Show HN: Jot – Select text anywhere on macOS, tap Shift twice, get Markdown
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- mohakbajaj
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- Nov 9, 2026
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- sayjot.xyz
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Show HN: Jot – Select text anywhere on macOS, tap Shift twice, get Markdown was first seen on Hacker News · Show HN on Nov 9, 2026. Since then it has appeared in 47 checks on 2 different days. Its best position was #3 of 30, reached on Nov 9, 15:21 UTC. It dropped off the list after Nov 10, 01:51 UTC.
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Hi HN, I built Jot because my notes app was always one window too far away. You select anything on your Mac and tap Shift twice. It becomes a markdown file in ~/Documents/Jot. Hold fn to dictate into any app. Ctrl+Opt+A grabs a region of the screen so you can mark it up. Some choices: - Plain files only. No account,…
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Is Show HN: Jot – Select text anywhere on macOS, tap Shift twice, get Markdown trending on Show HN right now?
Not at the moment. It was last on the list on Nov 10, 01:51 UTC, after 2 days of trending.
What is the highest rank Show HN: Jot – Select text anywhere on macOS, tap Shift twice, get Markdown reached?
#3 on Hacker News · Show HN, on Nov 9, 15:21 UTC. Trendoday checks this list every 30 minutes.
How long has Show HN: Jot – Select text anywhere on macOS, tap Shift twice, get Markdown been trending?
It was first seen on Nov 9, 2026 and has been on the list on 2 days (47 checks) since.
How much discussion did it get on Hacker News?
9 points and 1 comment; submitted by mohakbajaj on Nov 9, 2026.