The first time you open Dabadoro with a new account, Daba runs a short guide: add a task, put it in your day, pick it, start the focus timer and finish it to earn your first coins. Try the same five steps on the board below, then do them in the app.
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Five small steps to your first coins.
Example data. The focus timer here runs 150 times faster than real time.
On this page
1Add a task
Press + and type one thing to do.
The guide's drawing: the + lights up and a new task joins the list.
In the Tasks panel, press Create task, type a title and save it. A new task pays 10 Coin. What a task or habit pays when you finish it: 10 by default, up to 1,000. You spend coins on rewards you set yourself. when you finish it.
If it does not appear
The + sits at the top of the Tasks panel. In the classic layout the left panel shows one view at a time. Press 2, or choose Tasks at its top. More in tasks and topics.
2Put it in your day
Drag your task into the bright box.
The guide's drawing: the task flies into the lit hour with the red now line.
The bright box is the hour block with the red now line, but any hour of today counts.
If it does not appear
The guide counts tasks planned for today. If the schedule shows another day, press Now to come back. Past days stay read-only. See the schedule.
3Pick your task
Click your task to pick it.
Start focus
The guide's drawing: a click picks the task, and Start focus lights up.
The timer panel then shows its title, and Start focus wakes up.
If it does not appear
Click the card on the schedule, not in the Tasks list.
4Start focusing
Press Start focus and work on your task.
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The guide's drawing: Start focus turns into Focusing and the countdown runs.
The focus timer counts down from 25:00. Switch to another window and the floating timer keeps the countdown in view.
Shortcut
Press Space to start or pause the timer while the Dabadoro window is in front.
5Finish and get coins
When you're done, press the tick.
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The guide's drawing: the tick is pressed and the coins hop to your balance.
Press the tick beside the button. The task completes and its coins fly to your balance in the title bar.
If it does not appear
The tick shows only while the timer runs. A task with a timer also completes by itself when the time is up.
Where your coins go
Your coins live here. Spend them in Rewards.
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Example data: the balance after the guide.
The coin chip holds your balance. On the Rewards page you price rewards and redeem them.
Note
Coins come from finishing things. Time earns XP. Experience points. You earn 10 XP for every 15 minutes you track with the timer and 5 XP per completion.. The details are in rewards, coins and XP.
Show the guide again
Daba shows the guide once on each computer, for an account with no tasks, habits or completions yet.