DayCarp

Support

How can we help?

Guides for every part of DayCarp, answers about your account and plan, and a real person on the other end of the email.

Help topics

The same guides as the ? buttons in the app. On a Mac, use ⌘ where a shortcut says Ctrl.

Getting started

Welcome to DayCarpA notebook with one page for every day.

DayCarp gives you one page for every day. Write what's on your mind, tick off tasks, capture meetings, and find anything again later.

  • Write lines and topics on today's page
  • Tick off anything marked /TODO
  • Find anything with Search (Ctrl K)
  • Capture meetings with the microphone button
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Writing notesLines, topics, tasks and hashtags.

Every day has its own page. Type a line, press Enter for the next one.

  • Tab indents a line under the one above; Shift Tab brings it back
  • A line with nothing above it is a topic: it shows in the map on the right
  • Start a line with /TODO to make it a task
  • Add #hashtags to collect lines across days
  • Paste or drop an image straight into a line
Moving between daysJump to any day; dots mark days with notes.

Pick a day to open its page. Days with notes have a dot.

  • Click the month to choose another month or year
  • Today brings you back to today
  • The clock button shows this day's version history
  • Ctrl D opens the calendar while you write
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Working offlineKeep writing when the connection drops.

DayCarp keeps your notes on this device too, so losing your connection won't stop your day.

  • Write, move between days, search and tick off tasks as usual
  • The header says Offline, and how many days have changes waiting
  • Reconnect, and the changes are sent on their own
  • Changed the same line on two devices? Both are kept until you choose

AI answers, adding images, version history and share links wait until you're back online.

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Meetings

Capturing meetingsLive transcripts, summaries and notes.

Press the microphone button to capture a meeting.

  1. Choose In-person or Online
  2. Press Start: the transcript appears as people talk
  3. Press Stop and save: the meeting lands in today's note

Open a meeting from its chip in the note to read the transcript, get a summary or ask about it. For online calls in a browser, see the Audio Helper.

Transcription runs on your device, in English. A browser uses Smaller (Moonshine). DayCarp for Mac has More Accurate (NVIDIA Parakeet) built in, with Smaller as a download; DayCarp for Windows has Smaller built in and downloads More Accurate on its first start; on iPhone and iPad, Smaller is built in and More Accurate is a download. Each app chooses in Settings → Meeting Capture.

Let people know you're taking notes, and follow the recording laws where you and they are: Recording consent.

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TranscriptsAll your meetings in one place.

Every meeting you've captured, newest first.

  • Search by title
  • Not used shows meetings no note points to any more
  • Select a few to delete them together
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Audio HelperHear everyone on an online call, in a browser.

In a browser, DayCarp hears your microphone. To capture the other people on a Zoom, Google Meet or Teams call, it needs your computer's sound too.

  1. In Capture meeting → Online, download the Audio Helper for Mac or Windows
  2. Open it once and leave it running in the menu bar or tray
  3. Back in DayCarp, click Check again
  • It only passes system audio along while you're capturing
  • In Chrome or Edge you can share the meeting's tab instead
  • DayCarp for Mac and DayCarp for Windows have it built in: no helper needed

On a Mac, its first start asks to allow System Audio Recording.

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DayCarp for MacThe menu bar, call audio built in, offline.

DayCarp for Mac does a few things a browser can't.

  • It lives in the menu bar: ⌘ ⇧ Space brings it up from anywhere
  • Online calls are captured with no Audio Helper
  • It notices when a call starts and offers to capture it
  • A small bar keeps the recording controls close
  • Your notes are on your Mac, so it opens offline too

Download DayCarp for Mac

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DayCarp for WindowsThe notification area, call audio built in, offline.

DayCarp for Windows does a few things a browser can't.

  • It lives in the notification area: Ctrl Alt Space brings it up from anywhere
  • Online calls are captured with no Audio Helper
  • It notices when a call starts and offers to capture it
  • A small bar keeps the recording controls close
  • Your notes are on your PC, so it opens offline too

It runs on Windows 10 and 11, on Intel, AMD and ARM PCs.

Download DayCarp for Windows

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Tasks and organising

TasksEvery /TODO from every day in one list.

