The Desktop and Web App is the home of Notis on the web and on your desktop. Unlike Telegram, WhatsApp, iMessage, Slack, or Email — which route Notis through someone else’s app — the Desktop and Web App is Notis-native: a unified inbox, a chat surface, and a control plane all in one, available at app.notis.ai/manage. Every thread Notis has with you — no matter which channel started it — surfaces here. You can read it, jump in to course-correct, or take it over from the keyboard.Documentation Index
Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://help.notis.ai/llms.txt
Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.
Where to use it
The Desktop and Web App is one channel with three surfaces. They share the same threads, the same authentication, and the same agent context — pick whichever fits the moment.Web portal
Open Notis in any browser at app.notis.ai/manage. Best for review, multi-select cleanup, and working with attachments.
Desktop app
Native macOS, Windows, and Linux build. Same UI, plus the desktop overlay and the contextual pill that surfaces what’s on screen into the chat. Auto-updates from the beta or stable channel.
Desktop overlay
A floating chat card you summon over any other app with a global hotkey. Pointer events pass through everywhere except the card itself.
Desktop app
The desktop app wraps the same portal you’d use in the browser, plus a few capabilities that only make sense locally:- Desktop overlay — a floating Notis chat over any application without leaving what you’re doing.
- Contextual pill — every page you open in the app injects a contextual pill into the chat composer with the current app, view, database, document, automation, or skill. Notis stays aware of what you’re working on without you having to mention it.
Desktop overlay
The overlay is a full-screen transparent window with a single floating card in the middle. The card is the only interactive part — every pixel around it remains click-through, so the app behind it stays usable. Default global hotkeys (configurable in Settings → Shortcuts):| Action | macOS | Windows / Linux |
|---|---|---|
| Open in chat mode | Option + Space | Ctrl + Alt + Space |
| Open in voice mode | Option + Shift + Space | Ctrl + Alt + Shift + Space |
| Switch between modes (while open) | Shift + Tab | Shift + Tab |
| Dismiss | Esc | Esc |
Modes
Both the inline portal chat and the desktop overlay support two modes. You can swap between them at any time without losing context.Chat mode
Text-first input with attachments (images, PDFs, audio),
@-mentions to attach context, /-commands to give instructions, and quick voice notes. The default mode in the portal and overlay.Voice mode
Real-time voice session powered by ElevenLabs. Talk to Notis hands-free; Notis speaks back. Ideal for cooking, driving, walking, and capturing brain dumps. See Voice Mode for the full reference.
Inboxes
The left rail has four built-in views. Each view runs the same channel and source filters across the same underlying threads.| View | What it shows | When to use |
|---|---|---|
| Inbox | Active threads — anything not archived. The default landing view. | Day-to-day triage. |
| Starred | Threads you’ve pinned with the star action. | Conversations you want to keep visible without filing them away. |
| Done | Archived threads. Nothing is deleted; archive is just out of sight. | Cleanup. Archived threads return to Inbox if a new message arrives. |
| Automation views | One view per automation, listing every run that originated from it. | Auditing scheduled, webhook-triggered, or integration-triggered runs. Open from Manage → Automations → [automation name]. |
Filters
Every view supports the same filter primitives. They stack — set them all at once to narrow down to exactly the conversation you’re looking for.Channel tabs
Channel tabs sit across the top of the inbox and let you scope the list to a single channel: All channels, Desktop and Web app, Telegram, WhatsApp, iMessage, Slack, or Email. Useful when you want to see only the conversations that started in a particular place.Source filter
The source dropdown in the top bar narrows further within the selected channel. Sources include things like a specific automation, a specific Slack workspace, or a specific email address. Set to All by default.Search
The top-bar search box runs a full-text search across thread titles and recent message content. It updates as you type and respects the active channel and source filters.Keyboard shortcuts
The portal is built to be driven from the keyboard, the same way you’d work an email client. Press? from anywhere to see the full list.
| Action | Shortcut |
|---|---|
| Next thread | J |
| Previous thread | K |
| Open thread | Enter |
| Close thread / clear selection | Esc |
| Star / unstar | S |
| Archive (mark Done) | E |
| Unarchive | Shift + E |
| Toggle read / unread | U |
| Trash | # |
| Undo last action | Z |
| Toggle multi-select on current row | X |
| Extend multi-selection | Shift + ↑ / Shift + ↓ |
| Select all | Cmd / Ctrl + A |
| Focus search | / |
| New conversation | C |
| New voice conversation | Shift + C |
| Switch chat ↔ voice (in panel) | Shift + Tab |
| Toggle sidebar | Cmd / Ctrl + S |
| Go to Inbox | G then I |
| Go to Starred | G then S |
| Go to Done | G then D |
| Show all shortcuts | ? |
Tool catalog and command search
The portal search bar can surface more than threads. Use it to browse the tools available to Notis, grouped by category and source:- Built-in Notis tools
- Connected integration tools
- Custom MCP tools
- Installed skills
- Apps, views, databases, documents, and automations
@ to attach an item as context (an app, view, database, document, page) and / to give Notis an instruction (a skill, automation, or built-in command). The two are not interchangeable: @docs/spec adds the doc to the conversation; /summarize tells Notis what to do with it.
Working a thread
Once you open a thread, every action you’d want lives in the chat panel:- Reply from the portal — type or use voice. If the thread originated on Telegram, WhatsApp, iMessage, Slack, or Email, your reply routes back through the original channel automatically — the other person never sees it as portal-originated.
- Star — pin the thread to the Starred view.
- Archive — mark the thread Done. It returns to the Inbox if a new message arrives.
- Multi-select —
shift-click or drag-select rows in the inbox, then bulk-archive or bulk-star from the action bar. - Agent timeline — every Notis interaction expands to show the tool calls Notis made, the files it touched, and the response — useful for debugging and auditing.
@for context,/for instructions —@pulls an app, view, database, or document into the conversation as context./invokes a skill, automation, or built-in command as an instruction. Mix them freely:@db/leads /summarize.
Pairs with
- Channels compared — see how the Desktop and Web App differs from Telegram, WhatsApp, iMessage, Slack, and Email.
- Voice Mode — full reference for the real-time voice channel used inside the portal and overlay.
- Automations — every scheduled and webhook run lands in its automation view.