Capture without an input field.

When to use Flash Route

• On the subway / walking / driving: hands not free for typing, but you have something to capture
• Mid-meeting thought: don't want to switch windows and break the flow
• Inspiration while reading: don't want to leave the current page
• Sudden todo: "Remind me to call Wang tomorrow morning"
• Don't know where to file an idea: let AI decide for you

Flash Route vs Main Hotkey

Dimension	Main ⌘+⇧+;	Flash ⌘+⇧+'
Trigger	Hold to talk, release to stop	Press to start, press again to stop (toggle)
Output	Inserted at cursor	AI auto-routes to external service
Needs cursor?	Yes (must have input field)	No (any context)
Typical use	Email, docs, chat	Spontaneous thoughts, todos, on-the-go

Basic setup

AI routing rules

After you finish, AI judges from content:

• Todo: contains "remind", "remember to", "I should" → Reminders
• Event: contains specific time ("tomorrow morning", "next Tuesday at 14:00", "next month") → Calendar event
• Idea / inspiration: open statements, observations, thinking → flomo (default) or Notion
• Quote / study notes: "the book says...", "the article mentions..." → notes app
• Uncertain: defaults to "idea" bucket (flomo)

AI also performs necessary auto-completion:

• "Remind me to call Wang at 10 tomorrow" → Reminder title="Call Wang", due=tomorrow 10:00
• "Meeting with client next Wed 2pm" → Calendar event start=next Wed 14:00 (default 1h + 15-min advance alert)
• "Got an idea for product direction..." → flomo content = that sentence + auto-tag #idea

Connecting external services

flomo · default recommended

flomo is a simple Chinese card-note tool. Flash Route routes to flomo by default. Setup:

Reminders

VoiceInput uses macOS system integration for Reminders — no API config needed. Just enable:

First time, macOS will prompt for "Reminders access" — allow.

Calendar

Same system integration approach. Enable → pick default calendar → done. Events auto-add a 15-min advance alert (configurable).

Notion

Requires a Notion API token:

1. Go to notion.so/my-integrations to create an internal integration → grab token
2. On the Notion page / database where you want flash captures → top-right "..." → Connections → add your integration
3. VoiceInput → Settings → Flash Route → Destinations → Notion → paste token + database ID

Other notes apps (Webhook)

Supports any webhook endpoint (POST JSON). Common: TickTick, Anki, Obsidian (via Obsidian Web Server plugin), etc.

Manual routing override

AI auto-judging sometimes routes wrong (e.g. judges "remind me tomorrow" as an idea). Two fixes:

Use trigger phrases

• Say "Remind me" at the start → forces Reminders
• Say "Note this" → forces flomo
• Say "Add a calendar event" → forces Calendar
• Say "Save to Notion" → forces Notion

After-the-fact correction

After each Flash Route, a 3-second undo window appears at the bottom-right. Click "Reroute to X" to redistribute. Once corrected, similar phrasing in the future leans toward that destination (personalized learning).

Privacy · what Flash Route uploads

Flash Route flow: record → recognize (local or cloud) → AI route judgment (cloud) → dispatch to destination (e.g. flomo webhook).

• Recognition stage: same as the main hotkey — local engine fully offline; cloud engine sends audio to Volcano for recognition
• AI routing stage: recognized text is sent to a cloud LLM (DeepSeek / Doubao / your BYOK key) for judgment — this step inherently requires network
• Dispatch stage: directly calls external service APIs (flomo webhook / Notion / EventKit), result is forgotten

VoiceInput stores nothing about Flash Route content (only your local history database has records).