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Life & fun · March 21, 2026

WriteTray

Capture thoughts instantly from your menu bar

What it does

WriteVault is a fast, distraction-free markdown note app for macOS that lives in your menu bar. Open it anytime with a hotkey, capture your thoughts, and keep moving. Built for people who use note taking app with markdown, WriteVault saves notes directly to your vault as Markdown files, so your notes appear in real time. No sync layer, no lock-in, no account, no Cloud subscription.

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