ulauncher-simple-notes

This is a simple Ulauncher extension meant to create notes quickly.

I encourage the reader to report any bugs or problems that you might find using the extension.

How does it work?

Ulauncher key + note + your note's text + Enter

1. You press your Ulauncher launcher key,
2. You type in your keyword (note by default, changeable in preferences),
3. You type in a note and you press Enter.
4. Your note is saved in your specified path* (~/note.md by default, changeable in preferences).

Simple as.

*If you don't have writing permission in the path you've specified, an error notification should pop up.

Want to open your notes?

Ulauncher key + note + open* + Enter.

*You can change it in your preferences.

Want to have timestamps?

Check your preferences.

Dependencies

The only Python modules it uses are os, subprocess and datetime, which apparently are included by default with Python installations.

It uses notify-send for the error notifications in case your path is unaccessible. ChatGPT tells me that if it's not installed, you can add it using your package manager. For example:

On Ubuntu/Debian:

sudo apt install libnotify-bin

On Fedora:

sudo dnf install libnotify

On Arch Linux:

sudo pacman -S libnotify

Sorry, no idea how to do make it work in Red Star OS or TempleOS.

Whats the use case of this extension?

You are working / on a meeting / watching a Youtube video / pondering about deep metaphysical questions in front of your PC.

You suddenly get an idea or an inspiration, you are reminded of a task or an event.

You could open your favourite note-taking app a GUI. It might take some seconds to load, though. Maybe you have to open a new note. Maybe you have to save it somewhere, find the path, choose a name. You would probably have to use the mouse for some of that though...

You could open a terminal and use your preferred screen-based text editor program / echo something somewhere in bash. You'd have to close the terminal afterwards, though...

Instead, you can simply Ulauncher key + note + your note's text + Enter.

You can use those extra seconds you just gained to doomscroll your favourite feed/s.

No, but really, it is useful to write down things you cannot classify, categorize, or properly organize at a particular moment.

Why did I do this?

Just started using Ulauncher and find it really useful. I found some similar note-taking extensions, but I wanted something really, really simple, and also to learn the ropes of making Ulauncher extensions to do more ambitious things in the future.