doxie
One shortcut away
⌥Space from any app. Your draft survives Esc, clicking away and even quitting.
Quick notes,
fetched by a dachshund.
doxie lives in your Mac's menu bar. Press ⌥Space, type, and the dachshund stretches to fit your note. Press ⌘S and it's saved. Everything stays on your Mac.
Free · macOS 14 or later · Apple silicon and Intel
doxie is new and made by one person. Tell me what you think, every message is read.
Every note is a dog in your park
Open the inbox and your ten newest notes play in a pixel park. They trot around the pond, gallop, sniff, dig and doze off, each wearing the look its note was written with. Hover one to see its note, click it to open it. Try it: hover the dogs.
Your notes, calm and close
Below the park, your notes are a quiet list: each one with its own little dog, its tags and when you wrote it. Filter by Pinned, Archive or any #tag, and click a note to edit it.
Small app, quick paws
#tags and search
Type #ideas anywhere in a note. Filter by tag, or press ⌥⇧Space to find any note in a second.
Clipboard to inbox
Save whatever you just copied as a note, with its own shortcut. Nothing even opens.
Markdown and Obsidian
Notes are written as plain Markdown files, straight into your Obsidian vault. Edits you make there are never overwritten.
Notion Pro
Each note becomes a page in your Notion database, with its tags and date. Offline notes catch up later.
All your Macs Pro
Notes sync through iCloud Drive. If two Macs change the same note, both versions are kept.
Capture actions Pro
Start with /todo, /pin or /append to make a checklist, pin the note or add to your last one.
Local-first
Notes are stored in a SQLite database on your Mac. No account, no cloud, no tracking.
Reminders
Type /remind tomorrow 9:00 in front of a note. When it's time, you get a notification and the note's dog rings a little bell.
Doxie Pro
doxie is free to use, with unlimited notes. Pro adds integrations and a wardrobe for your dachshund. Pay once, keep it.
| Free | Pro | |
|---|---|---|
| Unlimited local notes | ✓ | ✓ |
| Global shortcut, quick search, tags | ✓ | ✓ |
| Markdown / Obsidian export folders, with tag filters in Pro | 1 | Many |
| Notion sync | ✓ | |
| Reminders with notifications | ✓ | ✓ |
| Repeating reminders: every day, weekday, week or month | ✓ | |
Capture actions: /todo, /pin, /append | ✓ | |
| Sync between your Macs (iCloud Drive) | ✓ | |
| Coats and accessories: party hat, glasses, scarf, bow tie, cowboy hat & boots | ✓ | |
| Park themes: Autumn, Snow, Night | ✓ |
Get Doxie Pro
One-time purchase for up to 3 Macs, no subscription. Payment and licensing by Lemon Squeezy; your license key unlocks Pro in doxie's settings.
Questions
Where are my notes stored?
On your Mac, in a SQLite database in your Library folder. doxie has no servers and no account. If you turn on export or sync, notes are written to the folders or the Notion workspace you choose.
Does it work offline?
Yes. Capturing, searching and exporting to folders all work offline. Notion sync catches up when you're back online.
Is Doxie Pro a subscription?
No. You pay once and keep Pro, including all 1.x updates. Your notes always stay yours, with or without Pro.
Can I use my license on more than one Mac?
Yes, on up to 3 Macs. To move it to another Mac, choose Deactivate on This Mac in doxie's settings.
How do updates work?
doxie checks for updates once a day and asks before installing. You can turn this off in Settings.
The download won't open. What now?
doxie is signed and notarized by Apple, so it opens with a double-click. If macOS still refuses, you most likely have an older download: get the latest from the download page. Versions before 0.3.1 needed a one-time Open Anyway in System Settings → Privacy & Security. See Installing.
How can I tell you what's missing?
In doxie, 🐾 → Send Feedback…, or the short feedback form: three questions, no account, about 30 seconds. Bugs, wishes and "this annoyed me" are all welcome.
Why a dachshund?
Because notes come in all lengths, and so do dachshunds.
More answers in the documentation.