PRIVATE · LOCAL-FIRST · STUDENT-BUILT

The workspace for
intentional thought

A step change in academic productivity.

Sutra is the student OS: one private, local-first student workspace that brings school, projects, tasks, notes, and planning together. Not another collection of disconnected tools, so less energy goes into maintaining the system, and more into the work itself. Your data stays on your device.

No account required · Local-first by design

THE PROBLEM

Schoolwork is scattered across too many places.

Notes in one app. Assignments in another. Timeline blocks somewhere else. Testing resources, review cards, deadlines, and study plans spread across separate tools. Then a single thread draws them together — into Sutra.

ONE WORKSPACE

Everything works together in one coherent system.

Most productivity tools optimize one part of the workflow. Sutra connects the whole system — planning, notes, deadlines, and review, together. Your workspace never leaves your device.

The Sutra Today dashboard, bringing your Daily Thread, deadlines and schedule together
THE WORKSPACE

Built around the way students actually work.

01 — Today

Start with what matters now.

Daily Thread, deadlines, schedule context, habits, and the next step come together in one focused view.

Today dashboard
02 — Notes

Think without leaving the workspace.

Capture structured notes, link ideas, and keep planning context close to the work itself.

Rich notes editor
03 — Timeline

Turn intentions into time.

Plan focused work blocks, see the shape of the day, and keep deadlines connected to an actual schedule.

Timeline daily view
04 — Homework

Keep assignments visible before they become emergencies.

Track classes, due dates, priorities, and study work from the same system.

Homework planner
05 — Testing Hub

Prepare with structure.

Keep exam resources, testing workflows, and progress signals organized in one place.

Testing Hub
06 — Review

Review what needs attention.

Surface due material, revisit weak areas, and make studying an intentional loop rather than a last-minute scramble.

Review session
07 — Cram

When time is short, narrow the field.

Cram mode helps turn a broad workload into a focused study sequence.

ACADEMIC PLANNING

Plan the semester, not just the next task.

Sutra connects your school schedule, assignments, grades, and long-term work inside the same local-first workspace.

01

School Schedule

Rotating A/B days, cycle schedules, bell schedules, holidays, and real study windows.

02

Grade Planner

Forecast course grades, GPA, missing-work impact, and what score you need on the final.

03

Semester Setup

Import syllabus or calendar information, review the extracted items, then approve what enters the workspace.

04

Assignment Studio

Break major assignments into milestones, subtasks, rubric criteria, linked notes, and scheduled work blocks.

OPTIONAL ASSISTANT

Contextual help, without giving up control.

Sutra Intelligence reads local workspace signals on your device. When you choose to ask for AI help, Sutra Assistant sends only the context you allow to the provider you select. Proposed changes stay reviewable until you approve them.

  • Local signals from your workspace
  • You choose the provider and context scope
  • Apply or decline every proposed change
The Sutra Assistant panel open beside the Today view, showing a workspace pulse — one overdue assignment, an overloaded day, and an unscheduled high-priority task — with quick actions you apply or decline.

AI is optional — Sutra works fully without it.

More than a collection of tabs.

Every part of Sutra feeds the same calm, local-first workflow — notes inform review, deadlines connect to planning, and nothing requires a separate app.

N

Rich Notes

Nested pages, slash commands, embeds, tables, handwriting, and clean typography — with live word counts and autosave.

T

Tasks & Streaks

Commit priorities and keep momentum visible with built-in streak history.

R

Deadline Radar

Every upcoming deadline across classes, exams, and tasks, grouped by timeframe.

L

Timeline Blocks

Map real work sessions and routines, and keep deadlines tied to an actual schedule.

F

Focus Tools

A focus timer, focus mode, and study sessions that protect deep work.

W

Sutra Modes

Promote the views you need right now — Student, AP Crunch, Writing, and more — without losing the rest.

EVERY SCREEN

The same workspace, from laptop to phone.

Sutra is a single local-first web app — the same workspace runs in your phone's browser, with the Today view, deadlines, notes, and review laid out for a smaller screen. Each device keeps its own local copy; move a workspace between devices with an encrypted .sutra export, or turn on optional Google Drive sync.

  • Touch-friendly Today, tasks, and capture
  • Stored locally on each device — no account required
  • Install to the home screen as a PWA
Sutra running on a phone — the Today view with a daily summary, quick actions, and the day's due work in a single-column mobile layout.
YOUR WORKSPACE. YOUR CONTROL.

Local-first means your data stays yours.

Sutra stores your workspace locally in your browser by default — no account required. Optional features such as encrypted Google Drive sync, remote AI requests, and feedback submissions can send the information you choose to external services, and Sutra shows you when that happens. When you want a backup or a portable copy, export a password-encrypted .sutra workspace file (older unencrypted .sutra and .atelier backups still import).

Stored locallyOn your device, in your browser.
No account requiredNothing to sign up for.
Encrypted .sutra backupExport a full password-protected workspace file anytime — older unencrypted .sutra and .atelier files still import.
Restore when you chooseBring it back on any device.
Optional online featuresRemote AI and feedback are opt-in and clearly labeled before anything is sent.
Why Sutra exists

Built by a student, for students.

I built Sutra because the tools I used never fit the full student workflow. Notes lived in one place, assignments in another, calendars somewhere else, and most productivity apps felt either too bloated or too generic. Sutra is the calm, private, local-first workspace that was missing — built around how students actually work.

— Tanuj Ranjith

Bring your academic life into focus.

Start with one private workspace for planning, writing, deadlines, and study.

Public beta · No account required · Local-first by design

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