Take notes withoutinterrupting your flow

Type lets you quickly capture notes with the timestamp attached, from anywhere.

Download on the Mac App Store

macOS 13.0+ Intel, Apple Silicon

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960 note-takers stay focused

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!!”

Brad Rokosz
Principal CSM at Amazon Web Services

Stay focused

Reduce interruptions and launch Type via the hotkey from anywhere on your Mac.

Stay focused

Never lose your notes again

Notes are stored in text files on your device, so you can access them quickly, even offline.

Never lose your notes again

Remember when you captured a note

Timestamp is automatically attached to each note. Get more context when going through your notes.

Remember when you captured a note

All your notes at a glance

Quickly switch between notes. Navigate through your notes via the arrow keys.

Make it yours

Select your preferred date format. Insert new notes at the top or bottom of the fle.

Make it yours

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!

  • → Option to keep the app always visible
  • → Search for notes
  • → Export note
  • → ...and more!

960 note-takers stay focused

They quickly capture their thoughts from anywhere and stay in the flow!

5 out of 5 stars

Indispensable

“I’ve just found this app and it’s a gem!!”

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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.”

Josh Buesseler

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?”

Charley's Girl

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.”

Kruznick1087

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.”

Brian Sander
Product Design Lead at Meta

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”

Séraphin Hochart
Head of Product at Zight (formerly CloudApp)

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!”

downdb
App Store Review

5 out of 5 stars

Handy app

“This thing's handy and a breeze to use. I have nothing but praise for it.”

Inja Nixx
App Store Review

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! 🔍”

Alexander Sandberg
Senior iOS Engineer at Composer

5 out of 5 stars

“It is what the quick note from the Notes App should have been.”

Ricci Facalet
Lead Software Developer at Quarticle

5 out of 5 stars

Nice app

“Good companion for Obsidian.”

morav.ru
App Store Review

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!”

Benson991
App Store Review

Behind the app

Meet the tiny team behind Type.

Pay once, use forever

Includes a free trial. No subscription.

$15.99 $7.99 USD

  • Use on all your devices
  • All future features & releases
  • 7-day free trial
Download on the Mac App Store

macOS 13.0+ Intel, Apple Silicon

4.8 based on user reviews

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