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Plume - Light Menubar Note

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A fast notepad in the Mac menu bar

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A light notepad that lives in the Mac menu bar. Open it from the menu bar or a hotkey, type, and get back to work.

Key features

  • Lives in the Mac menu bar as a popup notepad
  • Customizable hotkey to open and close the popover
  • Tabs, quick search, and a resizable writing area
  • Magic mode for smart text completion
  • Connected with Apple Watch and Mac

Capture types

TextVoice (unknown)Photo (unknown)Scan (unknown)

Content types

NotesTasks (unknown)Email (unknown)Links (unknown)

Platforms

iPhoneiPadMacApple Watch

Apple features

Lock screen widget Unknown
Action Button Unknown
Home screen widget Unknown
Control Center Unknown
Share sheet Unknown
Siri Unknown
Shortcuts Unknown
Spotlight Unknown
Safari extension Unknown
Menu bar Yes
Global keyboard shortcut Yes
Services menu Unknown
Share extension Unknown

Details

Pricing Freemium
Rating N/A

Reviews

Massively improved my productivity

I always struggled keeping my notes in one place and nothing seemed to work. This app was the missing piece. I love that I can just shortcut my way thru the 5 pages of notes and that it HOVERS over my desktop until I tell it not to. It just really helps me get the work done. I also love that it sits in the toolbar and is so easily accessible. I just which if they gave us an option to add more pages. 5 pages is not enough especially because I try to keep the size of each page small to avoid it taking up the entire screen.

Bill Singh

App Store review

New version isn't as smooth.

Still a cool app, but, at least in min mode, versions 2.0-2.1 no longer return to the same spot in long notes. It frequently jumps up several lines so you have to scroll back down almost every time. Hanging on to 1.1 for now.

seldon73

App Store review

Excellent little app!

Does exactly what it say on the tin, and looks beautiful while doing it. BUT . . . is there a keyboard shortcut to launch a note? Am I missing something? I've even tried creating an Automator Quick Action for it, but no joy. Help? Thanks again!

ellaness

App Store review

Amazing tool

This is absolute a great small tool that makes our note-taking life easier, light but addresses the major demand when we have to quickly jot down the instant idea that otherwise would be quite inefficient if we have to switch to a professional software. It also works quite well under the full screen mode of the other apps. The only improvement I want to propose is the possibility of adding shortcut support. At least for me, I mainly rely on the shortcuts when I work in full screen mode. Thanks a lot for the great contribution!

Joyalol

App Store review

I LOVE THIS

This app is so handy for quick notes during Zoom sessions or a quick brain dump when trying to focus. It's also designed so aesthetically, and I love the minimalist feature. One thing I would absolutely love from this app is the ability to have it load on it's own after shutting down my laptop. (Might be a thing I just havent figured out how to do yet) I'm still giving it 50stars because of how helpful this is been for me!!

Dontusullygivereviews

App Store review

Developer

CREACH Agency

Developer website

FAQ

Where do my notes go?

The listing does not name a local file path. The site offers Plume Premium iCloud sync; that paid tier is not described in the App Store listing text.

Does it work on Mac?

Yes. The App Store listing is universal (iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Apple Watch) and needs version 26.4 or later. The developer site describes it as a Mac menubar app.

Is there a one-time price?

Plume basic is free on the listing. The site lists Plume Premium for iCloud as a subscription or a one-time purchase.

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