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Whether for starting a New Year’s Resolution or finding a completely new you this new year, planners always fly off the shelves in January. As planner lovers ourselves, we can’t get through our weeks without one to act as a little assistant.

If you’re scouring the internet just like us to find all the most useful, unique planners to get organized in 2024, keep reading for our top picks.

Dated planners

A perfect desktop or countertop planner, this one is available in either daily or weekly formats with plenty of space for appointments and reminders.

This planner is perfect for writing in on the daily — or just using it as the finishing touch to match the aesthetic of your desk layout.

If there were any type of “street cred” for planners, Moleskine would take it all. This planner is sleek and simple, yet gets the job done. The weekly planner with a monthly view is great to keep everything organized for quickly viewing and jotting down notes and to-do lists.

Day Designers are great at keeping you organized and productive, but the original planners are pretty big. This miniature version measures 6 by 8.3 by 1.25 inches and weighs 1.4 pounds, so it's easier to tote around with you to school or the office.

Expert Recommended

This Levenger planner is a favorite of productivity expert Julie Morgenstern, who previously told us that the binder-like system allows you to add and remove pages as needed.

This budget-friendly planner?has nearly 15,000 5-star ratings on Amazon. For just $10, you can get yourself an organizer that will give you space to schedule your life and keep track of your tasks.

Go for a pocket planner like?this one?if you prefer something small enough to throw in your bag. Despite its size, the planner has enough space for notes each day.

Happy Planner is one of our favorite planner brands. With so many cover designs, the Happy Planner is the right fit for almost anyone. The planner has everything you need, from inspirational quotes to weekly and monthly pages.

Undated planners

Papier's planners are available with plenty of gorgeous covers, but we're big fans of this simple design that can be personalized with your name. Inside, there are 16 weeks' worth of undated pages, including weekly overviews and daily pages.

From shopping lists to schedules, this undated planner will keep practically every area of your life organized so you can reach your New Year’s goals.

Even though it's undated, this Poketo planner has daily, weekly, monthly and yearly spreads so you can plan for practically any time. It even has sections for notes and goals, as well as two pockets for papers you don't want to lose.

With handwritten pages and little notes of encouragement scattered throughout, this planner by artist and author Adam J. Kurtz is intentionally designed for self-care and progress. It leaves room for to-do lists while including reminders not to take life too seriously with a bit of comedic relief.

We love multipurpose things, and this screams decoration and organization. This planner is perfect for someone who wants to see everything on their to-do list laid out for the week.

Customizable planners are the best to keep motivation strong while crossing off things from your list. This planner by Emily Betts at Minted is perfect for those who want to have a hand in creating their planner, in everything from the color and front cover to the insides.

With seven blank columns and room for a weekly to-do list, this planner is perfect to throw in your bag while running errands or on your work-from-home desk setup.

Wellness planners

If you like to meal prep, this notepad is perfect for you. Its shopping list is ideal for bringing to the store and can be torn off from the rest of the weekly plan with a perforated line.

The goal of?this planner?is to help you feel motivated and commit to practicing self-care, and we’re sold. One of the most aesthetically pleasing planners we’ve seen, this one gives space each day to write your top three priorities, craft a to-do list and practice acts of self-care and gratitude. There are also dedicated pages for you to reflect on your week and the month ahead. Take note, though: It covers a six-month time span, so it might be worth grabbing two.

With plenty of negativity in the world, it’s essential to focus on the positive, and this journal does just that. The Enlightenment Planner brings balance and focus into anyone’s life with various pages for weekly lists and reflection and creative spaces for however you want to connect more with yourself.

What better way to start your day than to be greeted by a positive quote on the front cover? This journal has a section to brainstorm your wellness goals where you can check in with how you are feeling and what your feelings are about your health and wellness.

Specialty planners

Combining beauty and brains, this planner contains functional budget sections that include a budget overview, bill organization chart, savings tracker, account and debts and monthly budget challenge.

For tech lovers and those who like saving trees, this planner is a great fit. Claiming that it’s “the last planner you’ll ever buy,” the reusable Rocketbook can be erased, so you don’t have to keep throwing out paper and buying new planners. The planner connects with the Rocketbook app, so you can capture each page and have them forever.

Whether you love to run or have another go-to workout, this log is a useful addition to your workout regime. It’s separated by day to leave space to reflect on your training, including where you worked out and when.

For those who are always on one device or another, this planner is the perfect digital addition to your paper planner or a replacement altogether. It is compatible with GoodNotes and Notability and can easily be downloaded and saved to the apps. The planner has three weekly layouts and includes a whole gallery of stickers to add to each page.

If you like just having a piece of paper, so you don’t have a whole book to carry around, this is a unique avenue to take. This package contains pages for a daily, weekly, and monthly plan. The pages leave enough room for hole punches if you decide to put them into a binder. With the purchase, you get the link to download and print each page instantly.