Nota

A Mac note-taking app for focused writing

Stillness is a practice.

A quiet corner for your thoughts. Away from feeds, noise, and instant answers. Nota is a native Mac app for writing and linking notes—nothing performing for your attention while you think.

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Apple silicon and Intel builds are published on GitHub Releases when a version is tagged.

Nota Pro pricing — subscription is offered inside the app after you install.

Nota for Mac showing the Welcome note with a C++ code block, syntax highlighting, and Mermaid diagram instructions in a dark window

The product

Rich text, code blocks, tables, internal links, backlinks, and a note graph—held in a calm, minimal surface that stays out of your way.

Nota sign-in screen with a dark, minimal aesthetic
A restrained, focused shell—no clutter around your words.
Nota notes list and editor with welcome content
Sidebar, document, and typography aligned for long sessions.
Nota editor showing a code block with syntax highlighting
Code fences, diagrams, and structured content when you need them.
Nota editor displaying a philosophy note about attention and writing
Your vault stays yours—offline-friendly, sync when you are ready.

Philosophy

You know the feeling: you open something to think, and the software starts performing (offering, suggesting, nudging) until the room for your own pace shrinks. Useful automation has its place elsewhere; in a notes app, that itch to always do something next can mistake motion for thinking. Nota treats your attention as something to protect, not to harvest. It gives you a steady place to write and arrange ideas, and it steps back when you pause so your mind can do the unglamorous part: wandering, revising, waiting for the right phrase without the product trying to entertain the lull. We leave silence alone on purpose. Boredom at the cursor is the sound of a thought catching up.

Ready when you are

No web app—download Nota for Mac, then choose whether Nota Pro fits your workflow.

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