Every line that starts with /TODO shows up here, from every day.

  • Tick a box to finish a task; it's ticked in the note too
  • Give a task a due date and points from its chips in the note
  • Switch between List and Calendar
  • Group and sort by due date, note date or hashtag
  • Click a task to see its note and details
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HashtagsCollect lines from every day under one tag.

Add #project to any line. The tag's page gathers every line with it, from every day, and you can edit them right there.

  • The Hashtag Directory lists all your tags
  • Sort by name, how often you use them, or when
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Smart ReplaceText that swaps itself, and templates.

Teach DayCarp your shortcuts.

  • Replacements swap text when you leave a line: addr → your address
  • Templates insert several lines when you type their trigger, like [standup]
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Quick mathSums worked out in the line, and totals of a selection.

Start a line with = and type the math. Leave the line, and the answer appears in front of it: =3*450 + 180 becomes 1,530 = 3*450 + 180.

  • Change a number later, and it works it out again
  • + - * /, brackets, ^ for powers and % all work
  • Select a few lines with numbers to see their count, sum and average
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ImagesEvery image in your notes.

Every image you've added to a note.

  • In use and Not used show which notes still have them
  • Click an image to see it full size
  • Select a few to delete them together
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Version historySee and restore earlier versions of a day.

DayCarp keeps earlier versions of each day's note.

  • Pick a version to see what restoring it would change
  • Restore brings it back; Undo in the message takes it back
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Sharing, export and AI

SharingView-only links and copies to send.

Share a day, a topic or a meeting.

  • View-only link: anyone with the link can read it, nothing else
  • Stop a link at any time in Settings → Shared links
  • Send a copy sends the text instead of a link
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ExportDownload notes as Markdown or PDF.

Download your notes to keep or print.

  • This note: the day you're on, as Markdown or PDF
  • Date range: many days at once, as a .zip of Markdown files
  • Choose whether images come along
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AIAsk about a line and the lines under it.

Ask AI about a line and everything under it.

  • Type your question and press Ask
  • The answer appears under the line
  • Set up your own AI, or use DayCarp's, in Settings → AI

DayCarp Cloud AI comes with Pro and Ultimate. Each summary, Ask AI message, meeting chat message or Enhance is one action: Pro includes 750 a month and 75 a day, and Ultimate much more, with a fair-use check. Your own API key or a self-hosted model is never counted.

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Connected AI appsAsk Claude or ChatGPT about your notes.

Connect Claude, ChatGPT or another AI app that supports MCP, and ask it about your notes, tasks and hashtags.

  1. Open Settings → Connected AI apps and copy the connection address
  2. Add it as a connector in your AI app
  3. Approve what it can see on DayCarp's page
  • Connected apps can only read; they can't change anything
  • Disconnect an app any time in the same place
  • Part of Ultimate (and the trial)

Step-by-step guide

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Attio and other pluginsSend meetings and notes to Attio.

Plugins send things from DayCarp into the tools you already use. Attio is the first.

  1. Open Settings → Plugins, turn on Attio and connect it with your Attio API key
  2. Share a topic or a meeting and choose Send a copy → Push to Attio
  3. Pick the people, company or deal it belongs to, choose what to include, and push

It shows up as a note on those records in Attio. Plugins are part of Ultimate (and the trial).

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Settings

SettingsYour plan, password, AI and more.

Each group opens in place. Change what you need, then Save changes.

  • Account: plan, email, password, two-factor sign-in
  • AI and Meeting Capture: how DayCarp listens and answers
  • Shared links and Connected apps: what can see your notes
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iPhone and iPad

  • Capture a meeting in the room. Tap the microphone, choose In-person meeting, then Start capturing. It keeps going with the screen locked or another app open, and the Lock Screen and Dynamic Island show the time with Pause and Stop.
  • Online calls. An iPhone or iPad can’t hear another app’s call audio, so for Zoom, Meet or Teams calls use DayCarp for Mac or Windows, or DayCarp in your browser with the Audio Helper. For a call on speaker in the room, capture it in person.
  • Speech models. Smaller is built into the app and works offline. More Accurate is an optional download on iOS 18 or later, in Settings → Meeting Capture. The audio never leaves your device either way.
  • Microphone turned off? Open the iPhone or iPad Settings app → DayCarp, and turn on Microphone.
  • Shortcuts. Touch and hold the DayCarp icon for Today and Capture Meeting. On an iPad with a keyboard, hold ⌘ to see every shortcut.
  • Plans bought in the app are App Store subscriptions: see Plans and billing. Restore purchases is in the app’s plan dialog.

