Guides & help

Step by step through the five modules, your devices, your account and the AI assistant – plus short answers to common questions.

Getting started

Quick start

Create your account, go through setup and get going in your first module

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Your first project

Step by step from your first project and your first timer to your first payout.

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Set up Finance

From your first account to your first analysis: set up Finance step by step.

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The modules

Projects & time tracking

Create projects and arrange them in folders, track time, review your work and pay it out

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Tasks

Collect tasks in the inbox, schedule them with Planned and Deadline, and work through them as a list or board

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Finance

Accounts, payments, recurring transactions, transfers and payouts at a glance – reported per currency

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Calendar

Plan appointments, see tracked time alongside them and connect Google or Apple Calendar

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Time tracking in depth

Timers, breaks, Pomodoro, time categories, rounding and overlaps

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Habits

Measure habits, log them daily, follow your streaks and pause them for a holiday

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Across the app

AI assistant

Ask questions, look up your data and make changes in plain language, always with your confirmation. Plus: connect external AI agents such as Claude.

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Keyboard shortcuts & command palette

Move through Self-Engine from the keyboard: jump to any module, create things and submit timers without reaching for the mouse.

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Devices, offline & sync

Web app, Mac app and on the go: where you can use Self-Engine, what works without internet and how your data syncs between devices.

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Account, subscription & data

Your account and its security, your subscription, every setting at a glance, exporting your data and deleting your account.

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Tips & answers

Productivity tips

Practical routines that connect tasks, calendar, time tracking, finance and habits

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FAQ

Short answers about the subscription, data, devices, modules and AI

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