MinkNote

Current Status: final TestFlight build testflight.apple.com/join/dwtUUyGB

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 #buildinpublic #markdown #indiedev

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.

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? #BuildInPublic #IndieDev #macOS #Markdown

Navigating files and folders #BuildInPublic #IndieHackers #macOS #Markdown

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. #BuildInPublic #IndieHackers #macOS #Markdown

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

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.

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.