Intake — Universal Capture for macOS

Features

Everything you need to capture
and route your thoughts

⌨︎

One shortcut

Press ⌘⇧Space from anywhere to open the capture panel. Type, pick a destination, send. Back to what you were doing in seconds.

📨

20+ destinations

Send captures to Obsidian, Things, Todoist, Apple Reminders, Raindrop.io, NotePlan, Drafts, Day One, Bear, files, webhooks, and more.

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Smart routing

Set a default destination or choose on the fly. Keyboard shortcuts let you pick destinations without touching the mouse.

🔒

Privacy first

Everything stays on your Mac. No account required. API keys are stored in the macOS Keychain, not in plain text.

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Capture history

Browse, search, and filter past captures. See what you sent, where it went, and when. Export or delete as needed.

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Auto-updates

New versions are delivered automatically via Sparkle. Updates are signed with EdDSA so you always get the genuine build.

Docs

Getting started

Up and running in under a minute.

Setup

Download and install

Open the DMG and drag Intake to your Applications folder.

Grant Accessibility access

Intake needs this for the global hotkey. macOS will prompt you on first launch. Go to System Settings → Privacy & Security → Accessibility and toggle Intake on.

Configure destinations

Open Settings from the menu bar icon and add your apps — Obsidian, Things, Todoist, Reminders, or any of the 20+ supported destinations.

Capture away

Press ⌘⇧Space to open the capture panel from anywhere. Type your thought, pick a destination, hit ⌘Return to send.

Supported destinations

Obsidian

Things 3

Todoist

Apple Reminders

Apple Notes

Raindrop.io

NotePlan

Drafts

Day One

Ulysses

Bear

Craft

OmniFocus

TickTick

Due

Append to File

Save as File

Make.com

Zapier

Custom Webhook

Keyboard shortcuts

⌘⇧Space	Open capture panel
⌘Return	Send capture
Escape	Dismiss panel
⌘1 – ⌘9	Select destination
Tab	Move to notes field

Changelog

What's new

Added Fixed Changed Known issue

1.0.0-beta14

April 2, 2026

### New Features

capture: add Tab key navigation from title to notes field
release: add Fastlane-based release wrapper script
release: add parallel Fastlane release pipeline

### Bug Fixes

release: use manual signing in export plist, not archive
release: use Developer ID signing for archive and show export errors
release: auto-rollback version bumps on failure
drafts: add tag parameter to Drafts create URL template
fastlane: fix signing, notarization, and path resolution
menu: set explicit target on Check for Updates menu item

1.0.0-beta13

March 22, 2026

### New Features

capture: add inline token parsing for dates, priorities, and tags
models: add supportsScheduledDate and supportsTags capability flags
capture: add Return Key to Send setting

1.0.0-beta12

March 13, 2026

1.0.0-beta11

February 26, 2026

### Bug Fixes

capture: reset success overlay state between captures
release: add correct Sparkle signature to beta10 appcast entry

1.0.0-beta10

February 22, 2026

### Bug Fixes

keychain: fix access group mismatch breaking credential reads
release: fix notarization, Sparkle signing, and export in release script

1.0.0-beta9

February 18, 2026

1.0.0-beta8

February 15, 2026

### Bug Fixes

release: fix macOS sed compatibility in appcast changelog conversion

1.0.0-beta7

February 15, 2026

### Bug Fixes

todoist: update models for API v1 paginated response format

1.0.0-beta6

February 15, 2026

### Bug Fixes

todoist: migrate from deprecated REST API v2 to API v1

1.0.0-beta5

February 15, 2026

### Bug Fixes

todoist: improve project fetch error handling and add onAppear load

1.0.0-beta4

February 15, 2026

### Bug Fixes

credentials: persist API keys to Keychain and add failure indicators

1.0.0-beta3

February 12, 2026

### New Features

screenshots: crop blank space from destination picker and calendar images
screenshots: add automated marketing screenshot generator
release: add non-interactive beta release script

### Bug Fixes

credentials: hydrate API keys from Keychain before sending
release: require Tranquility.lan hostname for beta releases
sparkle: add appcast.xml for beta1 compatibility
release: add Sparkle EdDSA signature for 1.0.0-beta2

