Oh my, I've gotten similarly cynical as of late for practically the same reasons. But before anything else, congratulations on the launch! I've narrowed down

Oh my, I've gotten similarly cynical as of late for practically the same reasons. But before anything else, congratulations on the launch! I've narrowed down to pen and paper[^1] and Obsidian for later remixing and publishing[^2] Having gotten used to how usable and fast pen and paper is, I wanted the same feeling: Take a quick markdown note while working without having to keep Obsidian running in the background, switch to Obsidian to write and to leave my keyboard. None of the existing note-taking menu bar apps[^3] had what I needed. So I made my own that fits my needs perfectly[^4]. A single global hotkey ⌘-⌥-N opens the note popover, ⌘-S saves the note into my Obsidian vault. If you want, check it out! It's the simplest, least-frills way I could come up with to jot down a markdown note [^1]: My pen and paper notebooks: https://publish.obsidian.md/alexisrondeau/%E2%AD%90%EF%B8%8F+My+Physical+Notebooks+(Photos) https://publish.obsidian.md/alexisrondeau/%E2%AD%90%EF%B8%8F... [^2]: My digital garden: https://publish.obsidian.md/alexisrondeau/ https://publish.obsidian.md/alexisrondeau/ [^3]: Note-taking Menu Bar Apps: https://www.macmenubar.com/note-taking-apps/ https://www.macmenubar.com/note-taking-apps/ [^4]: QuickDown.app: https://github.com/akaalias/quickdown https://github.com/akaalias/quickdown