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December 5, 2022

Outlook Calendar Integration

Connect your Outlook calendar to Rize under Settings > Calendars. The integration matches all the functionality of the Google Calendar integration.

November 18, 2022

Add Secondary Google Calendar Support

Rize now integrates with any number of secondary Google calendars, not just your primary one. Check the calendars you want under Settings.

November 16, 2022

Improved Keyword and URL Categorization UI

Simplify configuring Rize's keyword and URL categorization with the improved UI, allowing advanced rules based on exact or partial title and URL matching.

November 14, 2022

New Activity Log

The new Activity Log lets you view, search, and manage your recent activity history, with quick search and one-click event deletion.

November 4, 2022

Dashboard Redesign

The Rize dashboard has been completely redesigned around time categorization, with new views for Home, Categories, Focus, Projects, and Goals.

October 17, 2022

Launching Rize Goals

Achieve your productivity goals by setting customizable targets for Focus Time, Break Time, and Work Hours in Rize Goals.

October 11, 2022

0.17.6 Release

Rize 0.17.6 fixes a disappearing desktop widget, updates the tracking algorithm for better performance, and fixes music player playlist issues.

October 4, 2022

Improved Music Player

The music player now sits in a fixed spot on the Rize dashboard with volume controls, so you can listen anytime instead of only during sessions.

September 15, 2022

0.16.13 Release - Windows Opera Incognito Fix

Enhance your browser privacy with a fix ensuring Rize no longer tracks window titles when using Opera incognito mode on Windows.

August 9, 2022

0.16.9 Release - Windows Notification Buttons

Rize 0.16.9 adds notification-specific buttons to Windows notifications, creating parity with the buttons already available on macOS.

August 5, 2022

0.16.8 Release

Rize 0.16.8 ships bug fixes and improvements. Upcoming meeting notifications now link directly to the meeting's video conference.

August 4, 2022

Improved Calendar Integration for Timeboxing

Schedule Meetings, Breaks, and Focus Sessions automatically by adding specific keywords to your calendar events.

August 2, 2022

New Apps and Websites Dashboard Card

The new apps and websites dashboard card shows how your time is spent across daily, weekly, and monthly views, with recategorization built in.

August 1, 2022

0.16.6 Release - Refocus notification

Maintain your concentration and enhance productivity with the new refocus notification that alerts you when you are distracted from focus session activities.

August 1, 2022

Rize Free Tier

Experience Rize with the new free tier, allowing you to utilize the Session Timer for basic productivity tracking without cost.

July 18, 2022

0.15.8 Release

Rize 0.15.8 adds the ability to start and stop sessions directly from the menu tray, along with a number of bug fixes.

July 18, 2022

Improved Keyboard Shortcuts

New keyboard shortcuts for Rize. Press Cmd+K or Ctrl+K for the command palette and Cmd+S or Ctrl+S to start Focus, Break, and Meeting Sessions.

June 27, 2022

0.15.3 Release - Improved Live Updates

Rize 0.15.3 includes infrastructure changes that greatly improve the speed of live updates within the app, so data refreshes faster.

June 21, 2022

New Categorization UI + Keyword Categorization

Gain flexible control over your tracking by utilizing the new categorization UI to create rules based on specific URLs or keywords.

June 14, 2022

0.15.1 Release - SigmaOS Support

Rize 0.15.1 adds support for the SigmaOS browser, so Rize can automatically track the time you spend browsing in SigmaOS.