A scratchpad with superpowers.

Plain-text notes that do the thinking-adjacent chores for you — live math, currency & units, reactive variables, checklists and instant search.

Free for Windows 10 & 11. Or see all download options; iOS & Android to follow.

Free for macOS 12+ on Apple Silicon. Or see all download options; iOS & Android to follow.

Notulee runs natively on Windows & macOS. Try it in your browser — nothing to install. Or see all platforms.

Your notes are plain Markdown files, backed up automatically — daily and before every update.

no cloud — just you ✦

What it does

It all happens in one plain note

No ten little boxes — just the real thing, quietly doing the math, the conversions and the bookkeeping while you type.

  1. 1
    Markdown, live. Headings, bold and lists style themselves as you type — the markers stay in view, so your notes are always plain text.
  2. 2
    Live math & units. Add a math region (the boxed part) and sums, percentages and unit conversions resolve as you type.
  3. 3
    Reactive variables. Name a value in that region and reuse it; change one number and every total follows.
  4. 4
    Currency, in place. Convert money with to inside the region — rates are cached on your device.
  5. 5
    Checklists, search & export. Track work with live progress, find anything across your notes, and take it anywhere.
# Weekend trip **Packing** — keep it light. - passport & charger - noise-cancelling buds
flights : 320 EUR hotel : 4 * 75 EUR = 300 EUR (flights + hotel) to USD = 670.32 USD
- [x] book the train - [ ] reserve the hotel
weekend trip3/19
Private by design

Your notes never leave your machine

Notulee runs entirely on your device — every smart feature computes locally and deterministically, with no guesswork. Your notes are plain Markdown files in a folder you choose, so you can edit them anywhere — Obsidian, your editor, even Claude — and your changes sync straight back, both ways. And the sensitive things need never be written at all: a disappearing note lives in memory only and vanishes on its own. No account to create.

No cloud subscription Plain Markdown files Edit anywhere, synced Secrets stay in memory No tracking
# Stripe key sk_live_51M••••••••••••4242 Never written to disk. Never backed up. Vanishes on its own — no trace left.Vanishes in 4:33
stripe key1/19
How it works

One note, many regions

1

Just start typing

A note is plain text. Headings, prose, lists — write however you think. Nothing to set up.

2

Add a region

Turn a block into a math, checklist, sum or code region from the toolbar. Each region gets its own superpower.

3

Watch it compute

Variables, sums, conversions and progress update live as you edit — every result is reproducible.

4

Find & export

Search across everything in an instant, then export a note or the whole stack when you’re done.

See it in action

Take the demo for a spin

Try the full app right in your browser — or install it as an app on any device.

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