Jello Dashboard Portable adds a GTD-focused workspace to Microsoft Outlook, using Outlook tasks, appointments and contacts as its foundation. It organizes actions with tags and folders, supports project tags, links reference items to actions and provides tools for processing the Inbox and collecting information. Dashboard widgets, reviews, calendar ticklers and printable or shareable lists help keep work visible. It is freeware and can run from extracted files without a conventional installation.
| Author: | Nicolas Sivridis |
| License: | Freeware |
| Price: | FREE |
| Released: | Apr 18, 2014 |
| File size: | 3.90 MB |
| Downloads: | 278 |
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| Author URL: | https://www.jello-dashboard.net/ |
Jello Dashboard Portable is a personal task and information manager that turns Microsoft Outlook into a workspace for the Getting Things Done (GTD) method. It works with Outlook's existing tasks, appointments and contacts, organizing them around actions, projects, reference material and reviews. It is intended for people who want a structured GTD workflow while continuing to use familiar Outlook data rather than moving everything into a separate service.
Actions can be arranged in lists and classified with tags, which can be grouped into folders to create a hierarchy. Special tags support project organization, while links between reference items and actions keep supporting information close to the work it relates to. The Inbox tools help process incoming items, and bulk collection lets users gather information from folders or capture it as free text. These features provide ways to sort new material, decide what requires action and keep reference content available without treating every item as a task.
The dashboard presents relevant information through homepage widgets, making lists and other Outlook-based items easier to review in one place. Ticklers can be managed using Outlook Calendar entries and task due dates, so reminders fit into the existing schedule. Jello Dashboard also supports printing or sending lists, useful for carrying a review into a meeting or sharing an action summary. A broad set of settings controls application behavior and lets users adapt the workspace to their preferred process.
The program can serve as a complete GTD system for users who want to manage projects, next actions, reminders and reference information within Outlook. It is also useful for those who prefer to start with Outlook's built-in data and add a more deliberate system for collecting, organizing and reviewing it. Because the workflow relies on standard Outlook items, the information remains part of the Outlook environment rather than requiring a separate account or database.
Jello Dashboard is freeware released under the GPLv3 open-source license. It consists of JavaScript files that provide a global Outlook homepage and does not necessarily require a conventional installation: its files can be extracted to a folder and run from there. It requires Microsoft Outlook 2003 or later. The software is designed for Windows and its listed support includes Windows 10; compatibility with newer Outlook releases or Windows versions is not established here.