Nota
The facts below are what the maker publishes about Nota, checked and dated. Our editors have not written about it yet.
Plans and prices
From Nota's own pricing page, checked 12 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Free | Free | Use for free indefinitely; Nota may occasionally ask you to buy a license |
| Personal license | $49, paid once | Personal purchases · $49 once during beta ($99 otherwise) |
| Business license | $75 a year | Company purchases · $75 per year |
The facts
Each one read from Nota's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Beta availability
- The home page says a macOS beta is available by waitlist invitation.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Cloud-folder compatibility
- Nota workspaces can use folders in Dropbox or OneDrive, and the documentation also describes using Google Drive and other cloud services to access files on mobile.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Editing
- The editor supports multiple selections, expanding selections to parent elements, context-aware completions, and plain-text editing without reformatting on open or copy and paste.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Extensions
- Users can add custom Command Palette commands and scripts that run on app events such as paste or save; highlighters and completions are marked as coming soon.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Extension status
- The documentation describes extension support as highly experimental and says it may change.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Mobile support
- Nota is focused on the Mac app; its documentation says a mobile Nota app is a possible future project and suggests opening the Markdown files with other mobile apps.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Privacy and data
- The privacy policy says Nota stores license keys with purchaser email addresses and purchase times, retains license records indefinitely, and retains app usage data for 24 months.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- Nota is a notes app designed for local Markdown files, for uses ranging from todo lists and journals to wikis and a second brain.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Search and commands
- Quick dialogs use fuzzy matching for opening files, searching, and running commands; Quick Open previews notes, and the Command Palette runs commands without a mouse.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Support
- The privacy policy directs questions about data collection and privacy to [email protected].checked 12 Oct 2026
- Wiki links
- Nota supports standard Markdown links and wiki-link syntax, updates links when a file is renamed, and shows backlinks.checked 12 Oct 2026
The company
- File ownership
- Notes are regular Markdown files that users can keep in Dropbox, manage in Finder, and open in other plain-text apps.checked 12 Oct 2026
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