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Last updated 21 October 2026.

Write to aethelianlabs@gmail.com with a question, a bug or an idea. You can also use Settings → About → Send feedback in the app, which adds your app and system version for you.

Getting started

On first launch on a Mac, choose the folder where you keep your code. Sill finds the git repositories inside it (up to three levels deep) and turns your commits into your worklog and standup. Repositories are matched to projects by path or by name; ones without a project appear under their folder name. Prefer to look around first? Choose Explore with sample data.

Your standup

• Today shows the standup written for you, with one Copy button.
• On Mac, copy it from the menu-bar icon, or press ⌘⇧U anywhere in the app. ⌘⇧C copies today's worklog.
• The Standup tab switches between the standup and a worklog for any day or date range.
• "Yesterday" covers your previous working day, so on Monday it looks at Friday.

Waiting on and receipts

Add a blocker from Waiting on → +, then log each follow-up with its channel, what you asked and the reply. The standup's Blockers line carries the receipt — for example "day 6, asked 3×". Use Remind to chase to get a nudge, and mark a blocker resolved when it lands.

Code folders

Manage the folders Sill reads in Settings → Code: add another folder, rescan after cloning something new, or remove access. Sill reads only each repository's local history file (.git/logs/HEAD), so it sees the commits you made in that copy of the repository. Work done on another computer or in a web interface won't appear. You can switch commits off with Include commits in worklog and standup.

Sync between Mac, iPhone, iPad and Apple Watch

Sill syncs through your own private iCloud. Sign in with the same Apple ID on each device and make sure iCloud is on for Sill. The first time a device syncs, it adds whatever it already has, so if you tried the sample data on several devices you may see it twice — remove the extras on one device and the change syncs to the rest. Commits are read on your Mac; your iPhone shows the standup and worklog they produce.

Mac extras

• The menu-bar icon gives you capture, your current task and Copy standup without opening the window.
• ⌃Space opens capture from anywhere; ⌘K searches everything; ⌘/ shows every shortcut.
• Notes, Calendar, Reminders, Build timeline and Wellness live under Extras in the sidebar.

Backups and moving to a new device

With iCloud on, a new device fills in by itself. You can also keep your own copy: Settings → Data → Export JSON (or Markdown), and Import backup to merge or restore. An optional daily automatic backup is in the same section.

Starting over

Settings → Data → Clear all data deletes everything on that device and, with iCloud on, on your other devices too. Export a backup first if you might want it back. Settings → About → Replay onboarding shows the welcome again.

Contact

aethelianlabs@gmail.com — every message is read.