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I’ve been struggling with something that sounds simple but is surprisingly annoying:

capturing content quickly across devices in a self-hosted environment.

On Android there’s share, on iOS shortcuts, on desktop copy/paste… but everything feels fragmented.

I often end up losing things or postponing them just because capturing isn’t frictionless.

Curious how others handle this.

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[–] oldany@lemmy.world 1 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Pretty much everything 😄

  • links from browser
  • selected text
  • quick notes / thoughts
  • sometimes even just a sentence I don’t want to lose

The problem (for me) wasn’t what to capture, but how fast and from where.

I tried things like Linkwarden too — great tool, but still feels tied to specific entry points (browser extension, app, etc.).

What I kept missing was something more “universal”, where capturing is always one step away regardless of device or context.

[–] lka1988@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I find that just texting myself does the trick for things like this. But that's how I operate. I'm curious to see how you tackle this puzzle.

[–] oldany@lemmy.world 1 points 2 weeks ago

Yeah I used the “message to self” approach for a while too — it works surprisingly well 🙂

What I ended up building is basically a very minimal “capture layer”, where no matter the context (share, paste, shortcut, etc.), everything goes into the same place instantly, without deciding upfront what it is or where it belongs.

It’s not really a note-taking tool — more like a universal entry point.

If you're curious: https://github.com/oldany/dropmind