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System & Apps Reviewed Read-only by @greg 5 nodes Shared Oct 4

Quick Capture

Get a thought out of your head in two seconds. Press a shortcut, type one line, and it is saved to Apple Reminders with a short confirmation. Cancel and nothing happens. Setup: record a shortcut, allow Accessibility, and allow access to Reminders.

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Runs when
Capture Hotkey
You'll set up
Accessibility · Reminders · Notifications
It can
Add reminders · send notifications
It never
Deletes anything · leaves your Mac

The flow as it appears on the canvas · click to enlarge

How it works

  1. 1

    Press the shortcut

    From wherever you are, without leaving what you were doing.

  2. 2

    Type one line

    A small box opens and waits for the thought.

  3. 3

    It is saved

    The note goes to Apple Reminders with a short confirmation. Cancel and nothing is written.

The whole flow

Every node, in the order it runs 5 nodes · read-only
Capture Hotkeytrigger.keyboard_shortcut Ask What to Captureaction.user_input Typed Something?condition.compare Save to Remindersaction.apple_reminders Confirm Savedaction.notification

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