Capture now. Find it later.
A deliberately simple, local-first note-taking app for macOS. Open it, write a thought, send it, and move on.
v1.0 · macOS 14+ · Apple Silicon & Intel · Free
Why Jot
Your jots live on your Mac. No account, no server, and no cloud required.
Every feature works without internet. Fully usable in airplane mode.
Full-text search across jot content, hashtags, and auto-extracted keywords.
Optional #tags with deterministic colors. Organization without folders.
Menu bar Quick Jot, a floating panel, and a global shortcut — capture without switching apps.
Your data is yours. Export everything to Markdown or JSON at any time.
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Launch Jot and start typing. The capture screen stays sparse on purpose — nothing to configure.
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Save with a single action. Jot timestamps your thought and indexes hashtags and keywords automatically.
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Search your archive by content, hashtag, or keyword — entirely on your machine.
Jot stores everything locally on your Mac. There are no accounts, no analytics, no cloud storage, and no AI processing your notes. Even the developer never sees your jots.
Download Jot for macOS, drag it into your Applications folder, and start capturing.
Requires macOS 14.0 or later. Compatible with Apple Silicon and Intel Macs. Free — no account needed.