Point it at a folder
Empty, or already full of notes. That folder is now your vault, and Slate hides nothing beside your files.
A recreation of Slate, typing to itself. Every key it presses works the same in the real app.
Slate is a note-taking app for people who would rather never touch the mouse. Every note is an ordinary text file in a folder you pick, so no company is holding your thoughts, and they'll open in anything, on any computer, for good.
I wanted notes that would still open in twenty years, no matter which company got bought in the meantime.
I also like keyboard shortcuts more than a well-adjusted person should.
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Plain text files in a folder you choose
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A shortcut for everything, and a menu that teaches them
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Link notes together, and renaming never breaks a link
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A calculator on every line
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Clipboard history from any app on your Mac
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20 themes, previewed as you pick
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Optional sync, encrypted so even the server can't read it
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Bring your own AI, or none at all
Learn four keys, not forty
One finds anything, one runs any command, one searches everything, and the space bar shows you the rest.
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Just write
Formatting appears as you type. Today's note is one shortcut away, which makes it a very good junk drawer.
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Visit slatenotes.app
How Slate works, in three steps.
Slate is in a small beta on Mac and the web, letting people in a few at a time. Request a spot at slatenotes.app and you'll get an email when it opens.
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