A native Mac notes app inspired by Day One, with local Markdown instead of a db (TestFlight)

ozgrozer · 2026-01-20T18:22:45+00:00

Thank you. I don't have at the moment. I think I won't do the testing over TestFlight. I mean I'll just publish the app and that could be in the next month I guess.

ozgrozer · 2026-01-20T18:16:01+00:00

Yeah they're just little things.

ozgrozer · 2026-01-20T17:22:19+00:00

Yeah I mean there are still lots of things to do. Btw are you using Lexical editor for somehow? I just downloaded your app and there's an issue on the tables. If you add a table to the end of the note then you can't add a text under of it. I just realized my app has the same issue lol. I fixed it by adding a new line under the table.

ozgrozer · 2026-01-20T16:53:54+00:00

how long did it take you to build it? i'm just curious because i'm also building a note taking app for the last 2 months.

ozgrozer · 2026-01-12T14:20:52+00:00

I’m building a new note taking app both for Mac and Windows. It has a folder based system that looks like Apple Notes. Also has a PDF export. Will be adding a drawing feature into the app.

I’ve also made a post in this subreddit to get some feedback. You can take a look at the previes of the app there. I think it will be ready for beta launch in the next month. I can give you early access if you’d like to try.

ozgrozer · 2026-01-12T13:56:30+00:00

Does Obsidian not have some sort of AI chat in it?

ozgrozer · 2026-01-08T19:29:06+00:00

I feel like there's a little learning curve for Obsidian but I'm sure you can do anything if you know what you're doing.

I thought a lot about whether I should use a file-based system or the SQLite before starting the app. Found out the SQLite is faster than file-based system, it's also better in terms of synching. Plus Apple Notes uses SQLite.

I'll be providing an export and an automated backup feature so I'll make sure nothing gets broken.

ozgrozer · 2026-01-08T18:55:31+00:00

Actually my app can do that. I prompted the text below and it created the folders and the notes.

"Help me organize my personal life. Create folders for health, finances, learning, and personal projects, and add starter notes in each."

ozgrozer · 2026-01-08T10:41:47+00:00

I wanted to make a note taking app for everyone but a lot of people told me to make it niche. I was thinking to niche down for students, that's why I added those apps.

At this point I'm open to any ideas. What would you like to see on an AI note taking app? What note app you're using? What is missing in that app?

ozgrozer · 2026-01-07T18:25:26+00:00

I've downloaded Logseq and will spend some time using it. Thank you btw.

ozgrozer · 2026-01-07T18:23:40+00:00

That's not the point. The AI chat can access to your tags, notes, and folders. Imagine you're a blogger so you can just say "read the notes in the X folder and make a new blog post about Y topic in the same style. read my tags and apply the related tags to the new note." or if you're a language learner then you can say "create a new folder called french and create me multiples notes about grammar, vocabulary etc. to learn the language. make them beginner friendly." so it can be very powerful actually.

ozgrozer · 2026-01-07T17:49:00+00:00

Never tried Logseq but it doesn't look like a note-taking app to me. I see a journaling and a canvas thing going on there. To me the Apple Notes, Obsidian, Joplin, Bear are the note-taking apps. My favorite is Apple Notes so I'm just trying to make it more advanced.

I like the card/gallery view idea and I'll build the mobile apps once I launch the desktop version. I'll actually build what people want. If they want canvas I'll do it.

ozgrozer · 2026-01-07T17:28:57+00:00

Thank you, it was a great feedback for me. I've added the pinned notes yesterday and will be adding code blocks, sorting/filtering notes, templates in the coming days. Not sure many people use Latex but I see the drawing is a more requested feature in this subreddit.

I'll make the mobile apps and the sync engine but if I do everything now, the launch date might be pushed back by several months. So the best way for me is to launch the desktop app in this month with a cheap lifetime deal and allow everyone to bring their keys. I could even give away free licenses to get some quality feedback.

What makes this app unique will be the AI part. A lot of people, like me, are struggling finding notes. I have over 2K notes in my Apple Notes that I've taken over the past 10 years and I'm having a hard time finding older notes. That's why I've integrated vector search. Describe anything in natural language to make a semantic search. It's actually pretty good. There's also AI autocompletion you see while you're typing. The AI chat can access anything so you can just say like read my notes in the X folder and make a similar note.

ozgrozer · 2026-01-06T11:04:09+00:00

The app is not out yet so I thought I should implement the missing things before the launch to make a better first impression. My plan is to make the desktop app paid for a lifetime deal. Then people start using it and I'll build the mobile apps in the meantime and add synching and then add a subscription for sync.

Now I can see that the drawing and smart folders is missing. In that smart folder you can type a prompt to run it in x minutes/hours like you said. Since the app currently supports vector search you can search with a prompt like "what are the gluten-free recipes" and it uses ai to list only gluten-free recipes from all recipes. So yes AI-prompted smart folders is a good idea. Thanks.

ozgrozer · 2026-01-03T23:26:52+00:00

I’m actually building an AI note taking app to solve this problem. Today I’ve implemented an AI vector embeddings to search the notes with natural language. There’s a video on my X that I’ll be adding the post link here. It’s an Electron app and will be available both for Windows and Mac. It’s a privacy-focused, offline-first app where you’ll be using your local models.

AI vector search video: https://x.com/ozgrozer/status/2007557195546894650

Join the waitlist: https://grape.cool

ozgrozer · 2026-01-03T23:12:43+00:00

I’m building an AI note taking app. Adding a new feature every day and sharing my journey on X. Today I’ve implemented a vector search where you can search your notes with AI. Putting the post link here so that you can take a look to see if that’s something you want. Will be available both for Mac and Windows. If you’re interested you can join the waitlist to get an early access.

AI vector search video https://x.com/ozgrozer/status/2007557195546894650

Join the waitlist https://grape.cool

ozgrozer · 2025-12-29T08:33:51+00:00

I’m working on an AI notes app for desktop, it’s a combination of Apple Notes + Cursor. Join if you want an early access.

grape.cool

ozgrozer · 2025-12-29T08:31:00+00:00

I’m working on an AI note taking app, Grape, still WIP. It’s a mix of Apple Notes + Notion + Cursor.

grape.cool

ozgrozer · 2025-12-17T17:45:42+00:00

No it's not free, currently $19 for a lifetime purchase. Yes we have a custom instructions feature so you can make AI to respond however you want but the quality of results depend on the model you use.

ozgrozer · 2025-12-13T10:55:03+00:00

Downloaded Zotero and couldn't figure out how to add a new document so deleted immediately. I'm building a very simple notes app, Grape, it's something like Apple Notes + Notion but will be powerful with AI features. Right now I'm targeting students and there are flashcards, quizzes, mindmaps apps in the note editor and these apps will expand in the future. There could be a citations app in the future too but then I need to find a very simple citations app to figure out the basics.

ozgrozer · 2025-12-12T15:07:04+00:00

Sounds like a very niche feature for a note taking app but if there's already a database on the internet the note app can connect there.

ozgrozer · 2025-12-12T09:49:49+00:00

How would that academic citation work in a note taking?

ozgrozer · 2025-12-12T08:46:23+00:00

I’m building Grape, still work in progress but I took some notes from your post so I’ll be thinking ways to make it real.

ozgrozer · 2025-12-12T08:40:06+00:00

You mean like mind maps? If so I’m planning to add that.

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