Append — Note-taking for Mac
Note-taking for macOS
Finder-like simplicity, no bloat. A lightweight companion that lives in your menu bar. Everything stays on your Mac.
Notes that split — Write a plain note, or split it into paragraphs, each with its own tags, so you can find the exact part later.
Spaces
Separate areas for work and personal. Each space gets its own folders, tags, and search.
Simple, still capable
Add a task list, drop in an image slot — no blocks, no interruptions.
Menu bar
Capture or find a note without switching context or opening the full app.
Sticky notes
Keep notes floating on top of your other apps so you don't lose a thought.
Open Append Web
FAQs
Your notes are stored in a folder called Append — inside whichever location you chose when you first set up the app. Copy that folder to your new Mac using AirDrop, an external drive, or a cloud service like Dropbox. Then open Append on your new Mac, go to Settings, and use Change Location to point it to that folder. Everything will be exactly as you left it.
Not currently. But if you keep your notes in Dropbox, you can use Append Web to view them in a browser on your phone.
Your notes are regular files on your Mac — back them up the same way you back up everything else. Dropbox, iCloud Drive, or Google Drive all work. Copy the Append folder and your notes go with it.
No built-in limit. Each note is a single file on your Mac, so you're limited by your disk space, not by a plan or quota.
Yes. You can split a note into separate paragraphs and give each one its own tags, instead of tagging the whole note at once. To split a note you already have, right-click it and choose Split Note. Or pick New Split Note when you start a new note, so it's split from the beginning.
This one's for split notes. Clicking a tag normally shows whole matching notes, untagged paragraphs and all. Turn on Show Only Matching Blocks and Append hides everything except the paragraphs that carry the tag, so you see just the parts you actually tagged. Right-click a tag to toggle it on or off.
In the app, right-click the Tags section in the sidebar and choose Clear Unused Tags. If that option is grayed out, you don't have any unused tags to clear.
For the app version, click the Append icon in your menu bar (top of the screen), go to Settings, and look under About — your version and build number are listed there. For your macOS version, click the Apple menu in the top-left corner of your screen and choose About This Mac.