Hi Product Hunters, This is Moah from Boomerang. We're so excited to introduce Bookable Schedule to you all. I wanted to share the backstory behind the Bookable Schedule. A couple of years ago, I was pretty burned out after 8 years as a startup founder. I took some time off from working on Boomerang full time. During that time, I started to do angel investing and productivity consulting while I figured out what to do next. I tried a few scheduling tools that were out there and they were convenient for me but I didn’t like how I came across. Especially for the meetings that I have asked for, it felt slightly icky for me to send a link and say "please go find a time". I didn’t like that it came across as pawning off the labor of scheduling to the other party especially when I am the one asking for this meeting to happen. I've also tried other tools that let you insert meeting times into your email as clickable links. I found they were easier on the recipient's workflow. The downside was that the times I inserted in the emails were static and not up to date with my latest availability as my calendar was booking up. The other common pitfall was the times that I sent were in the past if the other party was away for a long vacation or just didn't get to the email in time. That often led to frustration or miscommunication and people defaulted back to "How about 3pm on Tuesday?" type of emails. I wanted the holy grail of a meeting scheduling tool that was as streamlined for me as it was for my guest. That led me to agitating internally to tackle the meeting scheduling problems with the unique technology we already have around live image generation inside an email from calendar schedules. As we were building it, the beta product got me personally re-energized to take on the challenge of growing Boomerang to be the best solution for meeting scheduling. I'm super excited to be able to share it with everyone. Here is what Bookable Schedule brings to the table: For you the person scheduling: 🖥️ 📱 Right in your Gmail or our iOS App ↖️↖️ Just a couple clicks to schedule each new meeting 🗓️ 🗓️ Integrate multiple calendars. No effort required to keep your availability updated. 🛠️ ⚙️ Customize for complete control over your schedule with buffer times, max number of meetings, minimum advance notice, reminder emails 👩‍💻 🎧 Zoom, Google Meet integration 🧑‍💼👩‍💼 Auto-invites teammates or additional stakeholders as the meetings get scheduled 🌎 🕞 Personalize on a per-meeting basis including dual timezone display For your guest (aka anyone you are trying to schedule a meeting with): ❌ No power dynamics. No awkward scheduling links. 🎁. Specific time slots with their name and email address pre-filled. 📥 Right in their email regardless of what email app they use. 🔥 Overlay with their own availability without leaving their email to find the time to meet. For both parties 📅 Magic Live Calendar - Instant confirmation eliminates back-and-forth emails ✨ Error free experience. No more time zone misunderstanding or transcription errors ⚡ Smooth start to your meetings. All meeting details you need in your calendar event with options to reschedule or cancel. We hope you’ll love Bookable Schedule, a more respectful alternative to a booking link, as much as our beta users do. Hope to hear from you all on how we can improve it even more.

Reviews of Boomerang for Gmail

Julien Cornebise

•1 review

Have been using private beta for 9 months, and it has simplified my work *so much*! The Magic Calendar straight into the email is also much more respectful of the recipient, truly one-click and transparent. Can't work without it anymore.

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3yr ago

Quinn Morgan

Workona

•2 reviews

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3yr ago

Melissa Grody

•2 reviews

I've been using Boomerang for much longer than a year, that's just the longest option this allows me to choose. I use it every day and am still probably underutilizing its capabilities. With it I have been able to be on top of follow ups, handle emails when top of mind but make sure they go out at a more optimal time for response, and with Inbox Pause... Catching up after OOO has been so much easier.

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7yr ago

Alex Moore

Inbox Pause

Maker

Although it's April Fool's Day, this product is no joke!