Help / On the Mac

Capture from any app

Press Control-Option-Space anywhere on your Mac to write a task without leaving what you're doing.

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Guide On Mac
  1. Wherever you are, press ⌃⌥Space.
  2. A New task panel floats over the app you’re in, with the cursor in it.
  3. Type the task the way you’d say it, and press Return.

The panel closes and you’re back where you were. Billine’s own windows don’t move, and the task lands where its line says: the Inbox, a project, a day, or Today with !today.

Turn it on or off

It’s on by default. In Settings, turn Capture from any app off or on.

The shortcut is fixed for now: it’s always ⌃⌥Space. If another app already uses it (some task managers do), Billine says so under the switch. Turn it off in that app, then switch Billine’s off and on again.

Billine has to be running

The shortcut works while Billine is open, even with no window: closing the window leaves Billine in the menu bar. See The menu bar.

  • The menu bar Billine's icon in the menu bar shows what's left for today, and keeps Billine running after you close its window.
  • Capture a task Get a task out of your head and into Billine in a few seconds, on iPhone, iPad or Mac.
  • Keyboard shortcuts Every shortcut in Billine, for the Mac and for iPad with a keyboard.

Checked against Billine 1.0