JotLine

One calm timeline

Newest notes on top, grouped by natural day, with infinite scroll back through your history. A single column, nothing else.

Type to search

Just start typing in the composer — the timeline filters instantly. Matches glow amber, dates and amounts turn green, #tags turn blue.

#Tags, suggested

Type # and JotLine suggests tags you already use. Arrow keys or Enter to complete — keep typing to create a new one.

Tag management

A dedicated page lists every tag by most recent use, with its count. Rename, merge, or delete tags everywhere at once.

Natural-language reminders

Type “tomorrow 9am call the dentist” and JotLine schedules a system notification — recognized in 13 languages, automatically.

A reminder inbox

Every pending reminder in one list, sorted by time. Click one to jump straight to its note, or cancel it in a click.

Quote & reply

Double-click any note to quote it. Replies keep a snapshot of the original, with bidirectional jumps between a reply and the note it quotes.

Edit in place

Click any note to load it into the composer, edit, and press Enter. It updates in place — same spot, same time, same order.

Light & dark themes

JotLine follows your Mac's appearance — dark for late-night jotting, light for bright days. Text, highlights, and the Liquid Glass composer adapt automatically.

Web & file links

Paste a URL to save a web-link note — the safari icon opens it in your browser. Paste a real local path and the folder icon opens it in Finder.

Trash & restore

Deleting moves notes to a trash with one-click restore, grouped by day. Empty Trash is the only permanent step.

jsonnotes.json

~/Library/Application Support/JotLine/

Local-first privacy

Everything is stored in plain JSON files on your Mac. No account, no cloud, no tracking — your notes never leave your computer.

jsonnotes.json

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mdnotes.md

menu bar icon → right-click

Import & export

Back up or move notes from the menu bar's right-click menu. JSON round-trips perfectly; Markdown is a friendly export for reading anywhere.

• EN
• 中文
• 繁體
• 日本語
• 한국어
• DE
• FR
• ES
• DA
• NO
• SV
• NL
• IT
• PT

14 interface languages

JotLine follows your Mac's language — English, 中文, 繁體中文, 日本語, 한국어, Deutsch, Français, Español, Dansk, Norsk, Svenska, Nederlands, Italiano and Português.

⌃⌥Space

one tap away

Global hotkey

⌃⌥Space summons JotLine from anywhere, over any app. It's a menu bar agent — no Dock icon, no window clutter.