Capture actions are the buttons in the capture bar that add voice, photos, images, files, scanned text and places to your draft.
The six actions
| Action | What it does |
|---|---|
| Audio | Starts a voice recording. See Voice notes. |
| Photo | Opens the camera. The photo is added to the draft. |
| Image | Opens the photo picker. Pick up to 10 photos or videos at once. |
| File | Opens the file picker. You can pick several files. Audio files become playable recordings that you can transcribe, and images become image attachments. |
| Scan | Takes a photo and opens the crop screen, where you can read the text in it. See Scan text. |
| Location | Opens a popup with your current place. See Location. |
Everything you add appears as an attachment at the cursor. See Attachments.
Android
Images picked with Image go through the system photo picker, which may not keep the original file name. To keep it, attach the image with File instead.
Customize actions
Set up the capture actions to fit the way you work. Keep the ones you use most one tap away, tuck the rest into a menu, and hide the ones you never need.
Go to Settings → Interface → Capture actions and pick a spot for each action:
| Spot | Where you’ll find it | Good for |
|---|---|---|
| Row | Right on the Home screen, always visible | The actions you use all the time |
| Popup | In the More (…) menu | Actions you need now and then |
| Hidden | Nowhere. The action is turned off | Actions you never use |
Drag an action by its handle to change the order.
Changed your mind? Tap Restore defaults to go back to the original setup: Audio in the row, and Location, File, Image, Photo and Scan in the More (…) menu.
Capture actions layout
Choose the layout in Settings → Interface → Capture actions layout.
| Option | How it looks | Default |
|---|---|---|
| Horizontal | The buttons line up side by side at the bottom left of the screen. If there are more than fit, the extra ones move into the More (…) menu. Best when you use only one or two actions. | ✓ |
| Vertical | The buttons stack in a column above the Save button, so every Row action is always visible. The column hides while you’re recording. Best when you use many actions. |