## 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]]