Jot
Select text anywhere on macOS, tap Shift twice, get Markdown
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HN · launched Nov 9, 2026 · 9 upvotes (top 44%) · 0 views
Niche: macos system utilities · 448 launches, 31 in the last 7 days ▼ -30% · Explore this niche →
Category and tags
- Horizontal
- Workflow automation
- Prosumer
- Not AI
- Commercial product
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Could you build this?
Yes It is a native Mac utility built from standard pieces: a global hotkey, accessibility-based text capture, markdown file writing, and existing local speech models. A solo builder with AI assistance could produce a working version.
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Competitors
Other products that read as similar to this one : 605 launches clear the similarity bar, closest 8 shown.
Attention rank: #278 of 606 (itself plus its competitors, highest first, normalized so YC and Product Hunt are compared fairly).
Launched 350 days after the earliest competitor.
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- Jot 2.0 · ph · 2026-11-12 · 81 upvotes · similarity 0.59
- TypeSeer · hn · 2026-09-18 · 5 upvotes · similarity 0.56
- macOS window switcher replacement that keeps each Space separate · hn · 2026-10-25 · 5 upvotes · similarity 0.54
- HoverSelect · ph · 2026-10-15 · 1 upvotes · similarity 0.52
- Stash · hn · 2026-01-06 · 75 upvotes · similarity 0.48
- LiteMD · github · 2026-09-17 · 26 upvotes · similarity 0.48
- Write.md · hn · 2026-08-11 · 107 upvotes · similarity 0.47
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