TZGyn
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Notes and photos were stuck on one machine. A small Go/Postgres backend
stores each group's payload under a code that doubles as the shared
secret, so a second Mac just needs the code — no account or login.
Applying a remote change must not push it straight back, otherwise the
two Macs would bump the version back and forth forever, so payloads are
fingerprinted and identical ones are skipped.
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Prompt
A native macOS app for keeping prompts and photos, in the spirit of Copper by shadcn: a floating panel that sits next to your work. Click anything to copy it back to your clipboard.
- Click to copy — text notes go back as text, photos go back as images.
- Capture from anywhere — select text in any app and tap Left Shift twice.
- Photos — paste (Cmd+V), drag & drop, or add via the photo button.
- Sections — type
# Namein the composer; Cmd+K switches sections. - Copy as List — Cmd+click to multi-select, right-click → Copy as List (or Shift+Cmd+C) for a numbered list ready to paste into a chat.
- Merge Notes, Mark as Done, Edit, Move To — right-click any item.
- Search — Cmd+F searches across all sections.
- Sync (optional) — generate an 8-digit code (
1234-5678) on one Mac and enter it on the other; no account, no login. The code is the only secret. - Local & private — everything lives in
~/Library/Application Support/Prompt/(store.json+Images/). No account, no sync, no telemetry.
Shortcuts
| Action | Shortcut |
|---|---|
| Capture current selection | Left Shift ×2 (or Cmd+Shift+C) |
| Show/hide panel | Right Shift ×2 (or Cmd+Shift+Space) |
| Switch/create section | Cmd+K |
| Search | Cmd+F |
| Focus composer | Cmd+N |
| Copy selection as numbered list | Shift+Cmd+C |
| Close panel | Esc |
Double-Shift gestures require Accessibility access (Prompt reads the selection by simulating Cmd+C, then restores your clipboard untouched). The Cmd+Shift fallbacks work without it. Bare keys like Space and Cmd+C are deliberately not bound inside the panel so they never conflict with typing in the composer.
Install
brew tap TZGyn/tap https://gitea.tzgyn.dev/TZGyn/homebrew-tap.git
brew trust TZGyn/tap
brew install --cask prompt
Sync server
Sync is optional and needs the small Go backend in Server/. There is no
authentication: a sync group is identified by an 8-digit code, and whoever has
the code can read and write the group.
createdb prompt_sync
cd Server
PROMPT_SYNC_DATABASE_URL="postgres://localhost:5432/prompt_sync?sslmode=disable" \
go run . # listens on :8080
Then in the panel: click the sync icon, set the server URL (e.g.
http://192.168.1.10:8080 or an HTTPS host), and either Generate Code on
the first Mac or paste the code into Join on the other.
Notes:
- Both Macs must be able to reach the server. A LAN address or a Tailscale
hostname works;
localhostonly works if the server runs on the same Mac. - Joining a group that already has notes replaces what's on that Mac.
- The app polls every 5 seconds and pushes 1.5s after a change; last write wins. Changes that came from the server are not echoed back.
- Verify sync from a terminal with
Prompt --sync-check.
Build from source
swift build # debug build
swift run Prompt # dev run (menu bar icon appears)
./build-app.sh 0.1.0 # release build + Prompt.app + icon + codesign
./release.sh 0.1.0 # build + dist/Prompt.zip (+ notarization when configured)
Requires macOS 14+.