An idea hits, a customer sends you something, a line from a doc you are reading deserves to become a session. You do not want to switch apps, pick a subject from a menu, create a session, open an editor, paste.
Quick Capture collapses that whole sequence into a keystroke.
Trigger it from anywhere#
Select any text in any app (a browser, an email, a doc, a terminal), then press Control+Shift+K.
Azynote opens a small panel centered on your screen, in front of whatever app you are using, with your selection already captured and ready to file under a subject.
If nothing was selected, Azynote falls back to your system clipboard. If the clipboard is empty too, the panel says so: select or copy some text and press the hotkey again.
You can also launch it from the menu: File > Quick Capture.
Pick a subject#
The Quick Capture panel opens with:
- A preview of your captured text (first few lines, grayed).
- A Find a subject search field, already focused.
- Every subject in your current workspace, the most recently active first.
The subject you last captured to is at the top, so pressing Enter right away files the next capture in the same place. Otherwise start typing to filter, and use the up and down arrows to move through the list. The highlighted subject shows Enter on its row. Press Esc, or click outside the panel, to close it without saving.
What gets created#
Azynote creates:
- A new session under the subject you picked.
- A OnePager inside that session, pre-filled with your captured text under a "Quick Capture - [Subject]" title.
The panel shows Saved to [Subject] for a few seconds, with an Open OnePager button:
- Do nothing, or press Esc, and the panel closes and puts you back in the app you were using, cursor where you left it. Your capture is waiting in the subject, ready to edit, search and ask about when you get to it.
- Press Enter or click Open OnePager to jump straight to it in Azynote.
The panel stays up while your pointer is over it, so it won't disappear while you reach for the button.
Want a plain note instead?#
Every Quick Capture starts as a OnePager by design, because most captures benefit from the structured shape and the option to regenerate. If a specific capture is better as a raw note, you can convert it in one click from the session's file switcher. See Convert between Note and OnePager on the Editor page.
Good to know#
- Accessibility permission is required for the global hotkey to work. It is granted during First Launch. If the hotkey stops responding, check System Settings > Privacy & Security > Accessibility and make sure Azynote is toggled on.
- Subject selection is required. You cannot Quick Capture without picking an existing subject. Create the subject first if it does not exist yet.
- AI provider optional. Quick Capture creates the session and OnePager even without a Gemini key configured. You just get a bare OnePager with your text, ready to edit by hand.
- Hotkey conflicts. If another macOS app already owns Control+Shift+K, that app wins. Rebind Azynote's hotkey in Settings, or rebind the conflicting app.
- Long captures are fine. There is no practical size limit. Paste a full article if you want.
How it differs from New Session (Cmd+N)#
Cmd+N opens a new-session dialog inside Azynote. You pick a subject and the session opens with an empty default note. Best for deliberate, in-app session creation.
Quick Capture works from anywhere, captures text automatically, and files it without taking you out of what you were doing. Best for "I have something right now and I want it saved before I lose it."