A fast, native notes app that keeps every note in portable Markdown or plain-text files
FSNotes is a fast, native notes app for macOS and iOS. It gives you a focused writing experience while keeping every note in a portable Markdown or plain-text file rather than a proprietary database.
It is built for people who want to own their notes and open them with any compatible app, now or years from now. You can organize notes in multiple folders, edit them with external editors, sync through iCloud Drive or Dropbox, and optionally back up with Git. Tags, wiki-style links, and AES-256 encryption help you connect and protect your ideas.
Description adapted from the project README.
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MIT License
Use, change and share it freely, including in closed source apps, as long as the copyright notice stays.
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Signed by Oleksandr Hlushchenko (866P6MTE92)
Apple Developer ID team 866P6MTE92
Notarized by Apple
Hardened Runtime on
File matches the hash GitHub published
SHA-256 5de97f63df2f91533fd26fc98588cdaea29dc1ef4612a6164d6cc3468c457c56
No malware found
ClamAV 1.5.4 on Oct 13, 2026
Install and behavior test in a virtual machine: not run yet
Coming soon for all listings.
Checked Oct 13, 2026 · Mac
ZIP · 16 MB
Yes. FSNotes is free and open source under the MIT License. AppsXi lists the maintainers' official release and does not charge for it.
AppsXi downloads every version of FSNotes from the maintainers' official GitHub release and checks it before it is listed. For version 7.3.6 (checked Oct 13, 2026), the Mac download is signed by its developer and notarized by Apple, each file matches the checksum GitHub publishes for the release, byte for byte and a malware scan found nothing.
Yes. FSNotes has a native Apple silicon build, and it runs on Intel Macs too.
FSNotes needs macOS Monterey (12.4) or later.
FSNotes is an open source project by Oleksandr H. on GitHub (glushchenko/fsnotes). Help and bug reports go to its maintainers there.
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