Date Writer

Repetitive tasks can become tiresome because of the time wasted to carry them out. Automation tools are the way to go if you want the computer to take over and help you smoothen your workflow and improve your productivity.

Date Writer is a simple utility that can automate adding the current date inside a document, an email, or any other text field. It can come in handy to those who work with virtual documents, allowing them to insert the current date without having to type it in manually.

Deployment is a breeze and, upon the first launch, Date Writer displays a visually-appealing tutorial to help you understand how everything works. The application runs in the system tray, waiting for a new command to insert the current date.

Designed to be as straightforward as possible, Date Writer does not come with too many configuration options. However, before you start, it is recommended you go to the 'Settings' window to configure the date format, as there are so many forms to write a date. Some of the formats include just the date, while others also insert the current time. If you are not satisfied with any of the available choices, you can also add your own custom format.

There is only one other option you can tamper with, that of changing the hotkey for inserting the date. Unfortunately, the default 'CTRL-ALT' combination cannot be modified, so you can only choose a letter instead of the default one, 'D'.

Date Writer does its job as promised and works with any text editor or field that supports text. However, it does not bring something new to the table, and its functionality can be replaced by any text snippet manager where you put the current date as an input. Adding another item on the cons list, it does not allow you to add any other date but the current one, which would be very easy with a text snippet manager.