Thymer Quick Capture Plugin

A native Thymer plugin for quickly capturing notes and adding them to today's Journal or any page in your workspace.

Features

• Quick Note Capture - Fast modal interface for capturing thoughts
• Multi-line Support - Enter for new lines, Shift+Enter to save
• Journal Integration - Automatically finds/creates today's Journal entry
• Flexible Destinations - Choose Journal (default) or search for any page
• Tag Support - Add hashtags with autocomplete from existing tags
• Timestamps - Notes include local timezone timestamps
• Command Palette - Access via Cmd+P → "Quick Capture: New Note"
• Status Bar - Quick access icon in the status bar

Installation

1. Open Thymer in your browser
2. Press Cmd+P / Ctrl+P to open the Command Palette
3. Select "Plugins"
4. Click "Create Plugin" to create a new Global Plugin
5. In the Edit Code dialog:
   • Custom Code tab: Paste the contents of plugin.js
   • Configuration tab: Paste the contents of plugin.json
6. Click Save

Usage

Opening Quick Capture

Option 1: Press Cmd+P / Ctrl+P, then type "Quick Capture" and select it

Option 2: Click the 📝 icon in the status bar (bottom of Thymer)

Capturing Notes

1. Type your note in the text area
2. Use Enter for new lines (multi-line notes supported)
3. Optionally change the destination (defaults to today's Journal)
4. Optionally add tags (with autocomplete)
5. Press Shift+Enter or click Save to capture

Keyboard Shortcuts

Shortcut	Action
Enter	New line
Shift+Enter	Save note
Escape	Close modal

Note Format

Captured notes appear in your destination page with:

• Timestamp (e.g., "Dec 29, 10:15 AM")
• Your note content
• Any tags you added

Multi-line notes are indented under the first line.

Example output:

Dec 29, 10:15 AM — Remember to review the quarterly report #work #todo
    Also need to schedule the team meeting
    Check budget allocations

Development

For hot-reloading during development:

1. Clone the Thymer Plugin SDK
2. Copy plugin.js and plugin.json to the SDK directory
3. Follow the SDK's hot-reload instructions

License

MIT