Quick Capture

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, you will get a blank capture to fill in by hand.

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 Filter subjects search field, already focused.
  • A scrollable list of every subject in your current workspace.

Start typing to filter. Use the up and down arrows to move through the list. Press Enter to pick the highlighted subject.

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 closes and the app jumps to the new session, OnePager open, cursor ready. Two seconds from hotkey to a live editor.

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 lands you straight in a pre-filled OnePager. Best for "I have something right now and I want it saved before I lose it."