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Re:Show HN: Jot, a menu bar app that catches a thought befor... by Aejkatappaja on Wednesday July 08, 2026 @04:38AM (#48829251)
Nice, but genuinely curious vs a Raycast snippet: is local JSON + full-text search over history the real selling point? Because for quick capture Raycast already nails that.
Re:Show HN: Jot, a menu bar app that catches a thought befor... by masterbrewer on Wednesday July 08, 2026 @08:14AM (#48830937)
Jot's only wedge is being a standalone $4.99 one-time tool that logs every capture as timestamped JSON you own, with no launcher or subscription in the loop.
Re:Show HN: Jot, a menu bar app that catches a thought befor... by masterbrewer on Wednesday July 08, 2026 @08:27AM (#48831059)
Here is the ProductHunt launch for this app: https://www.producthunt.com/products/jot-13?launch=jot-15
Re:Show HN: Jot, a menu bar app that catches a thought befor... by rahulb0802 on Wednesday July 08, 2026 @09:54AM (#48832012)
This is cool! One question: is the format documented anywhere, or a stable enough schema that someone could write, for example, a script that pulls last week's jots into a review? Having an implied contract that the format won't change as opposed to a JSON that just happens to be inspectable today would be more compelling I feel.
Re:Show HN: Jot, a menu bar app that catches a thought befor... by masterbrewer on Wednesday July 08, 2026 @09:59AM (#48832085)
Fair distinction, and today it's the latter: a plain JSON array of {id, text, createdAt} that's inspectable but not yet a promised contract.