p7th0n / orgmode_capture_from_draftsapp

Capture text from Drafts app into Org-mode.

Org-mode capture from Drafts app

Features

• Capture text from iOS Drafts app into Org-mode.
• Add org-mode style tags from your Drafts tags.
• Drafts keyboard macros to insert scheduled and deadline dates and code blocks.

Installation

• Get the Drafts app for iPhone or iPad.
• Get Org-mode capture action for Drafts from the iOS device.
• Change the Dropbox (second) step to your target org file.

Dropbox (second step)

fileNameTemplate:   Test.inbox.org      # <<< change to your target org file
folderTemplate:     /Notes              # <<< change to your org folder on Dropbox
template:

            * [[title]]

            [[body]]
            :PROPERTIES:
            :Created:  [[[date]]] [[[time]]]
            :END:

writeType:          prepend

Usage

• The Drafts app is great for quickly capturing any kind of text. Like the tagline says, Where Text Starts. Decide later whether it is email, text, tweet or whatever.
• This action is for capturing text to Org-mode from iPhones and iPads.
• The action converts Drafts tags to Org-mode style tags.
• Drafts app is super useful for capturing text from almost any iOS app. This org-mode capture action is a quick step to getting it into the Org-mode workflow.

Links

• Org-mode keyboard macros | Drafts Action Directory
• Org-mode capture | Drafts Action Directory
• Org-mode: Org mode is for keeping notes, maintaining TODO lists, planning projects, and authoring documents with a fast and effective plain-text system.
• Org-mode Capture: Capture lets you quickly store notes with little interruption of your work flow.
• Looking for Org-mode apps for iOS? Check out Beorg and MobileOrg