1.0.0-beta2

February 7, 2026

### New Features

capture: redesign capture panel with Things-style UI
release: add public releases repo and landing page

### Bug Fixes

release: improve hardened runtime check for paths with spaces
release: fix regex syntax in changelog generator
capture: show date picker as floating popover with hover effects
release: consolidate and fix release scripts for beta2
release: add notarization and hardened runtime to release script
release: update appcast with notarized DMG signature
build: enable hardened runtime for notarization
release: add Developer ID signing and Sparkle signature to beta1
build: add development team for Developer ID signing

1.0.0-beta1 February 6, 2026 Latest

Initial beta release of Intake — a minimalist macOS menu bar utility for capturing thoughts and routing them anywhere.

Capture

Global hotkey — Summon the capture panel instantly from any app
Smart panel — Auto-focuses the title field; resizes dynamically
Offline queue — Captures auto-retry when connectivity returns

Destinations

Built-in adapters — Route via URL scheme, AppleScript, file, or webhook
Todoist, Raindrop.io, Pocket, Pinboard — Direct integrations

History & Data

Capture log — Browse, filter, export, and delete past captures
iCloud sync — Settings sync across your Macs
Secure storage — API keys stored in macOS Keychain

FAQ

Common questions

The Accessibility permission is required to register a global keyboard shortcut that works from any app. Intake uses this solely for the capture hotkey — nothing else.

Capture history and settings are stored locally in ~/Library/Application Support/Intake. API keys are stored in the macOS Keychain. Nothing is sent to external servers unless you configure a webhook destination.

Intake requires macOS 13.0 (Ventura) or later. It runs natively on both Apple Silicon and Intel Macs.

Intake is free during the beta period. Pricing for the final release hasn't been determined yet. Beta testers will be given advance notice before any changes.

Intake is not currently open source. The GitHub repository hosts releases, documentation, and issue tracking. The source code is in a private repository.

Open an issue on GitHub. We have templates for both bug reports and feature requests.

Privacy

Privacy policy

Data collection

Intake does not collect, transmit, or store any personal data on external servers. All capture history and settings stay on your Mac. API keys are stored in the macOS Keychain.

Update checks

Intake uses Sparkle to check for updates. This sends a request to GitHub to check for new versions. Sparkle may send your macOS version, app version, and hardware architecture as part of this request. No personally identifiable information is included.

iCloud sync

If enabled, Intake syncs settings across your Macs via iCloud. This data is governed by Apple's iCloud privacy policy. No capture content is synced — only configuration and destination settings.

Webhook destinations

If you configure a webhook destination (including Make.com, Zapier, or a custom URL), capture content is sent to that endpoint. Intake does not control what those services do with your data. No data is sent to external services unless you explicitly configure a webhook destination.

Analytics

Intake does not include any analytics, tracking, or telemetry. No crash reports are sent automatically.

Last updated: February 2026

Universal Capturefor macOS

Everything you need to captureand route your thoughts

One shortcut

20+ destinations

Smart routing

Privacy first

Capture history

Auto-updates

Getting started

Setup

Download and install

Grant Accessibility access

Configure destinations

Capture away

Supported destinations

Keyboard shortcuts

What's new

1.0.0-beta14

### New Features

### Bug Fixes

1.0.0-beta13

### New Features

1.0.0-beta12

1.0.0-beta11

### Bug Fixes

1.0.0-beta10

### Bug Fixes

1.0.0-beta9

1.0.0-beta8

### Bug Fixes

1.0.0-beta7

### Bug Fixes

1.0.0-beta6

### Bug Fixes

1.0.0-beta5

### Bug Fixes

1.0.0-beta4

### Bug Fixes

1.0.0-beta3

### New Features

### Bug Fixes

1.0.0-beta2

### New Features

### Bug Fixes

Known issues

Common questions

Privacy policy

Data collection

Update checks

iCloud sync

Webhook destinations

Analytics

Universal Capture
for macOS

Everything you need to capture
and route your thoughts