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TalkNotes▲854
Turn your thoughts into actionable notes, fast
2023 · talknotes.io
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Lazy▲929
Capture at the speed of thought
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Unfriction▲69
Instant local notes for macOS to capture thoughts in <400ms
Jan 2026 · unfriction.app
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Novi Notes▲107
Your notes become AI memory. Local-only, no subscription.
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Stupid Notes▲338
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Thought Train▲379
Stop using sticky notes to remember what you're doing 📒 🚫
2018
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note.md▲280
your notes and research documentation now a local LLM Memory
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Supernotes 3▲441
Take notes everywhere
2023
9ME
Minimalist editor that lives in browser, stores everything in the URL▲468
I wanted to see how far I could go building a notes app using only what modern browsers already provide – no frameworks, no storage APIs, no build step. What it does: Single HTML file, no deps, 111 loc Notes live in the URL hash (shareable links!) Auto-compressed with CompressionStream Plain-text editor (contenteditable) History support Page title from first # heading Respects light/dark mode No storage, cookies, or tracking The entire app is the page source. https://textarea.my/
Dec 2025 · github.com
10IW
I wrote a local-first notes app for Mac, with data longevity in mind▲128
2021 · noteship.com
11IM
I made a Note-Taking app for people who keep texting themselves▲219
This project began when I realized that despite trying many fantastic note-taking apps, I often defaulted to dumping notes into chat apps like Slack or iMessage. I wanted to bring that effortless “text yourself” note-taking experience to a dedicated note-taking app. Originally developed as a macOS app, Strflow is now also available for iOS. Strflow is designed to make note-taking as quick and intuitive as possible, centered around a chronological timeline UI. Here are some of its features: * Tag system * Rich editor with text formatting, images, and note linking * Global shortcuts for quick…
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Grain Desktop Capture▲141
AI meeting notes without bots
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SpeedNote AI▲211
Convert your typo-riddled mess into clear notes
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NotePlan 3▲264
Native (Mac & iOS) note-taking based on local Markdown files
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Mindly ▲177
Capture anything in seconds with automatic organization
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NotesNudge▲163
A wisdomous whisper from your past notes, every day
2023
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MinkNote▲157
Private macOS notes built on plain Markdown files
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NotesOllama – I added local LLM support to Apple Notes (through Ollama)▲156
This lets you talk to local LLMs in Apple Notes. I saw Obsidian Ollama (https://github.com/hinterdupfinger/obsidian-ollama) and thought it was handy, but I'm too lazy to migrate away from the Apple ecosystem, so I quickly hacked this together. I tend to use Notes as a scratchpad for prompts, so it's nice to do some quick inference without leaving the app. Notes doesn't really support plugins so I'm using the macOS accessibility API for reading selections and then stream responses using the clipboard (not ideal but it works).
2024 · smallest.app
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Whisper Notes▲115
Offline AI Speech to Text Transcription for iOS & macOS
2025
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Noteship for Mac▲117
From notes to knowledge
2021
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Stash▲135
Manage temporary files, text, and media with drag-and-drop
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North Notes▲95
Put your thoughts in context, superfast
2020
23NM
Note, my simple command-line note taking app▲81
2021 · github.com
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AudioJot▲94
Privacy friendly fleeting thoughts smart diary
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