## Demo
![[QuickDown Demo.gif]]
## Who
- For myself:
- As an avid Obsidian user who...
- Often doesn't have Obsidian running because I prefer to have only the app I'm working in running at a time
- Loves taking many small markdown notes for my vault
- Uses MacOS
## What
- A minimal markdown note-taking menu bar app for MacOS
- Quickly and lets me **seamlessly open, write and save markdown notes into my Obsidian vault**
- Designed to be completely **keyboard-first**
## Why
- I want to **quickly save small notes *into* my Obsidian vault *without* having Obsidian running or having to open it**
- As **a keyboard-first person**, I want to **capture an idea while 100% staying on my keyboard**
- **None of the existing menu-bar apps provide the minimal configuration** I am looking for: Focus on keyboard-first and simple, no-frills markdown support
## How
- Keyboard-first note-taking
- Seamless writing with **a single global hotkey** that opens and focuses the note-field (Command-Option-N)
- Direct saving to Obsidian vault with standard hotkey (Command-S)
## Repository
- https://github.com/akaalias/quickdown (Private – Let me know if you want it on the App Store!)
## Settings
- Gear-button bottom-right to access
![[Screenshot 2021-12-08 at 16.37.00.png]]
- Modal overlay with basic hotkeys
![[Screenshot 2021-12-08 at 16.36.20.png]]
## Progress
- [[QuickDown Menu Bar App – 8.12.2021]]
- [[QuickDown Menu Bar App – 7.12.2021]]
- [[Older QuickDown Menu Bar App Notes]]