Bebop – an iOS app for capturing notes as iCloud-synced txt/md files
Hello HN! I built my first iOS app, Bebop. I made it as a companion to file-based desktop apps like Obsidian and NVAlt, and also as a way to learn iOS development and try out GPT/Copilot. Notes are saved as plain-text files in the iCloud/Dropbox folder of your choice. I felt that most notes apps out there had too many organizational features (better suited for larger screens) that got in the way of capture (my prime mobile use case). So I wanted this app to be obsessive about capturing ideas quick. For instance, the “Flashback” button lets you cycle through recent notes with a…
Bebop – an iOS app for capturing notes as iCloud-synced txt/md files launched on May 16, 2024 with 8 votes, #1,470 of 4,539 launches that month and more than 75% of that year's launches. The site was still online in September 2026, 2 years on.
What it does
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Simple and elegant. Just enough flexibility to fit around what your use case and simple enough where it just does what it needs to. The control panel/Lock Screen button is game changing.Bought the upgrade to support a dev who makes some quality software. Big thank you! Simple and elegant. Just enough flexibility to fit around what your use case and simple enough where it just does what it needs to. The control panel/Lock Screen button is game changing.Bought the upgrade to support a dev who makes some quality software. Big thank you! I have been looking for an app with Bebop's functionality for about a decade. All I wanted was a quick capture app that points to a directory of my choice and…from apps.apple.com
In the maker’s words, at launch
Hello HN! I built my first iOS app, Bebop. I made it as a companion to file-based desktop apps like Obsidian and NVAlt, and also as a way to learn iOS development and try out GPT/Copilot. Notes are saved as plain-text files in the iCloud/Dropbox folder of your choice. I felt that most notes apps out there…
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