frontend/src/features/capture/InstantCaptureBar.tsx

@@ -37,11 +37,29 @@ export const InstantCaptureBar: React.FC<InstantCaptureBarProps> = ({
   const [isListening, setIsListening] = useState(false);
   const [isSubmitting, setIsSubmitting] = useState(false);
   const [justSavedLabel, setJustSavedLabel] = useState<string | null>(null);
+  const [isMultiline, setIsMultiline] = useState(false);
 
-  const inputRef = useRef<HTMLInputElement>(null);
+  const inputRef = useRef<HTMLTextAreaElement>(null);
   const containerRef = useRef<HTMLFormElement>(null);
   const recognitionRef = useRef<any>(null);
 
+  const adjustHeight = (el?: HTMLTextAreaElement | null) => {
+    const targetEl = el || inputRef.current;
+    if (!targetEl) return;
+    targetEl.style.height = 'auto';
+    if (targetEl.value) {
+      const scrollH = targetEl.scrollHeight;
+      targetEl.style.height = `${Math.min(scrollH, 140)}px`;
+      setIsMultiline(targetEl.value.includes('\n') || scrollH > 28);
+    } else {
+      setIsMultiline(false);
+    }
+  };
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    adjustHeight();
+  }, [content]);
+
   useEffect(() => {
     inputRef.current?.focus();
   }, [autoFocusTrigger]);
@@ -77,6 +95,7 @@ export const InstantCaptureBar: React.FC<InstantCaptureBarProps> = ({
         inputRef.current?.focus();
       } else if (e.key === 'Escape' && document.activeElement === inputRef.current) {
         setContent('');
+        setIsMultiline(false);
         setShowOptions(false);
         inputRef.current?.blur();
       }
@@ -154,12 +173,16 @@ export const InstantCaptureBar: React.FC<InstantCaptureBarProps> = ({
 
     // Optimistically clear input immediately so the UI feels instant (<10ms) in all browsers
     setContent('');
+    setIsMultiline(false);
     setPriority('normal');
     setDueDate('');
     setTarget('inbox');
     setShowOptions(false);
     setIsSubmitting(true);
     triggerHaptic(15);
+    if (inputRef.current) {
+      inputRef.current.style.height = 'auto';
+    }
 
     const savedMsg =
       effectiveTarget === 'task'
@@ -210,25 +233,36 @@ export const InstantCaptureBar: React.FC<InstantCaptureBarProps> = ({
   return (
     <div className="w-full">
       <form ref={containerRef} onSubmit={handleSubmit} className="relative">
-        {/* Quick-Capture Input Bar (Radius controlled by --radius-pill) */}
+        {/* Quick-Capture Input Bar (Radius controlled by --radius-pill / multiline) */}
         <div
-          className={`flex items-center h-9 pl-1.5 pr-1.5 bg-panel border capture-pill rounded-full transition-colors duration-150 ${
+          className={`flex ${
+            isMultiline ? 'items-end py-1.5' : 'items-center h-9'
+          } pl-1.5 pr-1.5 bg-panel border capture-pill ${
+            isMultiline ? 'capture-bar-multiline' : 'rounded-full'
+          } transition-all duration-150 ${
             isListening
               ? 'border-accent bg-panel'
               : 'border-border focus-within:border-accent'
           }`}
         >
-          <div className="w-6 h-6 capture-pill rounded-full bg-accent text-on-accent flex items-center justify-center mr-2 flex-shrink-0">
+          <div
+            className={`w-6 h-6 capture-pill rounded-full bg-accent text-on-accent flex items-center justify-center mr-2 flex-shrink-0 ${
+              isMultiline ? 'self-start mt-1' : ''
+            }`}
+          >
             <Sparkles className="w-3 h-3" />
           </div>
 
