A fast, private, local-first knowledge base for your Mac. Wiki-links, backlinks, a graph view, diagrams, math and on-device AI — over notes that stay plain files you own.
Requires macOS 15 or later · No account · No cloud required
Powerful where it counts, and out of your way everywhere else.
Your notes are ordinary .md files in a folder you choose. No lock-in, no database, readable in any editor.
A native editor with live styling, syntax-highlighted code, inline LaTeX math, Mermaid diagrams, callouts and hidden comments.
[[Wiki-links]] and heading links with autocomplete, backlinks, unlinked mentions, note transclusion, and an interactive graph view.
Full-text search, “Open Quickly”, nested #tags with autocomplete, bookmarks, daily notes and templates.
Summarise, suggest tags and links, expand a stub, or “ask your vault” — powered by Apple Intelligence, entirely on your Mac.
Built-in Git: initialise a repo, browse a note’s history and restore earlier versions. Export to HTML or PDF anytime.
A calm, keyboard-first editor with real power under the hood.
HelloNotes collects nothing. There’s no account, no analytics and no tracking. On-device AI runs locally and never sends your notes anywhere. Read the privacy policy →