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Apple Watch to Markdown
MacroMark
Voice capture for people whose notes live in Markdown. Tap your Watch complication, speak, lower your wrist, and let MacroMark append the thought to today's note.
Watch-first capture
Plain-text daily notes
Browse notes by date
A note before the thought cools.
MacroMark is built around the moment when opening a phone would be enough friction to lose the idea. The Watch collects, the phone processes, and your vault receives one clean Markdown entry.
Capture
Speak, pause, keep going.
The custom audio path is designed for long, messy thoughts instead of tiny dictated snippets.
Sync
Lower your wrist to save.
Recordings are queued durably on the Watch and delivered to iPhone when the connection is ready.
Append
Land in today's file.
Processed notes append to a dated Markdown file instead of scattering across throwaway documents.
# Daily Log ## 2026-06-24 at 8:42 PM - [ ] Send landing page draft - [ ] Test capture from complication > The good capture tool disappears before the idea does. ^id-6F8B0B9A
Designed for vaults, not inboxes.
MacroMark saves to plain text in iCloud Drive, with folder and export options for people who already have a system. Obsidian, Logseq, Drafts, Bear, and Day One can fit around the workflow instead of replacing it.
- Append captures into daily notes named like
YYYY-MM-DD.md. - Review captures by date so yesterday's thought is findable today.
- Keep accurate origin timestamps from the moment the Watch captured the thought.
- Use custom save locations and folder structures when your vault has rules.
Say the shape of the note.
Verbal macros turn natural speech into structure. Use the built-in Markdown triggers or create your own phrases for the way you actually capture.
You say
Heading Two
##
You say
Task
- [ ]
You say
New Journal Entry
## {date} at {time}
You say
Dropoff
{location} -
You say
Block ID
^id-{uuid}
You say
Not
{backspace}
Native where reliability matters.
The app leans into Apple platform primitives instead of hiding your words in a proprietary service.
watchOS capture
Instant audio and keyboard modes put the fastest input on your wrist.
WatchConnectivity
Transfers stay queued until the receiving side can process and export them safely.
iCloud Drive
Your Markdown files remain readable, movable, automation-friendly, and reviewable by date.
SwiftUI and SwiftData
Modern Apple frameworks power macro editing, settings, widgets, and the phone inbox.
v1.0 is about trust.
The current v1 work covers the core trust surfaces: no silent loss, visible export state, date-based review, setup proof, App Intents, safer transcription waits, and launch privacy artifacts. StoreKit, screenshots, Accessibility Nutrition Labels, TestFlight, and paired-device checks remain before App Store submission.
Reliability core
Implemented: export outcomes, retryable pending exports, and idempotent processing state.
Status and recovery
Implemented: inbox status, needs-attention filtering, detail status, and retry action.
Review by date
Supported: pick dates in the phone inbox and Watch daily log to inspect captures.
App Intents
Implemented: start capture, append text, and open daily logs from system surfaces.
Setup proof
Implemented: active destination, test note, and last successful export details.
Daily-note shape
Implemented: timestamp style, separators, optional headings, and macro previews.
Transcription integrity
Implemented: partial warnings plus bounded speech and location waits; long-recording device smoke remains.
Launch readiness
In progress: privacy pages and metadata are in place; screenshots, Accessibility Nutrition Labels, and the first visible TestFlight build remain.
Privacy stays plain.
MacroMark does not sell personal data, does not include third-party analytics in v1.0, and does not require an account.
Capture data
Captured notes, queued audio, macro settings, and export status stay on your devices or in your iCloud Drive while MacroMark moves them through the durable capture pipeline.
Speech
Dictation uses Apple's Speech framework. Depending on Apple's language, device, and network support, dictated audio may be processed by Apple to produce the transcript.
Location
Location access is used only when you use a location macro. MacroMark does not include third-party tracking or analytics SDKs.
Support
For setup help, privacy questions, purchase support, or App Store review contact, email dan@kinnokilabs.com.
Make your Watch a Markdown button.
Build MacroMark from source, add the complication, and review the current v1.0 status before relying on a release build.