Quick capture
Quick notes on your Mac, before the thought is gone
The address someone is dictating on the phone, the time that just got agreed, the idea that showed up in the middle of a video — quick notes die in the time it takes to find the right app. Flyout removes that gap: one gesture, and a note is open on top of whatever you were doing.
For macOS 14 Sonoma and later. iPhone and iPad app included. No account, no subscription.
Open a note with a keyboard shortcut
Choose the shortcut that fits the app you use.
- For Apple Notes, press Fn-Q (or Globe-Q). A Quick Note opens; the default is to return to your last Quick Note.
- For Flyout, press ⌥⌘N. The panel opens with your current note or quick page, so you can continue writing.
- To change Flyout’s shortcut, open its settings from the menu bar and select the keyboard shortcut section.
Opening the panel does not create a new note every time. Use the new-note button or add a quick page when you want a separate document.
One gesture, from anywhere
Rest your pointer on the right edge of the screen or press ⌥⌘N. The panel flies out over your current window — no switching apps, no looking for the note you had open last time. It reopens exactly where you left it.
Track the next step inside the note
Type /todo to give each task a status, such as in progress, in review or done. Add your own statuses and keep the instructions, images and next steps together. Use /check when a simple tick box is enough.
Sprint2/6Notes- Rework the onboarding copy
- Write the migration note
- Test checkout end to end
- Tag the release
- Backport to 1.1
- Bump the version
In the note- [in-progress] Write the migration notePaste anything
Screenshots, photos, a picture of the whiteboard — paste or drag them straight into the note, resize them in place. The note keeps everything about the moment, not just the words.
Gone when you are
Step away and the panel slides back to the edge on its own. No windows to close, nothing left floating over your work. Next nudge, it’s back — with everything still there, even offline.
Tag it now, find it later
A quick note is only quick if you can find it again. Type a tag as you capture it — autocomplete offers the tags you already use, so “meeting” doesn’t quietly become three — then filter by one tag or several at once. Emoji work the same way: start typing :fire and pick from the suggestions.
Questions
- How fast does it open?
- The panel is loaded when your Mac starts, so it appears the moment you trigger it — there’s no launch wait while your thought evaporates.
- Where do my notes live?
- Note content is stored as Markdown in a local database. Export it as .md files to use in other editors. Turn on iCloud sync on both devices to keep notes, folders, task statuses and reminders in your own iCloud account. Nothing passes through our servers. You can also write offline and sync when connected again.
- Does it work offline?
- Fully. No account, no connection required — reminders and all. Sync simply catches up when you’re back online.
For macOS 14 Sonoma and later. One-time $24 — no subscription.
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