Observed arrival · 2026-11-11
TodoBall, the desktop thought catcher
A floating desktop tool for capturing tasks and stray ideas, then sorting them into lists, a daily timeline, or a focus session.
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- For
- People who capture tasks while working or chatting with AI
- Worth noticing
- The default capture shortcut is ⌥⇧N on Mac and Alt+Shift+N on Windows; its default focus stop-point is 40 minutes.
Field notes
The page describes notes as files kept in the user's iCloud Drive, or on the computer when iCloud is off; it says TodoBall does not read chat logs. For AI capture, the user connects an MCP-capable tool and must enable the collection rule, which is described as excluding examples, assumptions, and completed work. The timer's default prompt arrives after 40 minutes without stopping the timer, with an option to add 15 minutes.
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