§ Quick Note
Quick Note
A separate Capture Note hotkey writes dictation to a folder you pick — your Obsidian vault, a second-brain folder, a daily note, your repo's docs/notes/ tree. Markdown output, three save profiles, optional front matter.
Who this is for
Anyone with a "scratchpad in markdown" workflow — Obsidian users, Logseq users, researchers with a fieldwork inbox, founders with a walking voice-memo habit.
Three save profiles
Standalone note
Unique timestamped file. Default.
Inbox append
Append to Inbox/<filename>.md (configurable subdir).
Daily note append
Append to Daily/YYYY-MM-DD.md. Obsidian Daily Notes friendly.
Set up Quick Note
- 01
Pick a destination folder
Settings › Notes → Choose Folder. macOS prompts for security-scoped access; Dettivo remembers it across relaunches.
Settings › Notes
- 02
Pick a default profile
Standalone, Inbox, or Daily. Per-profile inbox / daily folders are configurable below.
- 03
Toggle front matter
On adds YAML front matter (created, tags, source app, mode). Off writes plain markdown.
- 04
Bind the hotkey
Settings › Hotkeys → Capture Note. Default is ⌘⇧N.
Settings › Hotkeys
- 05
Use it
Anywhere on your Mac, press the hotkey, dictate, release. The note is written to your destination and (optionally) revealed in Finder.
Launching April 2026
Be first on the launch list.
Dettivo opens for new purchases in April 2026. One-time license, three Macs, lifetime updates.