Signing in and your account

I forgot my password

On the sign-in page, choose Forgot password? and enter your email address. We’ll send you a link to choose a new one. Resetting it signs you out on your other devices.

My sign-in code or email didn’t arrive

Check your spam, junk or quarantine folder, and add help@daycarp.com to your contacts. Codes come from DayCarp <help@daycarp.com>. You can ask for a new code on the same screen. Still nothing after a few minutes? Email us from that address.

I lost the phone I use for two-factor sign-in

On the code screen, choose Lost your phone? Use a recovery code and enter one of the recovery codes you saved when you set it up. Each one works once. Once you’re in, make new ones in Settings → Account → Two-factor sign-in. No codes left? Email us from your account’s address and we’ll help you back in.

I signed up with Apple, Google or Microsoft

Use the same button each time you sign in. In Settings → Account you can connect another of them, or add a password (we email you a link to set it), so you have more than one way in.

How do I change my email address?

In Settings → Account → Email, add the new address and enter the 6-digit code we send to it, then make it your primary address. You can sign in with any verified address; account notices go to the primary one.

I’m signed in somewhere I shouldn’t be

Settings → Account → Signed-in devices lists every browser and app signed in to your account. Sign out any of them there, then change your password if you think someone else knows it.

Plans and billing

What happens when my trial ends?

New accounts start with 7 days of Ultimate, with no card needed. After that you’re on the Free plan unless you choose Pro or Ultimate: your notes, topics, hashtags, search, offline use, export and images up to 100 MB stay free, with no time limit. Tasks, meeting capture, AI, version history and sharing are on Pro and Ultimate. See the plans.

I subscribed on the website

Open Settings → Account → Manage billing to change your plan or card, see your invoices, or cancel. Payments are handled by Stripe; we never see your card number.

I subscribed in the iPhone or iPad app

That subscription is billed and managed by Apple. To change or cancel it, open the Settings app → your name → Subscriptions → DayCarp (Apple’s guide). For a refund, use reportaproblem.apple.com: Apple handles refunds for App Store purchases. If your plan doesn’t show up in DayCarp, tap Restore purchases in the app’s plan dialog.

What happens if I cancel?

You keep your plan until the end of the period you paid for, then move to the Free plan. Nothing is deleted: your notes, meetings and images stay, and the paid features come back if you subscribe again. Web payments aren’t refunded for partial periods, except where the law requires it (Terms). If something went wrong with a charge, email us.

Delete your account

You can do it yourself, in any DayCarp app or on the web, at any time.

  1. Sign in at note.daycarp.com, or open DayCarp for Mac, Windows, iPhone or iPad.
  2. Open Settings → Account and choose Delete account… at the bottom.
  3. Read what will be deleted, then confirm with your email address and your password (or an emailed code).
  • What’s deleted: your account and everything in it, right away: notes, tasks, topics, images, meeting transcripts, AI and plugin settings, and connected AI apps. Backups expire on their own schedule. This can’t be undone.
  • Export first if you want a copy: ⋮ menu → Export, as Markdown or PDF.
  • A website subscription is cancelled at once, without a refund for the rest of the period.
  • An App Store subscription isn’t cancelled by deleting your account: cancel it in your Apple Account’s subscriptions (how), or Apple keeps billing it.
  • Signed up with Apple, Google or Microsoft and never set a password? Confirm with a 6-digit code we email to your address instead. Deleting an account made with Apple also ends DayCarp’s access to your Apple ID.
  • Can’t sign in? Email help@daycarp.com from your account’s address and we’ll delete it for you once we’ve confirmed it’s yours.

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Still stuck? Write to us.

Email help@daycarp.com