Quickstart

    From sign-up to a working assistant in about two minutes of your time.

    1. Sign in

    Go to the timelit app and click Continue with Microsoft. timelit uses your existing Microsoft work account, so there is no separate password to manage.

    2. Tell timelit who you are

    During the introduction you're asked for your nickname and your job. This isn't a formality: timelit uses your role to write drafts that fit your context (a CEO delegating requests writes differently than a support engineer answering tickets). You can change both anytime under Settings → Account.

    3. Connect Microsoft 365

    Choose which areas timelit may access (E-Mail, Calendar, and Meetings) and approve them with your Microsoft account. Each feature only needs its own permission; you can start with just email and add the rest later. Details and the admin-approval case are covered in Connecting Microsoft 365.

    4. Let timelit get to work

    After connecting, timelit sets itself up in the background:

    • Syncing your Microsoft 365 data. Your recent email history (about the last 6 months) is imported so Chat and Knowledge Search can answer questions from day one, not just about emails that arrive from now on.
    • Learning your writing tone. Your sent emails teach timelit how you write, so drafts sound like you.
    • Activating the features for your account.

    This usually completes within 5 to 15 minutes. You can close the app in the meantime. timelit works server-side, nothing needs to stay open.

    5. Fine-tune (optional)

    All features start with sensible defaults. When you want more control:

    • Email → Drafting: describe your role and writing style, exclude senders from drafting
    • Email → Categorization: define your own categories with colors
    • Meetings → Scheduling: working hours, preferred meeting length, scheduling preferences
    • Briefings: turn the daily briefing email on or off

    Every feature page in the app has a short video showing it in action.

    What you'll notice first

    Within the first day you'll typically see:

    1. Colored category labels appearing on incoming emails in Outlook
    2. Reply drafts waiting in your Outlook drafts folder for emails that need an answer
    3. A daily briefing email the next morning
    4. New Outlook contacts tagged "timelit" for people you email

    Each of these is explained in detail in its feature page, including what timelit will never do, so you're never left guessing.