inbox

FAST CAPTURE · PLAIN FILES

Catch the thought
before it slips.

A tiny command-line inbox for ideas. Write in a heartbeat, keep everything in local Markdown, and find the right note when it matters.

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Single binary Local Markdown macOS · Linux · Windows
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inbox
$ inbox add 'A calmer way to collect ideas' -t product

✓ Captured a83f912b

No account. No cloud dependency. No process waiting in the background.

BUILT FOR THE MOMENT

Less ceremony.
More ideas kept.

inbox stays out of the way while giving every note enough structure to become useful later.

01
$ inbox add '…' -t idea

Capture in one line

Add a thought with tags, or pipe multiline text from another tool. The command returns immediately with a short ID.

02

Recall without organizing first

Search full note bodies, filter by tags, and use dynamic shell completion for commands, options, tags, and note IDs.

03

Let good ideas resurface

Review selects a small set using recency and view history, then tells you the simple reason each note was chosen.

04

Change things safely

Edit notes and tags, recover deletions from trash, and create validated backups before moving your library.

ONE SIMPLE LOOP

Capture now.
Shape later.

Each day is a readable Markdown file. inbox adds the speed, IDs, search, and recovery around it while the words remain yours.

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  1. +
    Add

    Put the thought down before context switching.

    inbox add
  2. ⌕
    Find

    Search words, tags, dates, or recent IDs.

    inbox search
  3. ↗
    Review

    Bring recent and often-viewed ideas back.

    inbox review
  4. ✓
    Keep

    Edit, restore, back up, and verify confidently.

    inbox backup

LOCAL BY DEFAULT

Your notes stay ordinary.

Open them with any editor. Sync them with any tool. Back them up like any other folder. inbox stores notes by day and keeps the format human-readable.

  • Readable daily Markdown
  • No account or proprietary database
  • Built-in integrity checks and backup verification

WHAT'S NEW

Built one useful
step at a time.

Recent releases are generated from the project's changelog, so this page always follows the source of truth.

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START IN MINUTES

One small binary.
Three desktop platforms.

Terminal · macOS / Linux · ARM64 & x86_64

curl -fsSL https://amcones.cn/inbox-cli/install.sh | bash

Installs the latest GitHub release, verifies SHA-256, and sets up PATH and completion. No Rust required. Open a new terminal when finished.

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A PLACE FOR EVERY LINE.

Make room for the next thought.

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