macOS menu-bar app

Notes that
follow your apps.

A quiet overlay that keeps a notebook beside every app. Press your shortcut, capture the thought, keep moving — nothing leaves your Mac.

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  • Local & private
  • Per-app context
  • ⌥⌘N to open
AppNote three-pane overlay beside the Cursor app

How it works

Three keys. One breath.

  1. 01

    Press ⌥⌘N

    The overlay slides in beside whatever app you're in — no window juggling.

  2. 02

    Capture the thought

    Title it, tag it as a Note, Todo, Idea, Bug, or Reference. Done in seconds.

  3. 03

    Keep moving

    It's saved to that app's notebook, locally. Switch apps and AppNote follows.

Features

Built to stay out of the way.

Every app gets its own notebook.

Switch apps — AppNote follows. Notes stay tied to where the work happens.

Per-app notes beside a coding app

Capture in one breath.

Title it, tag it, done — without leaving your app.

Creating a new note with the ⌥⌘N shortcut

Filter without the noise.

Note, Todo, Idea, Bug, Reference.

AppNote category filters

Find it, copy it, gone.

Search across a space and copy a note's body with one click — back to work.

Searching and copying notes in AppNote

The details

Small on disk. Serious about privacy.

Requires
macOS 14 or later
Lives in
The menu bar
Your data
Stored only on your Mac
Tracking
None. No accounts, no analytics
Shortcut
⌥⌘N, fully customizable
Price
On the Mac App Store

Ready when the idea shows up.

macOS 14 or later · Menu bar · Local notes

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