MinkNote

MinkNote is a fast, native Mac notes and journal app for open Markdown files. Private, portable, searchable, and free from lock-in.

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MinkNote is live in the App Store!

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launching on ProductHunt today!

https://t.co/7Oig7NDBBE

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Current Status: In review on the Mac App Store

• Day 17
• Rejection #4

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MinkNote has subs, free trial and a lifetime purchase offer. What does that mean for App Store: more rejections of course!😂

I'm on rejection #4 today, over the last 17 days. I can feel at least 2 more coming, let's see how it goes.

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Better video format for mobile

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MinkNote: 3 mins overview
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MinkNote's welcome screen, showing main features
• local MD files
• macOS native and fully integrated
• use MD or rich text
• fast search
• create unlimited projects, journals, folders, notes
• optional sync everything with iCloud
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Seems like App Review isn't going to be fast. On day 5 now and I need to submit an update anyway as I found a minor bug in the paywall.

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First iteration of MinkNote’s App Store screenshots.

6 screenshots trying to explain the core idea quickly:

• Native Mac notes
• Plain Markdown files
• Journals, folders, tags, search, formatting, and no lock-in

wdyt?

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Navigating files and folders
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MinkNote is for people who like Markdown, local-first software, native Mac apps, and tools that don’t try to own your data.

Still early, but the foundation is there.

I’ll keep sharing progress, mistakes, decisions, and numbers.

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5/5

I’ve been building this in public through TestFlight, and the feedback has genuinely shaped the app.

Reddit users and early testers found rough edges, challenged assumptions, and pushed the product in better directions.

Current stats:

• 1,171 commits
• 300+ TF users

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1/5

I’m building MinkNote, a native macOS notes and journal app for people who want their notes to stay as real Markdown files.

No account.
No proprietary database.
No lock-in.

Just folders, files, Markdown, and a proper Mac app.

Day 282 since first commit.

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4/5

A big design constraint:

MinkNote should be useful even if you stop using MinkNote.

That changes a lot of product decisions.

No weird export format.
No “sync account” requirement.
No hidden document store.
You can open your notes outside the app whenever you want.