Nota Brevis
Brief notes, zero friction. A fast, lightweight scratchpad that lives in your Mac's menu bar — one keystroke opens a floating note, another finds anything you've ever written. No accounts, no database, no sync engine. Just your notes, as plain files on your disk.
Capture at the speed of thought
Always one keystroke away
Press ⌥⇧N from any app and a floating note appears, ready to type into. Notes save themselves as you write — there's no save button, no filename dialog, no window to hunt for. Keep notes pinned above other windows while you work, and remap every global shortcut to whatever feels natural.
Everything in one place
Browse, search, preview
The hub gathers all your notes in a single window with instant search (⌘⇧F from anywhere). Write in plain text or flip any note to Markdown with one click — headings, lists, task checkboxes, quotes, and syntax-highlighted code blocks render in a clean reading pane. Light, dark, or follow the system.
Your notes are just files
No lock-in, ever
Nota Brevis is a true menu bar app — no Dock icon, no clutter, no heavyweight framework underneath. It's a small, native macOS app that launches at login, sits quietly in the corner, and uses next to nothing until the moment you need it.