A lightweight macOS menubar app for quickly capturing notes to your self-hosted Memos server
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FastMemos

A lightweight macOS menubar app for quickly capturing notes to your self-hosted Memos instance.

FastMemos Note Window FastMemos Menubar

Features

  • 🎯 Lives in your menubar - Always accessible, never in the way
  • ⌨️ Global shortcut - Press ⌘⇧M anywhere to capture a thought (configurable)
  • Instant sync - ⌘Enter to push notes to your Memos server
  • 🔐 Secure - Credentials stored in macOS Keychain
  • 📊 Word count - Real-time character and word count
  • 🔒 Visibility control - Set default visibility + override per memo

Requirements

  • macOS 13.0 (Ventura) or later
  • A self-hosted Memos instance

Installation

Download

Download the latest .dmg from Releases.

Build from Source

git clone https://github.com/pawelorzech/FastMemos.git
cd FastMemos
open FastMemos.xcodeproj
# Build with Xcode (⌘B)

Setup

  1. Launch FastMemos - look for the icon in your menubar
  2. Click the icon and go to Settings
  3. Enter your Memos server URL (e.g., https://memos.yourdomain.com)
  4. Log in with your Memos username and password
  5. Configure your preferred default visibility
  6. Customize the global shortcut if desired

Usage

Action Shortcut
Open note window ⌘⇧M (default, configurable)
Submit note ⌘Enter
Close without saving Escape

Privacy

  • Your credentials are stored securely in macOS Keychain
  • Notes are sent directly to YOUR server - no third parties
  • No analytics, no tracking, no telemetry

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Please feel free to submit a Pull Request.

Feedback

Found a bug or have a feature request?

License

MIT License © Paweł Orzech

Acknowledgments

  • Memos - The amazing self-hosted note-taking service
  • HotKey - Global keyboard shortcuts for macOS