Alfred as a quick memory / note tool

[iJemz]

Hey

 

I use snippets for a few things just as a memory or note, like addresses or people's names or account details/numbers.

 

I thought it would be very useful if it was easier to add snippets or reminders into Alfred from that main Alfred search field.

It could also be useful if Alfred could search longer text documents for info - imagining I have text files that contain information.

 

Perhaps an app already exists?

[TomBenz]

30 minutes ago, iJemz said:

Hey

 

I use snippets for a few things just as a memory or note, like addresses or people's names or account details/numbers.

 

I thought it would be very useful if it was easier to add snippets or reminders into Alfred from that main Alfred search field.

 

This would be interesting. Workflow to add snippets or text replacement.

 

30 minutes ago, iJemz said:

It could also be useful if Alfred could search longer text documents for info - imagining I have text files that contain information.

 

Perhaps an app already exists?

 

[vitor]

Note Taker exists exactly for the use case of storing and managing bits of text.

 

To quickly add a snippet, use the Save as Snippet Universal Action.

To search inside files—which Note Taker already does—use the in keyword or make a Workflow with a File Filter.

[iandol]

There once was a great app called notational velocity [NV] for fast note taking. This was modified into NVAlt which used multimarkdown and when that stopped development another developer made a "spiritual successor", FSNotes. FSNotes works on both macOS and iOS, syncs well, is open source and you can use it for free, though I gladly bought a copy to support its developer. It has an Alfred workflow:

 

https://github.com/glushchenko/fsnotes/wiki/Alfred-Workflow

https://fsnot.es