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Quick Capture

Capture a thought from any app with one shortcut.

Press a shortcut anywhere, type or paste, and Quick Capture files it with a link back to where you were. Sends to your notes or tasks app.

Estimated window
Closed beta: 2027 Q1–Q2
Confidence
Low confidence
Progress
5%

Estimates are ranges, not delivery guarantees. Contractual wait limits and refunds are defined separately in the terms.

Problem
Ideas get lost between switching apps.
Scope
Global shortcut, capture panel, source links, export to notes and tasks apps.
Estimated effort
Low — our team, roughly 3 months
Stages

Where it is on the line

  1. 1

    Discovery & scopeNow

    Discovery · 2–3 weeks

  2. 2

    Name, icon & screen votes

    Design · +3–5 weeks

  3. 3

    Working prototype

    Prototype · +4–6 weeks

  4. 4

    Closed beta (founder priority)

    Closed beta · +6–10 weeks

  5. 5

    App Store review

    Store review · +1–3 weeks

Estimate history

Every change, with its reason

Old estimates stay visible. Each revision shows what changed, why, and when the next update is due.

No estimate changes yet. The first estimate is the one shown above.

Public log

Quick Capture updates

No public updates for this app yet. Founders get a weekly log in the club.