One shortcut, from anywhere
Catching a thought should take less time than trying to hold on to it.
Press ⌥Space
From your browser, your email, a document — anywhere. A notepad one line tall appears in the upper middle of your screen, ready to type into, and it grows as you write.
⌘Return to save, Escape to close
Your note is saved and the notepad is ready for the next one. No dialogs, no file names, no folders. Escape puts the notepad away, and anything you hadn't saved is still there the next time you open it.
Your notes, one Tab away
Press Tab and your notes appear beneath what you're writing. The arrow keys walk the list, Return opens a note, and Escape steps back. The note you're on offers Pin, Lock, Archive and Delete right on its row. Press / in an empty notepad to search.
A menu bar app, on purpose
Jottle has no Dock icon and no main window. It waits in the menu bar, where you'll also find search, the archive, import and export, and Settings.
Pick your own shortcut
If ⌥Space is already taken, choose something else in Settings, from Jottle's menu bar icon. If another app has already claimed a combination, Jottle will usually tell you and keep your old one. If a new shortcut ever does nothing, just try a different one.
Free for 14 days, then $9.99 once
Try everything on the Mac for two weeks. After that, a one-time purchase keeps it, with no subscription, and Family Sharing covers your family's Macs. If you don't buy, your notes are never locked away: you can still read, search and export them, and they keep syncing to your iPhone, where Jottle is free.