MinkNote

Free plan · paid from $1.67/mo (annual)

What the maker publishes

Analytics

Optional anonymous usage analytics may track button clicks, UI navigation, and app usage patterns, but not note content, filenames, or search text. source

Apple integration

The maker says MinkNote is native to macOS and supports Apple Writing Tools. source

Editing

Users can write in Markdown or a rich text editor, with Split View showing a live rendered preview. source

File format

It stores writing as standard Markdown files in folders on the user's Mac, rather than in a proprietary database. source

Free plan

Yes source

Integrations

iCloud Drive,Dropbox,Git source

Integrations

Users can keep project files in iCloud Drive, Dropbox, or similar cloud-synced folders; syncing is handled by those services. source

Notable limit

The free plan allows one editable journal and one project; Pro enables unlimited editable journals and projects. source

Offline access

Yes source

Offline use

MinkNote works without an internet connection and does not require a MinkNote account or cloud service. source

Organisation

MinkNote supports projects, journals, folders, tags, favourites, and links between notes. source

Platform requirement

The product page says MinkNote requires macOS Sequoia 15 or later and supports Intel and Apple silicon Macs. source

Supported platforms

macOS source

Privacy

The privacy policy says notes are not uploaded or remotely indexed, and the maker has no server that stores note content. source

Search

It offers search within a note, filtering within a journal, and search across an entire project. source

Security

The app is sandboxed and requests access to folders the user selects through the system Open Panel; the maker says it does not require Full Disk Access. source

Support

The privacy policy lists [email protected] for questions about the policy or data handling. source

What it does

MinkNote is a Mac writing app for notes, journals, documents, and projects, with tools to organise, link, and search a growing collection. source

Checked against the maker's pages on 12 Oct 2026.