Life in Weeks
I built open-source cross-platform desktop app that turns your wallpaper into a visualization of your life in weeks, inspired by Tim Urban's Wait But Why post. Each square is one week. It updates automatically every Monday. You can visualize your entire life, the current year, or next N months. Tech details: Rust for the CLI (generates wallpaper images with cairo) Tauri for the cross-platform GUI Native wallpaper setting for Windows/macOS/Linux Automatic scheduling via Task Scheduler/launchd/systemd ~5MB CLI binary, ~15-20MB GUI installer Three modes: Life mode - see…
Life in Weeks launched on January 5, 2026 with 5 votes, #3,400 of 14,584 launches that month and more than 75% of that year's launches.
What it does
Life in Weeks turns your wallpaper into a powerful visualization of time. Inspired by Tim Urban's iconic "Your Life in Weeks" post, this app shows your life as a grid of weeks - making every square count. What makes it special: ✓ Three visualization modes (Life, Year-end, Next N months) ✓ Auto-updates every Monday morning ✓ 4 beautiful themes (Dark, Terminal, Minimal, Sunset) ✓ Works on Windows, macOS, and Linux ✓ Both CLI for developers and GUI for everyone ✓ 100% free and open source
A dynamic wallpaper generator that visualizes your life in weeks. Track your time, make it count.
Inspired by Tim Urban's powerful visualization, Life in Weeks transforms your desktop into a constant reminder of time's passage. Each week is a square. Each square matters. Visualize your entire life from birth to expected lifespan. See how many weeks you've lived and how many remain. Track weeks remaining until December 31st. Perfect for annual goals and year-end reflections. Focus on the upcoming months. Great for project timelines and short-term planning. Choose from 4 carefully crafted themes: Dark, Terminal, Minimal, and Sunset Gradient. Wallpaper regenerates automatically every Monday at 6 AM. Set it once, forget it. Works on Windows, macOS, and Linux. Available as both CLI tool and…from life-in-weeks-coral.vercel.app
In the maker’s words, at launch
I built open-source cross-platform desktop app that turns your wallpaper into a visualization of your life in weeks, inspired by Tim Urban's Wait But Why post. Each square is one week. It updates automatically every Monday. You can visualize your entire life, the current year, or next N months. Tech details: Rust for…
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