For macOS 13 Ventura and later · Universal binary · 2.7 MB macOS 13+ · Universal · 2.7 MB
Shake your mouse. Get a note.
ShakeNotes is a tiny menu-bar app for Mac. Shake the cursor anywhere and a notes popup lands right beside it.
One-time purchase · Instant download · Notes stay on your Mac
This is what happens when you shake the cursor.
How it works
Three moves. Nothing to memorise.
Shake.
Flick the cursor left-right a few times and the popup opens right where you are.
Type.
Move onto the popup as it follows you, then type and press Return.
Vanish.
Shake again, press Esc, or click anywhere else and it's gone.
The details
One popup. Every detail.
Everything the popup does, annotated.
Quick-add.
Type in the capsule and press Return.
Edit where you are.
Click any note to edit it inline.
Pin and delete on hover.
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Six colours.
Yellow, green, blue, pink, purple or gray, one per note.
It follows you. Until you arrive.
Move onto it and it stays put, or pin it.
A real window when you want one.
Searchable, with every note in one place.
Liquid Glass
Liquid Glass. The real thing.
On macOS 26 Tahoe the popup is a real Liquid Glass surface that darkens itself over light backgrounds. On macOS 13 through 15 it uses the standard material look.
Liquid Glass
Liquid Glass. The real thing.
On macOS 26 Tahoe the popup is a real Liquid Glass surface that darkens itself over light backgrounds. On macOS 13 through 15 it uses the standard material look.
Idle means idle
Nothing to grant. Nothing to send.
CPU while the cursor is still
Mouse tracking is event-driven, so it sits at roughly 0% idle and under 1% with the popup open.
Permission prompts
ShakeNotes never asks for Accessibility or Input Monitoring.
File
Your notes stay on your Mac, with no account, no cloud and no telemetry.
Pricing
One price. No account. No cloud.
ShakeNotes for Mac
- Universal binary: Apple silicon and Intel
- Instant download after checkout
- Signed and notarized
- macOS 13 Ventura or later
- Version 1.0
- No account, no cloud
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Installing
Drag ShakeNotes.app to Applications and open it.
Signed and notarized, so macOS opens it without a warning.
FAQ
Questions, answered plainly.
What does it require?
macOS 13 Ventura or newer. It's a universal binary for Apple silicon and Intel, 2.7 MB on disk.
Does it need Accessibility or Input Monitoring permission?
No. ShakeNotes never asks for Accessibility or Input Monitoring.
Where are my notes stored? Is anything sent anywhere?
Notes are a plain JSON file at ~/Library/Application Support/ShakeNotes/notes.json. There is no account, no cloud and no telemetry.
It triggers too easily, or not easily enough.
Click the menu bar icon and pick Low, Medium or High sensitivity. You can also switch shake detection off there.
How do I hide the popup?
Shake again, press Esc, or click anywhere outside it. Pin it if you'd rather it stayed.
Can I open it with a keyboard shortcut?
Yes: bind shakenotes://popup in Shortcuts, Raycast or any launcher. The app also answers shakenotes://notes, shakenotes://new and shakenotes://add?text=….
Does it live in the Dock?
Only while a window is open. The rest of the time it's a menu bar icon.