Observed arrival · 2026-09-21
ShakeNotes: the mouse-shake notepad
A tiny Mac menu-bar app that opens a note popup beside your cursor when you shake the mouse.
○Open
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$Paid
†Ads
✦Pretty
●Pro
◎Niche
◉Human
⚑Risk
ƒJS
- For
- Mac users who capture quick thoughts in motion
- Worth noticing
- The popup follows the cursor until the user moves onto it, then becomes stationary for typing.
Field notes
The interface is built around a cursor-following popup rather than a permanent window: it tracks the pointer until the user moves onto it, then holds position for typing. Notes support inline editing, six colors, pinning, deletion, and a searchable full-window view. The page specifies a 2.7 MB universal binary for macOS 13 Ventura and later, with separate material behavior described for macOS 26 Tahoe.
Observed signals
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○OpenPublic substance visible
$PaidCommerce or pricing visible
✦PrettyNotable craft visible
●ProPolished or operationally mature
◎NicheUnusually specific use
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