How doings works

doings helps you plan things with your friends. Create a group, throw ideas in, and see who's in.

The basics

Groups

A group is your crew — the people you make plans with. Could be your climbing partners, your book club, your household. Create a group, give it a name and an emoji, and share the invite link. Anyone with the link can join.

Doings (events)

A doing is anything you might want to do together. A concert, a hike, dinner at that new place, a board game night. Doings live inside groups, and everyone in the group can see them and vote.

Voting

Each doing has three votes: In, Maybe, and Out. Vote honestly — it helps everyone figure out what's actually going to happen. You can change your vote any time.

Getting started

Sign in. Use Google, Apple, email, or a passkey. We use your name and any profile photo your sign-in method provides so your friends can recognise you.
Create a group. Pick a name and emoji. You'll get an invite link to share with your people.
Add a doing. Type what you want to do — "Arcade Fire at Rogers Place March 30" or "beach day sometime in July" — and doings will figure out the details. You can also paste a link from a ticketing or event site.
Share and vote. Your group sees the doing and votes. You can also share a direct link with people outside the group — they can vote as guests.

Adding events

Natural language

Type a description and doings will extract the title, date, location, and price. You can be specific ("Saturday March 30 at 7pm") or vague ("sometime next month"). If the date is fuzzy, it shows as a hint rather than a fixed calendar entry.

Pasting links

Paste a URL from Ticketmaster, Eventbrite, a venue site, or anywhere really. doings reads the page and pulls out the event details. You can edit anything before saving.

Editing

Any group member can edit an event's details — title, date, location, price, description, and link. Only the person who created it can delete it.

Sharing with people outside your group

Every doing has a shareable link (the /d/... URL). Anyone with that link can see the event details and how the group has voted. They can also add their name and vote as a guest — no account needed.

Guest votes appear separately from group member votes so everyone can tell who's who.

Calendar

Each group has a calendar feed you can subscribe to from Apple Calendar, Google Calendar, Outlook, or any calendar app that supports ICS. The feed updates automatically as events are added or changed.

You can also download a single event to your calendar from the event page.

Only events with a specific date appear in the calendar feed. Fuzzy-dated events (like "sometime in April") won't show until a date is set.

Notifications

doings can notify you about activity in your groups through push notifications, email, or SMS. Choose your preferred channels and how often you want to hear about new ideas, comments, confirmations, and reminders. Configure everything in your profile settings.

Availability

In your profile, you can add recurring availability patterns — like "busy Thursdays September through April" or "free weekends." The system uses these patterns to highlight potential scheduling conflicts and suggest alternative dates.

Frequently asked questions

Do I need an account to vote on a shared event?: No. If someone shares an event link with you, you can vote as a guest by entering your name. You only need an account to create groups or add events.
Can I be in multiple groups?: Yes, as many as you like. Each group has its own events and members.
What happens when an event is "committed"?: It means the plan is confirmed — tickets are bought, the reservation is made, or the date is locked in. Any group member can mark an event committed and add a note explaining the status.
Who can edit or delete events?: Any group member can edit event details (title, date, location, price, description). Only the person who created an event can delete it.
Can I remove someone from my group?: Not currently. Anyone with the invite link can join, and members can leave on their own from the group settings page.
Can I use passkeys or email to sign in?: Yes. You can sign in with Google, Apple, a passwordless email code, or a passkey. Link additional sign-in methods from your profile page.
Can I delete my account?: Yes. Go to your profile page and scroll to the bottom. Account deletion is immediate and permanent — it removes your votes, comments, availability patterns, and all associated data.
Is there an app?: doings is a web app that works in any browser, including on your phone. You can add it to your home screen for a native app experience. There's no separate download.
How does the calendar feed work?: Each group has a calendar feed you can subscribe to from any calendar app. Go to your group page, open the calendar menu, and copy the feed URL into your calendar app. It auto-updates when events are added or changed. Only events with confirmed dates appear in the feed.
Who can see my votes?: Everyone in the group can see how you voted. If an event is shared publicly via its direct link, non-members see a summary of group votes by first name only.
What data does doings collect?: Just what you give it — your name, email, and profile photo from your sign-in provider, plus the events you create and votes you cast. No tracking, no ads. See the privacy policy for details.

Something else?

If you've hit a bug, have a question, or just want to say hi — hello@doings.ca.