-          <input
+          <textarea
             ref={inputRef}
-            type="text"
+            rows={1}
             value={content}
-            onChange={(e) => setContent(e.target.value)}
+            onChange={(e) => {
+              setContent(e.target.value);
+              adjustHeight(e.target);
+            }}
             onKeyDown={(e) => {
-              if (e.key === 'Enter' && !e.shiftKey) {
+              if (e.key === 'Enter' && (!e.shiftKey || e.ctrlKey || e.metaKey)) {
                 e.preventDefault();
                 executeCapture();
               }
@@ -237,18 +271,23 @@ export const InstantCaptureBar: React.FC<InstantCaptureBarProps> = ({
               isListening
                 ? 'Ich höre zu…'
                 : target === 'task'
-                ? 'Neue Aufgabe direkt anlegen… (Enter)'
+                ? 'Neue Aufgabe direkt anlegen… (Enter / Shift+Enter für Mehrzeiler)'
                 : target === 'list_item'
                 ? `Eintrag direkt zu "${selectedList?.title || 'Liste'}" hinzufügen…`
                 : target === 'document'
-                ? 'Neue Workspace-Notiz direkt anlegen…'
-                : 'Quick Dump: Gedanke einfach reinrotzen & später swipen… (C / Enter)'
+                ? 'Neue Workspace-Notiz direkt anlegen… (Enter / Shift+Enter für Mehrzeiler)'
+                : 'Quick Dump: Gedanke reinrotzen… (C / Enter, Shift+Enter für Mehrzeiler)'
             }
-            className="w-full bg-transparent text-main placeholder-faint text-xs sm:text-sm focus:outline-none"
+            className="w-full bg-transparent text-main placeholder-faint text-xs sm:text-sm focus:outline-none resize-none leading-5 py-0.5 overflow-y-auto"
+            style={{ minHeight: '22px', maxHeight: '140px' }}
             autoComplete="off"
           />
 
-          <div className="flex items-center gap-1 ml-2 flex-shrink-0">
+          <div
+            className={`flex items-center gap-1 ml-2 flex-shrink-0 ${
+              isMultiline ? 'self-end mb-0.5' : ''
+            }`}
+          >
             {/* Target & Options Toggle Pill */}
             <button
               type="button"

frontend/src/features/triage/TasksView.tsx

@@ -645,7 +645,7 @@ export const TasksView: React.FC<TasksViewProps> = ({
                   className="panel-surface p-2.5 space-y-2 hover:border-strong transition-colors"
                 >
                   <div className="flex items-start justify-between gap-2">
-                    <p className="text-xs font-medium text-main break-words flex-1 leading-snug">
+                    <p className="text-xs font-medium text-main break-words flex-1 leading-snug whitespace-pre-wrap">
                       {task.content}
                     </p>
                     <button
@@ -752,7 +752,7 @@ export const TasksView: React.FC<TasksViewProps> = ({
                   className="bg-panel border border-accent-border p-2.5 space-y-2 hover:border-accent transition-colors"
                 >
                   <div className="flex items-start justify-between gap-2">
-                    <p className="text-xs font-medium text-main break-words flex-1 leading-snug">
+                    <p className="text-xs font-medium text-main break-words flex-1 leading-snug whitespace-pre-wrap">
                       {task.content}
                     </p>
                     <button

frontend/src/features/triage/TriageDeck.tsx

@@ -400,7 +400,7 @@ export const TriageDeck: React.FC<TriageDeckProps> = ({
                   </div>
                 </div>
               ) : (
-                <p className="text-base sm:text-xl font-medium text-main leading-relaxed break-words">
+                <p className="text-base sm:text-xl font-medium text-main leading-relaxed break-words whitespace-pre-wrap">
                   {activeCard.content}
                 </p>
               )}

frontend/src/index.css

@@ -84,6 +84,12 @@ body {
     border-radius: 9999px !important;
   }
 
+  /* Quick-Capture-Blase bei mehrzeiliger Eingabe (Shift+Enter) */
+  .capture-bar-multiline,
+  .capture-bar-multiline.bg-panel.border {
+    border-radius: 18px !important;
+  }
+
   /* Aufgaben-Checkboxen */
   .checkbox-square {
     border-radius: var(--radius-checkbox);