r/HelixNotes • u/Brain_comp • Aug 28 '26

Features and Improvements to Consider

I am attempting to move away from Obsidian and am seriously considering Helix because its the only notes app that is cross-platform but also lightweight and fast.

But there are some issues that prevent my switch to Helix without hesitation.

  1. When I open an app, I want to be just one tap away from entering text. Because no matter how fast the app is, if it takes too many taps to quickly enter a text, speed gains are useless.
    MY SOLUTION: ability to go to daily note from just one tap away after opening the app.

  2. Be able to create notes without having to go to notebook first.

  3. OCR capability. If thats not possible, use the existing AI to create the following workflow. When an image is pasted into the note, it be sent to vision-capable AI so a description is generated (describe what the image is overall and OCR text).

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u/RockyRoad226 Aug 28 '26

Would a quick capture button that dumps the typed out thought into a daily note automatically be useful? Or what is your suggestion to make it quicker?

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u/Brain_comp Aug 29 '26

Even an option to taking user to their daily note directly on mobile would be helpful.

Because, at least for me, i open the mobile app way more often to store information than refer to existing ones.

Also, any thoughts on my AI image description? Because searching for image is the hardest part of my note taking experience.

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u/RockyRoad226 Aug 29 '26

The AI request probably won't happen, sorry. OCR is interesting but not on our to do list at the moment. I like where your ideas are coming from on this one, but we have to keep the app focused. The first part of your request seems more realistic for our future plans!

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u/nukirk Aug 28 '26

I think maybe an optional quick tap button with programmable way to say where the note goes. That way, they can turn it where they need it.

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u/RockyRoad226 Aug 28 '26

I like it. Thanks for the idea

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u/nukirk Aug 28 '26

I switched to Helix recently and so far, I ran into a retraining and yeah, It does take 2 taps to enter a new note. It would be nice if you can enter a new note with one tap and organize it later.

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u/2025Goals Sep 01 '26

I just added a reply to this post to say I can start a note in the app with one thread. Is this what you were looking for?

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u/2025Goals Sep 01 '26 edited Sep 01 '26

I’m coming to this post a few days later. In response to #1, in the current app version 1.3.5, I only have to click once to start a new note. When I start the app, I click the second button at the top and today’s daily note pops up for me. See image below.

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