Yeah I tried going the “second brain” route too (Trilium, Obsidian, etc.)
What I kept running into is that they’re great once something is already in the system — but capturing still feels like a separate step where you have to think about where it belongs.
I started wondering if capturing should be completely independent from organization, and almost “context-free”.
More like a thin layer you can hit instantly from anywhere, without deciding anything upfront.
Yeah KDE Connect is great for device-to-device flow, I’ve used it too.
What I always found tricky is that it works really well once you’re already “in the flow”, but not so much as a quick capture entry point.
Like, it helps moving things around — but not necessarily deciding to capture something instantly in the first place.
That’s where I always felt something was missing.
Pretty much everything 😄
The problem (for me) wasn’t what to capture, but how fast and from where.
I tried things like Linkwarden too — great tool, but still feels tied to specific entry points (browser extension, app, etc.).
What I kept missing was something more “universal”, where capturing is always one step away regardless of device or context.
Yeah that’s actually what I tried at some point too 😄
But I always felt it’s still a workaround — you’re adapting a tool that wasn’t really built for capturing.
The friction is lower, but it’s still there.
I keep thinking there should be something more “native” to this use case, something that sits between devices and apps rather than inside one of them.
Yeah I tried similar approaches too (notes to self, chat apps etc.)
They kind of work, but I always felt they weren’t really designed for this use case — more like a workaround.
What I was missing was something more “frictionless”, where capturing is basically instant and doesn’t depend on context.
Yeah I used the “message to self” approach for a while too — it works surprisingly well 🙂
What I ended up building is basically a very minimal “capture layer”, where no matter the context (share, paste, shortcut, etc.), everything goes into the same place instantly, without deciding upfront what it is or where it belongs.
It’s not really a note-taking tool — more like a universal entry point.
If you’re curious: https://github.com/oldany/dropmind