Bookmark the exact second that matters

The standard approach is to pause whatever you are listening to, glance at the timestamp, switch to a notes app, type something like '14:32 - the thing about compounding', then switch back. It takes fifteen seconds, breaks your focus, and the note usually ends up buried under everything else you wrote that week.

There is a faster way that keeps everything in one place.

What is a Moment?

A Moment is a bookmark that records the exact second in the media you are playing. It is created by Echo, a native Mac menu-bar app that runs quietly in the background while you listen or watch.

When you save a Moment, Echo stores the timestamp, the title of what is playing, and enough context to take you straight back to that second. No copy-pasting, no switching windows, no note-taking detour.

How Do You Save a Moment?

Press ⌘⇧E at any point during playback. That is the only step.

The shortcut works whether the audio or video is in a native Mac app or playing in a browser tab. You do not need to pause first. Press the keys, and Echo logs the timestamp in the background while you keep listening.

Where Do Your Moments Go?

Open Echo from the menu bar and your Moments are listed there, each showing the source title and the exact timestamp. Press ⌘⇧E again or click the menu bar icon to bring Echo up.

To jump back to a specific second, click the Moment. Echo takes you straight to that timestamp in whatever app or browser tab the content lives in.

What Sources Does It Work With?

Echo captures Moments from native Mac apps and from browser-based playback. That includes:

• Podcast apps such as Overcast, Pocket Casts, Apple Podcasts, and Spotify
• Video sites including YouTube and other web video players
• Streaming services running in your browser
• Any native Mac app that exposes media controls to the system

If you can see the play/pause controls in your Mac menu bar or the media keys on your keyboard work with it, Echo can almost certainly capture a Moment from it.

How Is This Different From a Manual Timestamp Note?

Writing timestamps by hand has three problems that quietly compound over time.

1. Speed. Pausing, switching, typing, switching back takes fifteen to thirty seconds. A single podcast episode might have five or six moments worth saving.
2. Fragmentation. Timestamps written in a notes app are disconnected from the source. Finding the note later and then locating the right episode and then scrubbing to the right second is its own task.
3. Loss. Notes get buried. A timestamp without the episode title, player app, and a direct link back to that second is less useful than it looks when you write it.

Echo collapses all three steps into one keystroke and keeps the bookmark linked directly to the source so jumping back is a single click. If you want to see everything you have been listening to and watching alongside your Moments, Echo's history view gives you that too - see how to see everything you have played on a Mac.

What About Things You Have Not Finished Yet?

Echo also has a Shelf for media you have started but not completed. If you leave a podcast halfway through or close a browser tab mid-video, Echo can hold your place so you can come back to it later. Moments and the Shelf work alongside each other - Moments for specific seconds you want to revisit, the Shelf for content you want to finish.

Does It Work Across All Three Macs on My Licence?

A single Echo purchase covers three Macs with a one-time payment of $9.99, and all future updates are included. Moments are stored locally on each machine, so if you save a Moment on your desktop Mac it will not automatically appear on your laptop - but the keyboard shortcut and behaviour are identical on each.