Forecast & Calendar
Today shows you the present. Forecast and Calendar show you the future. Both serve the same purpose — surfacing what’s coming so you can plan around it — but they read very differently:
- Forecast is a vertical list grouped by day. Best for “what does my Thursday look like?” or “what’s stacking up over the next two weeks?”
- Calendar is a grid (month or week). Best for spatial awareness — gaps in the week, clusters around a deadline, dragging a task to a different day.
Most users keep one of the two docked and switch to the other when they need its specific affordance.
Forecast view
Section titled “Forecast view”Open via Pensum: Open forecast view in the command palette.
Range toggle
Section titled “Range toggle”Three buttons at the top: 1w / 2w / 4w. Pick the horizon you want to see:
| Range | What it shows |
|---|---|
| 1 week | The next 7 days starting today |
| 2 weeks | The next 14 days |
| 4 weeks | The next 28 days |
Each day shows as a labeled section: Today, Tomorrow, or the day name + date (e.g. “Friday Mar 7”). For multi-week views, week separators (“Week of Mar 10”) help you see the breaks.
Within each day, tasks are sorted by priority (highest first), then by due date soonest. Same interaction model as Today — click to edit, right-click for quick actions, check the box to complete.
When Forecast wins over Calendar
Section titled “When Forecast wins over Calendar”- You’re planning your week and want a vertical, scrollable read
- You want to see priority distributions at a glance per day
- You’re looking for clusters of work — too many high-priority tasks on the same day
- You’re on mobile where grid layouts are awkward
Calendar view
Section titled “Calendar view”Open via Pensum: Open calendar view in the command palette.
Toggle Month / Week in the toolbar.
Month mode shows the full month grid. Each day cell displays:
- The date number
- A muted dot for each task on that day (capped — heavy days show “+N more”)
- Visual highlighting for today
Click any day cell to expand a detail panel below the grid showing every task for that day.
Week mode shows seven columns side-by-side, one per day. Up to ~5 tasks per column are shown inline; click a column to expand it.
Navigation
Section titled “Navigation”| Control | Action |
|---|---|
| ← / → | Previous / next month or week |
| Today | Jump back to the current period |
| Mode toggle | Switch between Month and Week |
Drag to reschedule
Section titled “Drag to reschedule”The Calendar’s killer feature: drag any task from any view (Today, Inbox, Forecast, By Project, the Calendar’s own detail panel) and drop it on a Calendar day cell. Pensum:
- Updates the task’s
📅 YYYY-MM-DDdue date in the source file - Re-renders affected views automatically
- Shows the task in its new day cell
Works on desktop with mouse or trackpad. Mobile drag-drop depends on Obsidian’s touch support — for mobile you’ll typically use the edit modal or the right-click reschedule shortcuts instead.
When Calendar wins over Forecast
Section titled “When Calendar wins over Forecast”- You want a spatial read — gaps in the week, weekends, holiday clusters
- You need to reschedule by dragging
- You’re zooming out to see a full month at once
- You’re working with someone else over screen-share and pointing at days
Both views respect
Section titled “Both views respect”- Due dates (
📅 YYYY-MM-DD) — primary sort key - Scheduled dates (
⏳ YYYY-MM-DD) — tasks scheduled without a due date show on their scheduled day - Status — only open tasks (
- [ ]) and in-progress (- [/]) show; completed tasks don’t appear in Forecast or Calendar (use the Activity view for those) - Recurrence — recurring tasks show on their next scheduled occurrence; completing one auto-creates the next one which then appears in the future
Defaults
Section titled “Defaults”| Setting | Default | Where to change |
|---|---|---|
| Default range | Last used | Persists across sessions |
| Week start day | Follows your system locale | Not currently configurable in Pensum |