Current

Daily notes for macOS

Current

A simple Mac app for the note you keep open all day.

Current opens to today, keeps past days close, and saves each day as a Markdown file in your Documents folder.

InstallSettings
brew install --cask iamrajjoshi/tap/current

How it works

One note per day, always ready.

You write in one timeline. Current creates the dated sections, autosaves changes, and lets older days stay nearby without turning your notes into a dashboard.

Open to today

The first thing you see is the note for this date.

Today · Sun, May 3

08:47 Dropped in before inbox

- vendor review moved to Thursday

- ask Sam for the latest risk note

 

## Review

- [ ] read the contract diff

- [ ] write down the decision, not the whole meeting

Saved as Markdown

Each date has its own `.md` file on disk.

~/Documents/current/streams/daily/2026/05/2026-05-03.md

Scroll back in time

Recent days are close by. Older days load as you scroll.

Sat, May 23 linescollapsed
Fri, May 118 linesopen
Thu, Apr 30emptyhidden weekend off
Older notesloads as you scrollno button
accountworkspace setupproprietary note databasedashboard before the text

Storage

Your notes are just files.

By default, Current stores one Markdown file per day under `~/Documents/current`. Reveal the folder, back it up, sync it, or edit a file outside the app.

Default library: DocumentsExternal edit conflict checks
~/Documents/current/
└── streams/
    └── daily/
        ├── .current-stream.json
        └── 2026/
            └── 05/
                └── 2026-05-03.md

Configuration

Preferences live in config.current.

Use a small config file to change the notes folder, editor font, text size, line height, writing width, history range, and autosave delay.

View the settings reference
library-rootUnset, resolves to ~/Documents/current
font-size13
line-height22
autosave-delay0.55

Later

Future work has to earn the chrome.

01

Search

Find across older days without turning the stream into a results dashboard.

02

Calendar

Jump to a date without keeping a permanent calendar panel on screen.

03

Review

Bring unfinished tasks forward when you ask for them.

04

Imports

Pull useful text in, then leave the Markdown file readable.

Install

Install Current on macOS.

The release is packaged as an unsigned app through the Homebrew tap.

brew install --cask iamrajjoshi/tap/current
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