Daily is a tiny menubar app for keeping daily notes in markdown. I've been using Obsidian for daily notes, but opening the full app every time I want to check my todo list or jot something down started to feel like too much friction. So I made Daily: a lightweight app that points to my existing notes directory and opens my daily markdown note instantly for quick viewing and editing. It works with your existing files, stays out of the way, and is free and open source.
i’ve been keeping daily notes in markdown for a while. i used obsidian for years, then moved to a custom editor. but a lot of the time, i just want to quickly check today’s note, look at my todo list, or jot something down without opening a full app.
so i built a tiny menubar app that points at my existing notes folder and opens today’s markdown note instantly for quick viewing and editing. the goal is to make daily notes feel instant and lightweight, while still using the plain markdown files i already have.
i made it for myself first, but figured others might find it useful too. it’s free, open source, and doesn’t require an account.
there’s even a little demo on the site if you wanna try it out!
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About Daily on Product Hunt
“A lil menubar app for daily markdown notes”
Daily was submitted on Product Hunt and earned 1 upvotes and 1 comments, placing #112 on the daily leaderboard. Daily is a tiny menubar app for keeping daily notes in markdown. I've been using Obsidian for daily notes, but opening the full app every time I want to check my todo list or jot something down started to feel like too much friction. So I made Daily: a lightweight app that points to my existing notes directory and opens my daily markdown note instantly for quick viewing and editing. It works with your existing files, stays out of the way, and is free and open source.
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Rashid Aziz
hey yall!
i’ve been keeping daily notes in markdown for a while. i used obsidian for years, then moved to a custom editor. but a lot of the time, i just want to quickly check today’s note, look at my todo list, or jot something down without opening a full app.
so i built a tiny menubar app that points at my existing notes folder and opens today’s markdown note instantly for quick viewing and editing. the goal is to make daily notes feel instant and lightweight, while still using the plain markdown files i already have.
i made it for myself first, but figured others might find it useful too. it’s free, open source, and doesn’t require an account.
there’s even a little demo on the site if you wanna try it out!
cheers :)