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Reflect

Reflect is a note-taking app for daily notes, linked thinking, and private AI work with your own files.

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#30 of 216
Score
8.1
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What Reflect is

Reflect is a note-taking app for daily notes, linked thinking, and private AI work with your own files. Reflect Open stores notes as plain Markdown in a folder you choose, alongside a local SQLite index that can be rebuilt. Daily notes, wiki-style links, backlinks, and full-text search support organization, while optional semantic search runs on-device. Optional AI chat uses your own API key, and private notes are blocked from external AI calls. You can record audio memos and optionally transcribe them using your provider key. Sync is available through iCloud Drive or Git using files you own, and the Reflect Capture Chrome extension clips web content into notes. Reflect describes the app as open source; its App Store listing says it has no account, telemetry, or Reflect-hosted cloud service. Platforms include web, macOS, iOS, and a Chrome extension. Note sharing and integrations include Zapier, Readwise, Google Calendar, Outlook, Kindle, Chrome, and Safari. Reflect is made by an indie group of engineers distributed across the globe and based in Austin, Texas. The Reflect plan is $10 a month billed annually; Reflect Open is a free download with in-app purchases available.

Good

  • Stores notes as plain Markdown in a chosen folder
  • Offers backlinks and full-text search
  • Optional semantic search runs on-device
  • Syncs through iCloud Drive or Git
  • Available on web, macOS, iOS, and Chrome

Watch out

  • AI chat requires your own API key
  • Reflect plan is billed annually
  • Reflect Open has in-app purchases available

Who it suits

Reflect may suit people who want Markdown notes stored in a chosen folder, linked note organization, and optional on-device semantic search. It is also relevant to users who prefer syncing their own files through iCloud Drive or Git and using their own API key for optional AI features.

Verdict

Reflect combines local-first Markdown notes with linked organization and optional search, audio, and AI features. Its plans differ: Reflect Open is a free download with in-app purchases, while the Reflect plan costs $10 a month billed annually.

Plans and prices

From Reflect's own pricing page, checked 20 Sep 2026.

All about pricing
PlanPriceWhat it gives you
Reflect$10 a monthNetworked note-taking · Chrome and Safari web clipper · Kindle offline sync · End-to-end encryption · Kindle highlights sync · iOS app · billed annually
Reflect OpenFreeFree download · in-app purchases available
Reflect Pro Monthly$9.99 a monthiPhone and iPad app subscription · Reflect Pro Monthly $9.99
Reflect Pro Yearly$99 a yeariPhone and iPad app subscription · Reflect Pro Yearly $99.00

The facts

Each one read from Reflect's own pages, with the date it was checked.

What it does

AI
Optional AI chat works with the user’s own API key, and private notes are blocked from external AI calls.checked 7 Oct 2026
Audio
Reflect supports audio memos and optional transcription using the user’s own provider key.checked 7 Oct 2026
Capture
The Reflect Capture Chrome extension clips web content into notes.checked 7 Oct 2026
Integrations
Zapier,Readwise,Google Calendar,Outlook,Kindle,Chrome,Safarichecked 20 Sep 2026
Notes
Notes are stored as plain Markdown in a folder the user chooses, with a rebuildable local SQLite index alongside them.checked 7 Oct 2026
Note sharing
Yeschecked 20 Sep 2026
Offline access
Yeschecked 20 Sep 2026
Open source
Reflect describes the app as open source and links to its source code on GitHub.checked 7 Oct 2026
Organization
The app offers daily notes, wiki-style links, backlinks, and full-text search.checked 7 Oct 2026
Paid from
10checked 20 Sep 2026
Privacy
The App Store listing says Reflect has no account, no telemetry, and no Reflect-hosted cloud service.checked 7 Oct 2026
Product
Reflect Open is a local-first note-taking app for daily notes, linked thinking, and private AI over users’ own files.checked 7 Oct 2026
Semantic search
Optional semantic search runs on-device.checked 7 Oct 2026
Support
Reflect provides product documentation and a contact page through Reflect Academy.checked 7 Oct 2026
Sync
Users can sync through iCloud Drive or Git using files they own.checked 7 Oct 2026

Money

Free plan
Nochecked 20 Sep 2026

The company

Headquarters
Austin, Texas, United Stateschecked 28 Sep 2026
Team
Reflect says it is built by an indie group of engineers distributed across the globe.checked 7 Oct 2026

Where it runs

Platforms
The maker provides downloads for macOS Apple Silicon and Intel, an iPhone and iPad app, and a Chrome extension.checked 7 Oct 2026
Supported platforms
web,macos,ios,chrome_extensionchecked 20 Sep 2026

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