The best capture tool is the one you have with you…at all times. These days, this most probably means your smartphone. Welcome to NoteSight Labs iOS Funnel App. This small app, written by software engineer Dharam Kapila, sits as a widget on your lock screen to be called upon by tapping on the funnel icon (see left image below).

Funnel makes capture idea, tasks and other “inputs” (middle image above) on the fly extremely easy and once that capture is done, you a second click away from your destination (right image above), which can also be configured. In my case, I have two main Inboxes for quick capturing: on in my task manager (Apple Reminder or Things 3: both in the Inbox) and one in my document manager (DEVONThink, using the global Inbox).

The App further support Apple Advanced Data Protection for end-to-end encryption when using iCloud and the Pro version cost 19.99$/year for unlimited capture and access to new feature as they rollout. Since purchasing this app, I have seen frequent update justifying its 1.67$/month no issue.

There you have it, everyday on the fly capture with almost no friction.