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Notes
- Markdown notes in an ordinary folder that opens in any other editor.
- Tabs for open notes, folders, drag and drop, pin, duplicate, move, move to Trash.
- Templates and a daily note.
- ⌘Z for trash, move, duplicate, paste, new notes and task check-off.
Sync
- The folder is a git repo: hourly commits, so any edit can be undone.
- Optional GitHub sign-in with a device code, no password: history goes to a private repo.
- Pulls changes from another Mac without losing text. On a conflict both versions are kept.
Search
- One search (⌘K) for notes, tasks, events, videos and words in transcripts.
- Optional semantic search with the built-in Apple model.
Dictation
- Hold a hotkey, talk, release: the text is on the clipboard.
- Optional paste into the focused text field.
- On-device speech recognition: GigaAM (Russian, with punctuation) or Whisper (99 languages).
Models are downloaded on demand. - An animated glass orb that reacts to your voice.
Tasks and calendar
- [ ] task 📅 datelines in notes become tasks. Dated tasks go to Apple Calendar.- Day, week and month views: drag to create, move and resize, calendar colors, now line.
- Create, rename, recolor and delete calendars.
Video and audio
- Drop a video or audio file to transcribe it on this Mac.
- Speakers: who says what, with renaming.
- Save a transcript as a note. Export to .srt. Folders for transcripts.
Apple Intelligence (optional)
- Note summaries.
- Tasks from a transcript, sent to the calendar.
Privacy and look
- PIN code and Touch ID. Tokens and PIN live in the Keychain.
- No servers or accounts of our own. The network is used only for GitHub and model downloads.
- Light and dark theme, app icon follows the theme.
- English, Russian and Serbian (Latin).
Install
- Download
notes.dmgbelow, open it and drag<notes>into Applications. - This build is signed for development and not notarized yet. On first launch macOS will block it:
open System Settings → Privacy & Security, scroll down and click Open Anyway.
Requires macOS 27 or later.