Summon it anywhere
One shortcut over any app — browser, IDE, spreadsheet. The bar arrives in a blink and leaves the same way.
One keystroke, from any app
Type once. It knows where it goes.
Chute is a tiny command bar that catches a thought before it vanishes — then files it as a reminder, note, or calendar event. With the reason shown, every time.
Private beta · macOS & Windows · ⌘⇧Space
Chute
live demo
Reminders
Apple Notes
Google Calendar
Slack
The app's actual routing brain, running in your browser.
Type like a person
“Buy milk tomorrow at 5pm.” Times, lists, and links are understood as you type — no syntax to learn.
Enter. Sorted.
It sends with the reason attached. Wrong guess? Flip it in one tap — ⌘Z brings anything back.
A capture surface should
disappear
when you don't need it, and arrive without ceremony when you do.
It should respect both your hands and your attention.
Nothing more is needed.
Nothing less will do.
Explainable routing
It decides where things go.
And it shows its work.
No black box. Every capture carries a plain-English reason — “looks like a to-do”, “has a time”, “contains a link” — so you always know why something landed where it did, and you can correct it once.
Split on send
One mixed capture fans out — action lines become individual reminders, the prose stays together as one note.
One-tap correction
Every guess carries its reason and a “Not a to-do?” flip. You are never stuck with the machine's opinion.
Undo, even after send
A short grace window holds each capture back. ⌘Z pulls it back before it leaves your machine.
Updates itself
Signed builds arrive quietly in the background. Restart when you feel like it — never mid-thought.
Designed for thinking
A small surface,
considered in every detail.
01 · The capture
Anywhere a thought
can interrupt you.
Browser. IDE. Spreadsheet. The capture box opens on top, takes one line, and disappears.
02
Tags & lists,
without a sidebar.
Work
Personal
Idea
Read later
03
Lives in the tray.
Quiet until you call.
Menu bar
⌘⇧Space
04
Times find
the right home.
Fri · 5:00 PM
→
05
Yours by default.
Cloud is opt-in.
Every capture saves to a local SQLite store before any network call. You decide what leaves your machine.
On device
Integrations
Configured once.
Sent on capture.
Connect your tools during setup, then forget about them. Destinations are one tap away on every capture — and timed text finds the calendar on its own.
On device
Your thoughts
stay yours.
Every capture saves locally first. Connect destinations only if you want — you can run Chute completely offline with zero accounts.
- Local SQLite history on your machine
- No telemetry, no analytics
- OAuth tokens stay on disk, never on a server
- Sync only what you choose, when you choose
Ready to capture faster?
Chute is in a closed beta while the rough edges get polished. Leave your email and we'll send an installer for macOS or Windows.
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