opens the box from any app. Type, press Enter, done.
- Reminders that survive a power-off — Email reminders are scheduled on a server, so they fire even if your machine is asleep or switched off.
- Plain-English timing — Type 15m, 2h, 3 days, 9am, tomorrow 9am, or next week. No fiddly date pickers.
- Local toasts, instantly — Want a pop-up on this PC right now-ish? Shift+Enter and it’s set.
- No accounts, no OAuth dance — Email runs on a free Resend API key you paste once. That’s the whole setup.
- Yours to keep — Free, open, and licensed CC BY 4.0. Read the source, tweak it, make it yours.
Three Ways to Send a Reminder
After you type your task and a “when,” choose how it reaches you:
| Press | What happens |
|---|---|
| Enter | Schedules an email reminder (fires even if your PC is off). |
| Shift+Enter | Pops a local toast on this PC at the chosen time. |
| Ctrl+Enter | Both — a toast and an email for the same task. |
Email Setup Takes One Minute
Local toasts work the instant you launch RemindMe — nothing to configure. For email reminders, it’s a quick one-time step:
- Create a free account at resend.com and generate an API key.
- In RemindMe’s tray menu, open Email settings (Resend).
- Paste your key and recipient email, click Save. Done — no browser redirects, no OAuth.
Little Touches That Add Up
- Manage & cancel — A clean dark window lists every pending local reminder so you can cancel one in a click.
- Your colors — Recolor the toast title, message, and background to taste, with a live “Test toast” preview.
- Runs at login — Flip on “Run on startup” and RemindMe is always quietly ready in the tray.
- Never double-fires — If your PC sleeps through a reminder, RemindMe catches up on wake without replaying old ones.
Stop Forgetting. Start Reminding.
RemindMe lives in your tray, costs nothing, and turns a fleeting thought into a reminder you’ll actually receive —
on this PC or in your inbox. Grab it and give your memory the day off.
RemindMe is built and maintained by
the-Automator.com
· Free & open under CC BY 4.0
