THOUGHT BOX
Catch a thought.See where it goes.
A line you read. A thought on a walk. Something you don't want to lose. Keep it close, meet it again, and make something of it.
01 / CAPTURE
Ideas arrive in all kinds of ways.
Give them somewhere to land. Capture the words, images, and moments that stay with you, with the original source close by.
A sentence, a question, a thought still taking shape.
Thought BoxSample record
A thought from the morning walk
A small experiment in paying attention.
Close when a thought arrives.
In the app
Open Thought Box and start a capture.
Action button
Assign the capture Shortcut on a supported iPhone.
Back Tap
Set a double or triple tap to run the capture Shortcut.
Widget
Start a capture from your Home Screen.
On iOS 26 and later, the built-in Quick Capture action opens a compact snippet for Type, Voice, and Paste. Camera opens the app. Action button and Back Tap need a one-time setup.
Set up a quick capture
Thought Box Quick Capture appears in Shortcuts after installation. For one-tap Paste, you can also make a Shortcut that passes Get Clipboard into its Clipboard Text field.
- Action button: Settings → Action Button → Shortcut → Thought Box Quick Capture, or your optional clipboard Shortcut.
- Back Tap: Settings → Accessibility → Touch → Back Tap → choose a double or triple tap → Thought Box Quick Capture, or your optional clipboard Shortcut.
02 / REDISCOVER
A good thought deserves another turn.
Move through your library with an iPod-inspired wheel and Cover Flow. Choose random or sequential order, and meet an old note at a new moment.
Turn the wheel. Follow your curiosity.
Thought BoxA reading note becomes useful when it invites a response.Leave a question beside the quote
03 / THINK DEEPER
From a passing idea to a point of view.
Stay with one record, or ask a question that reaches across your library. Find the connections worth thinking through.
Explore a record in conversation. Follow a question, consider another perspective, or test an idea against a thoughtful challenge.
Find related records, read the connections, and follow cited passages back to what you saved.
Your notes suggest starting with a specific detail before explaining it. The morning walk makes that possible by removing one source of input; the workshop turns the detail into a question and a small test. The reading experiment adds a useful check: return tomorrow and look for a changed decision or conversation. Together, these notes describe a cycle of noticing, questioning and revisiting. They do not establish that silence works for everyone.
Explore the source passages
Related records · Sample record
Illustrative demo with sample records and a prewritten conversation. No live AI request is made.
See it in Thought Box
Captured from the current iPhone Air build
Fictional records · Guided demonstrations
YOUR KEY. YOUR CHOICE.
Your thoughts. Your choice of AI.
Bring your own API key to use Inspired Talk and AI-assisted library questions. Capture and local search work without a key.
API keys stay in your device's Keychain and do not sync. You choose when to allow AI text sharing. AI features can send relevant record text and context to your selected provider; original photos, audio, and files are not sent. The provider's data policy applies.
A few things to know
Can I bring in my Apple Notes?
Yes. Share an individual note to Thought Box. For a folder, set up a Shortcut using Find Notes, Repeat with Each, and Save to Thought Box. The app cannot browse your Notes folders on its own.
Do I need an AI subscription or API key?
You can capture, browse, rediscover, and search locally without a key. AI features use your own supported provider's API key; that provider's usage charges apply.
Where do my records go?
Markdown records and original files use device storage and, when enabled and available, your iCloud Drive. Text recognition, local search and supported voice transcription run on-device; speech model assets may need a download. AI features send relevant text and context to your chosen provider, and cloud Read Aloud sends the text to be spoken. Provider data policies apply.
When can I try Thought Box?
Thought Box is available for iPhone and iPad on the App Store. The native Mac download is in preparation. Visit the download page for current availability.
The next thought is yours.
Get Thought BoxNow on the App Store for iPhone and iPad