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Notational Velocity

modeless, mouseless Mac OS X note-taking application·notational.net

Free plan · Open source

Notational Velocity is a Mac OS X application for storing and retrieving notes, built around a single modeless window that combines searching and note creation. It performs incremental search across all note content as the user types, and supports optional transparent encryption and compression of notes on disk. It syncs natively with Simplenote or via Dropbox with iOS apps such as PlainText, Elements, and iA Writer. The application has no manual save step; all edits take effect immediately.

What it's for

Quickly filing and retrieving many small notesSearching thousands of notes at onceSynchronizing notes across devices via Simplenote or Dropbox

Features 10

Auto-completion of note titles during search
Incremental search across all notes' content
Modeless operation combining search and note creation
Mouseless, keyboard-only interaction with no buttons
No manual saving; edits take effect immediately
Note filtering optimized for many small, specific notes
Open source codebase under GPLv3
Synchronization via Dropbox with iOS apps (PlainText, Elements, iA Writer)
Synchronization with Simplenote
Transparent optional database encryption and compression

At a glance

free tieropen source

TypeDesktop app

DeploymentInstalled (local)

PlatformsmacOS

Integrations

DropboxElementsPlainTextSimplenoteiA Writer

Notational Velocity

What it's for

Features 10

At a glance

Integrations

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