Stik
Capture any thought in under 3 seconds. Free, local, yours.
What it does
Press ⌘⇧S from any app — a floating post-it appears. Type your thought, press Escape, done. Under 3 seconds. Notes are plainmd files on your Mac. No account. No cloud. No tracking. Ever. On-device AI semantic search finds notes by meaning. Zero data leaves your machine. Built with Rust & Tauri — 8MB, launches in 0.3s. No Electron. ⌘⇧M → Folder selector ⌘⇧P → AI search ⌘⇧1-9 → Jump to folders Free. Open source. MIT license. Your thoughts, your files.
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