Scratch tips & how-to guides
Short, focused walk-throughs — each one solves a single task in Scratch, so you can land on a question and leave with an answer.
-
Convert a markdown note to formatted text on Mac Read ›
How to turn a chunk of markdown into formatted rich text on macOS — paste-ready for email, Slack, Notion, or Google Docs — using native tools or Scratch.
-
Use a Mac scratchpad as a daily journal Read ›
A low-friction daily journaling setup on macOS — when stock apps work, when they don't, and how to journal with Scratch in under five seconds a day.
-
Find an old note in Scratch quickly Read ›
How to locate a note you wrote weeks ago on macOS — using the date-grouped sidebar, in-note find, Spotlight on the notes folder, or Recently Deleted.
-
Open a markdown scratchpad on Mac with a keystroke Read ›
How to summon a markdown scratchpad on macOS instantly — covering the native TextEdit/Notes route and Scratch's global hotkey.
-
Take quick notes on Mac without committing to a notes app Read ›
How to capture a quick note on macOS without signing up for Notion, Obsidian, or Apple Notes — and what changes when you use a hotkey-summoned scratchpad instead.
-
Where Scratch saves your notes on Mac Read ›
The exact folder Scratch stores notes in on macOS, how to open it from Finder, and how to back the files up alongside the rest of your Mac.