Markie
A tiny menu-bar app for jotting down a line and having it land in the right file — no app switch, no save dialog, no friction.
You point Markie at the few files you actually use (a daily log, a notes file, a running todo list, whatever), give each one a hotkey, and you’re done. Hit the hotkey, type, press return — the line shows up at the bottom of the file. That’s the whole idea.
Install
- Download Markie.dmg.
- Open the DMG and drag Markie into your Applications folder.
- Launch it. Markie sits in the menu bar — look for the small grid icon on the right side.
Requires macOS 26.1 or later.
How to use it
Set up a file. From the menu bar, open Markie’s settings and add any plain-text or Markdown file. Optionally give it an alias and a hotkey of your own.
Capture a thought. Press the hotkey. A small panel slides in, focused and ready. Type whatever you want to save.
Send it on its way.
| Shortcut | What it does |
|---|---|
| ⌘ ↩ | Append the line to the file |
| ⌘ ⇧ ↩ | Prepend (write at the top instead) |
| ⌘ ⌥ ↩ | Append, then open the file |
| ⌘ O | Just open the file |
| ⎋ | Cancel and dismiss |
Switch files. Press ⇥ to open a list of all your files; arrow keys + return to pick one.
Todo mode. Mark a file as todo-style and new lines come out as checklist items.
That’s it. Markie stays out of the way until you need it, and gets out of the way the moment you’re done.
Updates
Markie checks for new versions on its own. When one’s available it’ll quietly offer to install it on launch — no maintenance on your end.
Releases
See the Releases page for what’s new in each version.
This README was generated by Claude Code.