Free for Windows & macOS

Capture thoughts
at the speed
of thinking

A floating notepad that lives one shortcut away. Open it from anywhere, write, press Escape. Your thought is saved. You never left what you were doing.

Windows & macOS~80 MB
Velonote
#standup, api

Auth token refresh fails silently when the refresh token expires during a long idle session. Users get logged out with no error message.

TODO: add retry with re-auth prompt before clearing session.

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Ctrl+Enter save   Esc close

Built for people who think
faster than they can organize

Instant capture
Global shortcut opens the window from any app. No searching, no clicking. Just Ctrl+Shift+N and you're writing.
Escape to save
Press Escape — your note auto-saves and the window vanishes. Zero friction between thought and capture.
🏷
Tag & filter
Tag notes inline. Filter by tag cloud in history. Find anything by text or tag in milliseconds.
📁
Markdown files
Every note is also a .md file with YAML frontmatter. Git-friendly, portable, readable by anything.
🔄
Versioned data
Schema migrations run automatically on update. Your data never breaks between versions. Auto-backups included.
📤
Export & import
One-click export/import from the tray menu. Move between machines. Full data portability, zero lock-in.

Your hands never leave the keyboard

Open VelonoteCtrlShiftN
Save noteCtrlEnter
Close windowEsc
Capture tabCtrl1
History tabCtrl2
Settings tabCtrl3
Cycle tabsCtrlTab
Search notesCtrl2type

Free to start.
Pro when you're ready.

Velonote is completely free — unlimited notes, tags, and pins with no trial timer. When you're ready for more, Pro unlocks power features with a single purchase.

  • Custom themes
  • Achievements
  • Custom effects
  • Custom pet
Pro
Pro
$9one-time

Pay once, yours forever. No subscription.

Start capturing.

Free, no account required. Your notes stay on your machine as plain files.

Requires Windows 10+ or macOS 12+.

macOS install instructions

After dragging Velonote to Applications, run in Terminal:

xattr -cr /Applications/Velonote.app

Then open normally.