PRO part of Xale Pro
a big goal, broken into steps
group the steps and habits that belong to one goal — or let AI break a big goal into steps you can start today
then $49.95/yr · or $6.95/month, cancel anytime
the human problem
Some goals aren't one task. They're a handful of steps and the routines that carry them: a launch and the weekly check-in that keeps it moving, a move and the evening packing hour, a fitness goal and three runs a week. Written down as a single line, it all just sits there, too big to start. Held together as one project, the steps and the habits sit side by side — and any one piece is small enough to actually do today.
why it feels different
starts wherever the thought already wasPRO
Turn a mindmap branch, a line in a note, a list, or a saved capture straight into a project — it stays linked back to where it began, marked 'Started here', not copied out and orphaned.
everything that serves the goal, on one pagePRO
Link the notes, mindmaps, lists, meetings and captures that belong to a goal, alongside its tasks, habits and events. Each sits in its own section on the project page, and Link existing… brings in what you already have. Anything can belong to more than one project.
the tasks live inside it, not beside itPRO
Every linked task counts toward one running total — '3/8 done' — so progress on the big thing is something you can actually see, not something you have to reconstruct.
pre-built shapes for the goals that repeatPRO
Plan a trip, plan an event, launch something, onboard or set up, sort out something complex, or work toward a personal goal — start from a pre-built shape with its stages already named, or start blank.
✨ let AI help to break down a big goalPRO
Name the goal, pick roughly how many steps — 3, 5, 7, or 10 — and Xale proposes an ordered, editable list of real, doable steps. Confirm the ones that fit, and each becomes its own linked task.
how people actually use it
everyday life
the move
lease dates, utilities, movers, address changes — one project, room by room
the milestone celebration
vendors, invites, the budget, the day-of schedule — a wedding or a big birthday
the health overhaul
appointments, habits, and recovery milestones, all pointed at the same goal
the creative release
drafts, cover art, edit rounds, and a publication date — under one horizon
the trip
flights, the packing list, the itinerary, the passport — grouped, not scattered
the career move
research, the resume, outreach, interviews — tracked as one undertaking
AI-assisted work
the MVP release
specs, PRs, bug reports, and a changelog, grouped under one shipping goal
the redesign
moodboards, copy, assets, and the deploy steps, all under one goal
how it compares
enterprise platforms
Asana, Jira, Monday
- where they're good
- cross-department dependencies, permission levels, Gantt rollups
- where it stalls
- built for a 500-person team — a solo goal spends its first half hour on field setup
- the Xale difference
- a lightweight container. Group tasks, habits, and events under one goal with nothing to configure
relational databases
Notion projects, Airtable
- where they're good
- custom schemas, formulas, multi-view filtering
- where it stalls
- building the workspace is its own project, and tasks drift away from your actual calendar
- the Xale difference
- tasks inside a Xale project already sit on your Day plan — no template to build or maintain
message-board tools
Basecamp
- where they're good
- group chat, announcements, a shared thread
- where it stalls
- a conversation doesn't tell you what to actually do this afternoon
- the Xale difference
- a project connects straight to your Day view and Now — the goal and the next step, in the same place
flat kanban boards
Trello
- where they're good
- simple drag-and-drop columns — to do, doing, done
- where it stalls
- a card doesn't talk to a note, a mindmap, or a habit — everything stays its own silo
- the Xale difference
- a project holds linked notes, mindmaps, lists, meetings, captures, tasks, habits and events together, in permanent context
free
Not included on Free — Free keeps tasks and habits flat, without a project to group them under.
sign up — freeproPRO
Room for 500 projects — group tasks, habits, and events under one goal, link the notes, mindmaps, lists, meetings and captures that serve it, start from pre-built shapes, or let AI help break a big goal into steps.
then $49.95/yr · or $6.95/month, cancel anytime
questions, answered
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