We all underestimate. The Estimator goblintool reads your task list and gives a realistic time per item plus an honest total.
Estimator is a goblintool that assigns realistic time costs to common task types using keyword weights — emails are short, writing is medium, building is long — and adds a sensible buffer for breaks.
When you say "I'll knock these out in an hour," you're usually wrong by 3x. Estimator gives you the honest number before your day collapses.
Plain language is fine.
Each line gets a time estimate.
Includes a 25% buffer for breaks and context switches.
If today's list is 9 hours, cut it down before you start.
Keyword matching: writing tasks get ~45 min, calls get ~30 min, building gets ~3 hours, etc.
Not in the UI yet — open the source if you'd like.
No, it's stateless and private.
Yes, for rough sanity checks — not for billing clients.
Want more goblintools? Try the Magic ToDo, Formalizer, Judge, Estimator, Compiler, Chef, or Professor.
