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Ask HN: Mac app for quick capture notes?

2 pointsby arikrover 5 years ago
Currently when I want to take a quick note, I normally cmd-tab to chrome, cmd-t to open a new tab, and just type my note as a google search and process it later.<p>But I&#x27;d prefer a standalone app now, so that I&#x27;m not putting all my notes into Google&#x27;s search history.<p>What&#x27;s a good mac app for quick note capture, with a global hotkey that I can use to quickly capture a one-line note at any time?

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euvitudoover 5 years ago
Might want to try SideNotes or FiveNotes (same developer). My current key mapping is control-option-command-space. I don&#x27;t think either provides sync capabilities, but for quick notes, they&#x27;re decent.
mtmailover 5 years ago
<a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;joplinapp.org&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;joplinapp.org&#x2F;</a> also allows quick saving screenshots as notes, you can encrypt, sync etc.