Capture and your files
How to capture notes and entries, run your daily check-in, triage your inbox, and browse and search your local Markdown files.
asambl gives you fast ways to get things out of your head and into the right place, then tools to triage, browse, and find them later. Everything you capture is stored as plain Markdown in a folder on your computer.
Quick actions
Capturing a thought, running your daily check-in, and planning your week are each a click or a keyboard shortcut away from wherever you are in the app. The sections below cover each one in turn.
Quick capture
Quick capture is a lightweight note panel for whatever is on your mind. Type your note, pick where it should go (the inbox by default, or a specific life area), and add tags like idea, todo, question, or follow-up. Save with Cmd + Enter and keep moving.
Structured entries
When you have structured data to log (a workout, a transaction, a relationship touchpoint), use a structured entry instead of a free-form note. The fields change with the entry type, so you only see what is relevant. Save and New keeps the form open so you can log several entries in a row.
Daily check-in and habits
The daily check-in is a one-minute ritual for tracking your habits. Each habit is recorded as Yes/No, a 1 to 5 (or 1 to 7) scale, or a quantity with a unit. Habits show streaks as you keep them up, and the dashboard shows your daily completion broken down by life area.
Your inbox
Everything you capture lands in the inbox until you triage it. Open an item and file it to a life area, mark it done, or delete it. Filter the view by All, Unread, or Done to focus on what is left. Undo tracks your last 20 actions, so a misfile is easy to reverse, and the sidebar badge shows your unread count.
Library
The Library is a built-in browser for your files. Your notes, plans, and entries are stored as plain Markdown in a folder on your computer. Browse by folder and open any file inside asambl. Because it is standard Markdown, you can also open the same folder in Finder or a code editor and work with it however you like.
Search
Search runs full-text across all your files. Type a word or phrase and asambl finds every matching note, plan, and entry. It remembers your recent queries and highlights matches in the results, so you can jump straight to what you were looking for.
