Scratch

Local preview

A spreadsheet you can pull up anywhere

Press ⌥ Space for a small grid over the app you’re in. Work out the numbers, jot down what they mean, and pick up where you left off.

make run

Run from a Scratch checkout with Swift 6 on macOS 14 or later.

Open the Scratch guide

Scratch on Weekend expenses with five amounts and the SUM argument hint beneath A6. Scratch on Weekend expenses with five amounts and the SUM argument hint beneath A6.
Watch the total come together
Scratch on Weekend expenses with five amounts and the SUM argument hint beneath A6. Scratch on Weekend expenses with five amounts and the SUM argument hint beneath A6.

Keyboard

Stay in the grid

Type straight into a cell. Tab completes a formula suggestion or takes you to the next column. Open the command palette to find a command, jump to a cell or convert a unit.

Grid and shortcuts
  • ⌥ SpaceShow Scratch
  • ⇧⌘POpen the command palette (default)
  • ⌘JShow notes (default)

Capture

Bring numbers in from another app

Copy amounts or a screenshot and press ⌥⇧ Space. Scratch opens a new sheet. For screenshots, select a row to check the recognised amount against the source image.

Capture and paste

Notes

Keep the numbers with the explanation

Put live cells, tables or a chart beside your notes. Send the table and notes to today’s Obsidian daily note and update the saved sheet in one step.

Notes and Obsidian

Questions

Can I download Scratch?
Scratch is a local preview. A public app download is still pending.
Where do my sheets live?
Scratch saves the workbook and source images on your Mac. Screenshot recognition also runs on your Mac.
Can I read these guides as Markdown?
Yes. Add .md to a guide URL, or start at llms.txt.