Take notes withoutinterrupting your flow
Type lets you quickly capture notes with the timestamp attached, from anywhere.
macOS 13.0+ Intel, Apple Silicon
5 out of 5 stars
“Type is the exact quick entry note taking app I've been searching for! Intuitive controls, lightning fast, and supremely flexible formatting, storage locations, and file types. Nicolas has a near perfect app with the v1.1 update. Awesome stuff!!”
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Press coverage highlights.
"Type is a bare-bone command bar note-taking app for Mac"
Ivan Mehta, TechCrunch
"Type is a new note-taking app for the Mac in the style of app launchers"
John Voorhees, Club MacStories
"Type does quick note-taking better than Quick Notes"
Justin Pot, Lifehacker
"Type is the easiest way to take notes on your Mac"
Michael Burkhardt, 9to5Mac
Stay focused
Reduce interruptions and launch Type via the hotkey from anywhere on your Mac.
Never lose your notes again
Notes are stored in text files on your device, so you can access them quickly, even offline.
Remember when you captured a note
Timestamp is automatically attached to each note. Get more context when going through your notes.
All your notes at a glance
Quickly switch between notes. Navigate through your notes via the arrow keys.
Always on top
Activate the “Stay on top” option to keep the window visible at all times.
Make it yours
Select your preferred date format. Insert new notes at the top or bottom of the fle.
Create note
Each note is stored in a distinct text file.
Import note
Add an existing note and append entries to it.
Delete note
Move a note to the Trash.
Unlink note
Remove a note from Type without putting it to the trash.
Clear note
Clear the content of a note and start fresh.
Customize date
Choose your preferred date format or create a custom one (e.g ISO format).
Open with text editor
Select your preferred text editor to open your notes (e.g. Obsidian).
Keyboard shortcuts
The app is fully navigable via keyboard shortcuts.
Markdown support
Choose between plain old text or Markdown files.
Use cases
Some ideas for using Type. Find yours.
- → Obsidian Quick Capture – Write notes in your Obsidian files
- → Brain Dump – Review your thoughts later
- → Highlights – Capture thoughts for your next 1-1
- → Meetings – Take notes during your meetings
- → Time tracking – See where you spend your time
- → Journaling – Write a daily note
- → Debugging – Steps to reproduce a bug
- → ...and more!
Planned features
Upcoming features. Stay tuned!
- → Search for notes
- → Watch folder of notes
- → Export note
- → ...and more!
1282 note-takers stay focused
They quickly capture their thoughts from anywhere and stay in the flow!
5 out of 5 stars
Excellent tool!“So simple yet so useful. I use this with Obsidian and TaskPaper to make quick entries. It has become part of my everyday work flow, love using it. Please keep the updates coming!”
5 out of 5 stars
Great App, friendly developer“Really amazing, simple and beautiful app. And a really responsive and friendly developer. Highly recommended!”
5 out of 5 stars
Hugely convenient!“Since I’ve been using Type, it’s become second nature to pull it up to jot down a quick note. Definitely recommended! ✨”
5 out of 5 stars
Indispensable“I’ve just found this app and it’s a gem!!”
5 out of 5 stars
“I stumbled across this app by chance yesterday and it’s fantastic. I use Obsidian, and this app is like the missing feature I’ve been looking for.”
5 out of 5 stars
Amazing“Just exploring all the aspects of this app but HOORAY you have done it! Perfect note taking solution. Where have you been all my life?”
5 out of 5 stars
Smooth!“The app is blends perfectly with Obsidian. It's simplistic and just does one thing right, which is all I want it to.”
5 out of 5 stars
“Being able to quickly note without being taken out of my flow or capture anything anywhere, whether it's in a meeting or otherwise, is amazing value that I've been looking for. Thank you for making Type.”
5 out of 5 stars
“Once I started using the shortcuts I started using this app a lot more, just writing down notes during a call or list things I need to get back to later on”
5 out of 5 stars
Does exactly what I need with no waste“I love this app! It doesn't try to do All The Things, just an easily summoned UI to enter a quick note to a text file, and then it gets out of my way. Perfect!”
5 out of 5 stars
Handy app“This thing's handy and a breeze to use. I have nothing but praise for it.”
5 out of 5 stars
“Type is a beautifully crafted, simple app that's very handy for quickly noting things down. Looking forward to seeing where this goes. I'm especially excited for the planned search feature! 🔍”
5 out of 5 stars
“It is what the quick note from the Notes App should have been.”
5 out of 5 stars
Nice app“Good companion for Obsidian.”
5 out of 5 stars
Super lightweight and responsive“Great app that is exactly as advertised. I love being able to instantly bring up a place to dump thoughts with a shortcut: it's fast, clean, and minimal. A great rapid note taking solution to add to your arsenal!”
Pay once, use forever
Includes a free trial. No subscription.
$19.99 $9.99 USD
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- All future features & releases
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macOS 13.0+ Intel, Apple Silicon