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WorkTool

Who WorkTool is built for

WorkTool suits anyone on Windows whose work spans folders, web apps and desktop programs. These are typical setups, built only from what WorkTool does today.

Software developers

Code, docs and the running app in one place

A project spreads over a code folder, an editor, the local site in a browser, documentation in more tabs and notes somewhere else.

What they use

  • Folder tabs for the project folder
  • Websites for the docs and the issue tracker
  • An editor installed through Get new apps and opened in a tab
  • Split view and Ctrl+P file search

A typical day

  1. Add the project folder and pin the docs as websites.
  2. Install the editor from Get new apps; it lands in the dock.
  3. Use two panes: editor on the left, docs or the local site on the right.
  4. Find files across the project with Ctrl+P.

The tools for one project stay arranged together, and the layout is back the next morning.

Example workspace
  • my-projectSidebar
  • Code editorDock
  • localhost docsWebsite strip
  • Issue trackerWebsite strip
  • Today's TODONote

Example names; set up with WorkTool’s regular features.

Freelancers

Separate clients without separate browsers

Different clients mean different web tools and accounts, and signing in and out all day gets in the way.

What they use

  • A browser profile per website, so sign-ins stay apart
  • Groups in the website strip and the dock, one per client
  • Client folders in the sidebar

A typical day

  1. Add each client's web tools as websites and group them by client.
  2. Add the client's folder to the sidebar.
  3. Open a client's group, work, then switch to the next group.

Each website you add keeps its own sign-in, so client accounts don't get in each other's way.

Example workspace
  • Client ASidebar
  • Client A portalWebsite strip
  • Client BSidebar
  • Client B boardWebsite strip
  • Invoicing appDock

Example names; set up with WorkTool’s regular features.

Small offices

Invoices, mail and the accounting web app side by side

Office work jumps between a mail web app, the accounting system in the browser, PDF invoices in a folder and a PDF reader.

What they use

  • Folder tabs with Explorer-style copy and paste
  • Websites for mail and accounting
  • A PDF reader inside a tab
  • Floating notes for open items

A typical day

  1. Add the invoices folder, the mail site and the accounting site.
  2. Use three panes: invoices, the PDF reader, the accounting app.
  3. Keep a note of what's still open; it stays on top.

The whole routine fits in one window, and nothing is moved or deleted when you tidy up WorkTool.

Example workspace
  • InvoicesSidebar
  • PDF readerDock
  • AccountingWebsite strip
  • MailWebsite strip
  • Open itemsNote

Example names; set up with WorkTool’s regular features.

Students

A course in one window

Course material sits in folders, the learning platform in a browser, and notes in yet another app.

What they use

  • Course folders in the sidebar
  • The learning platform as a website
  • Floating notes
  • Split view for reading and writing at once

A typical day

  1. Add a folder per course and the learning platform.
  2. Open lecture notes next to the platform in two panes.
  3. Keep quick notes floating while you read.

Reading, writing and looking things up happen in one place.

Example workspace
  • Course 1Sidebar
  • Learning platformWebsite strip
  • Text editorDock
  • Exam topicsNote

Example names; set up with WorkTool’s regular features.

Not sure WorkTool fits how you work? Try the same setups in the interactive preview.

Interactive preview