CTRLNOTESGet CtrlNotes
AVAILABLE FOR MAC & WINDOWS

YOUR THINKING, DIRECTLY CONNECTED

The future is about
catching the vibe.

CtrlNotes is the super-fast, keyboard-first utility that catches every idea without breaking your focus.

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CtrlNotes being brought to the front to capture an idea while coding
00 / THE IDEA

Every tool switch has a cost.

Connect your thinking to a support with absolutely no friction.

One shortcut. One utility. Total keyboard control. CtrlNotes sits close enough to your brain that data is captured before the thought is gone.

MENTAL BANDWIDTH
RESTORED

01 / THE WORK

Four workflows.
One focused workspace.

Edit, compare, find, and investigate without breaking your flow or handing your files to the cloud.

01

EDIT & CALCULATE

Work with notes and data in one place.

Search and replace across a note, jump between bookmarks, edit CSV data, and run formulas without leaving your workspace.

SEARCH / REPLACE / BOOKMARK / FORMULA
CTRLNOTES / EDIT & CALCULATELIVE PRODUCT DEMO
CtrlNotes rich editor using search and replace, bookmarks, CSV editing, and formulas
RICH EDITOR / CSV / FORMULAS
02

DIFF

Clean AI-generated code before it lands.

Copy code from VS Code into a side-by-side diff, remove unwanted whitespace and line breaks, and review only the changes that matter.

COPY FROM VS CODE → CLEAN → COMPARE
CTRLNOTES / DIFFLIVE PRODUCT DEMO
Code copied from VS Code into the CtrlNotes diff tool and cleaned of unwanted whitespace and line breaks
VS CODE → CLEAN DIFF
03

FIND

Find the note you need, instantly.

Browse saved notes by date in the calendar or search your entire library at once. The context you need is always a few keystrokes away.

CALENDAR / GLOBAL SEARCH / OPEN
CTRLNOTES / FINDLIVE PRODUCT DEMO
Finding saved notes in CtrlNotes with the calendar and global search
CALENDAR / GLOBAL SEARCH
04

NAVIGATE LOGS

Huge log files, smooth from start to finish.

Stream massive log files without losing responsiveness, then search, jump, and navigate through millions of lines with ease.

STREAM / SEARCH / JUMP / INSPECT
CTRLNOTES / NAVIGATE LOGSLIVE PRODUCT DEMO
CtrlNotes smoothly streaming and navigating through a huge log file
LARGE FILE STREAMING / FAST NAVIGATION

02 / THE TOOLBELT

Your whiteboard,
closer to your brain.

Capture, transform, compare, calculate. Stay in the same mental room while the problem changes shape.

⌗

OFFLINE OCR

Paste an image.
Get the text.

SCREENSHOT → SEARCHABLE TEXT
∑

CSV QUICK MATHS

Ask the data.
Keep moving.

FILTER / SUM / COMPARE
±

SYNTAX-AWARE DIFF

See intent,
not noise.

TREE-SITTER CAPABILITIES
⌁

PLAIN MARKDOWN

Your files.
No lock-in.

LOCAL / PORTABLE / SEARCHABLE
RUSTGPU
RENDERED
LOCAL FIRSTZERO LAGPLAIN FILES

03 / UNDER THE HOOD

Built for the speed of thought.

CtrlNotes is written in Rust and optimized with GPU rendering. It is engineered to scale from a fleeting idea to thousands of notes—and giant files—without losing that blazing-fast feeling.

  • 01 Thousands of notes, instant response
  • 02 Gigabyte-scale structured files
  • 03 Local Markdown, no account required
  • 04 Offline OCR, private by design

04 / NO MOUSE REQUIRED

The keyboard is
the interface.

CTRL+SHIFT+N

CAPTURE A NOTE

CTRL+SHIFT+P

OPEN THE PALETTE

CTRL+SHIFT+K

READ THE DIFF

Shortcuts are configurable. Your hands stay where your thoughts happen.

05 / QUESTIONS

Clear answers.
No noise.

01What is CtrlNotes?+

CtrlNotes is a keyboard-first desktop note-taking and problem-solving utility for developers and technical teams. It combines instant capture, Markdown notes, structured-log reading, diffs, OCR, CSV tools, todos, and search in one local workspace.

02Is CtrlNotes fast with large note collections?+

Yes. CtrlNotes is written in Rust, uses GPU rendering, and is designed to stay responsive across thousands of notes and very large files.

03Does CtrlNotes work offline?+

Yes. Notes are plain Markdown files stored locally, and image OCR runs offline with embedded models. There is no required account or cloud service.

04Which operating systems are supported?+

CtrlNotes is available for macOS from the Mac App Store and for Windows from the Microsoft Store.

06 / GET CTRLNOTES

Download
CtrlNotes.

From your favorite store, with automatic updates.

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NO ACCOUNT TO THINK / NO CLOUD TO CAPTURE / NO FRICTION TO START