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Capture widget

A small panel that opens over any app, so you can save a note, quote, link, files, a voice note or a screenshot without switching windows.

Open
⌘⇧Cin any app
Save
⌘⏎
On
Mac

Open it and save

  1. Press ⌘⇧C in any app, or choose New capture in the menu bar icon's menu.

  2. Pick a tile: Note, Quote, Link, Media, Voice or Screenshot. Press its letter, or move with the arrow keys and press Return.

  3. Fill in the step, then press ⌘⏎ or click the round checkmark to save.

  4. The widget turns into a receipt where you can file what you saved. See After you save.

Picker keys

  • N Note, Q Quote, L Link, M Media, V Voice, S Screenshot.
  • C picks a color from the screen. Color has no tile.
  • F opens Search, and O opens the main window.
  • ⌘[ goes back to the picker from a step. Esc goes back one level, and in the picker it closes the widget.

Esc inside a step keeps your draft while the widget is open. Closing the widget throws away a new note, quote or link you haven't saved.

From the main window

  1. Press ⌘N, or click the plus button (Create capture) in the sidebar header.

  2. Pick Note, Quote, Link, Media or Record, or press N, Q, L, M or R.

  3. Note opens a New note editor in the window. Press ⌘⏎ to save, or Esc to close.

  4. Quote, Link and Media open the widget at that step, with the space you're browsing already chosen. Record starts a voice note.

Shortcuts and the menu bar

Change ⌘⇧C in Settings → Shortcuts → Global capture. The same group has Quick note, Quick link, Quick media and Quick voice, which are unset at first. Each opens the widget straight at its step, and Quick voice starts recording.

The menu bar icon's menu has New capture, Screenshot, Note, Link, Media, Voice and Color.

Closing the main window leaves the widget and shortcuts working. ⌘Q quits Resurf completely, menu bar icon and shortcuts included.

Questions

Does the widget work when the main window is closed?

Yes. Closing the last window leaves Resurf running in the menu bar. ⌘Q quits it completely, and then the shortcuts stop too.

Why doesn't ⌘N open the widget?

In the main window, ⌘N opens Create capture. The widget's shortcut is ⌘⇧C.

Where is Color?

Press C in the picker, or choose Color in the menu bar icon's menu. It has no tile.