Capturing Ideas

The fastest thought is the one you never lose. Jotaid gives you several ways to capture ideas the moment they strike — then organize them later.

Quick Note

Quick Note is a lightweight capture window for jotting something down without leaving what you're doing.

macOS: Press ⇧⌘J (Shift + Command + J) anywhere in the app to toggle the floating Quick Note window. It keeps your draft even if it loses focus, so you can glance away and come back.
iOS: Quick Note is the screen you land on at launch. Its Save and New Note button saves the current note and immediately clears for the next — built for capturing several thoughts in a row.

Everything you capture lands in your Inbox by default, so you never have to decide where it goes up front.

TIP

Add tags as you write in Quick Note to make notes easier to find and cluster later.

Send text, images, or a URL into Jotaid from any other app using the iOS Share Sheet:

Select text or an image, or share a link, in Safari, Notes, Photos, or any app
Tap Share → Jotaid
Add anything in the quick compose screen, then save — it becomes a new note in your Inbox

This is the fastest way to clip an article quote, a screenshot, or a research link without switching apps.

Starting from a blank page is hard. Jotaid ships with six built-in templates to give structured thinking a head start:

Template	Use it for
Literature	Capturing and summarizing a paper or article
Decision	Weighing options and recording the call you made
Problem Framing	Defining a problem before jumping to solutions
Insight	Recording a single sharp observation
Weekly Review	Reflecting on the week's progress
Brainstorm	Rapid idea generation

Templates appear on the empty-note page — pick one to create a pre-structured note.