Desktop app overview

What you see when you open Overshow

The desktop app is a native application. When you launch it, Search opens by default. That is your home view for queries, filters, and grounded answers.

Main areas

You move between routes from the app navigation. The following are always visible:

• Search (/search). default view for finding captures and asking questions.
• Inspect (/inspect). browse and open individual capture records in detail.
• Meetings (/meetings). meeting-centric summaries, transcripts, and follow-ups.
• Actions (/actions). commitments, decisions, and action items.
• Calendar (/calendar). calendar integration and meeting scheduling context.
• Profiles (/profiles). people, organisations, and projects.
• Feedback (/feedback). submit feedback from within the app.
• Settings (/settings). recording, privacy, AI, documents, calendar, and app behaviour.

The Summary (/summary) route is gated by the summary_worker feature flag, which is on by default. Disable the flag in settings if you want to hide the route and stop background generation.

Each area is self-contained but linked: for example, search and Quick Ask can send you to Inspect with the right item selected.

System tray and dock

On macOS, Overshow appears in the menu bar (system tray). The Dock icon reflects capture state: you can pause or resume from there, and the badge shows when capture is paused or when something needs attention.

Tray and dock behaviour is described in more detail in Tray and dock.

Quick Ask overlay

Quick Ask is a lightweight overlay you open with a keyboard shortcut (default Option+Space). You type a question, get an answer grounded in your captures, and dismiss without leaving the app you were using. See Quick Ask.

Why Search is the default

Most day-to-day work is recall: finding a decision, a phrase, or a moment. Putting Search first keeps that path one click or shortcut away from launch.