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How do you capture things quickly across devices in a self-hosted setup? (lemmy.world)
submitted 4 months ago by to c/selfhosted@lemmy.world
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I’ve been struggling with something that sounds simple but is surprisingly annoying:

capturing content quickly across devices in a self-hosted environment.

On Android there’s share, on iOS shortcuts, on desktop copy/paste… but everything feels fragmented.

I often end up losing things or postponing them just because capturing isn’t frictionless.

Curious how others handle this.

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[–] 1 point 4 months ago (1 child)

I think a second brain service, like maybe Trilium that you can host, could be a solution. Capture, tag, link, analyse, find back

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  • [–] [S] 1 point 4 months ago

    Yeah I tried going the “second brain” route too (Trilium, Obsidian, etc.)

    What I kept running into is that they’re great once something is already in the system — but capturing still feels like a separate step where you have to think about where it belongs.

    I started wondering if capturing should be completely independent from organization, and almost “context-free”.

    More like a thin layer you can hit instantly from anywhere, without deciding anything upfront.

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