# Minimal | Notes

> Write with focus.

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1442727443](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1442727443)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id1442727443`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Timeless
- **Category:** Productivity
- **Rating:** 4.70 / 5 (292 ratings)
- **Version:** 1.25.2
- **Last updated:** 2026-07-04
- **First published:** 2021-11-18
- **Size:** 59 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-15
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/minimal-notes/id1442727443)
- **Website:** [http://minimal.app](http://minimal.app/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://www.minimal.app/terms](https://www.minimal.app/terms)

## Description

Minimal Notes is a meditation-inspired writing app designed to create a spacious, distraction-free writing environment. Features include Note Lifetime, collaborative writing, publish notes as websites, Todo lists synced with Calendar, beautiful Markdown-style formatting, and cross-device syncing across Mac, iPhone, iPad, and Apple Watch.

Designed for focus and creativity, Minimal lets you share and export notes, import content, customize fonts and themes, and build custom workflows using Shortcuts. It combines thoughtful design with practical tools to help you think, write, and organize projects with ease.

## Rankings

- #89,835 — Overall

## Review summary

Users praise Minimal for its distraction-free, minimal design and strong Markdown support, along with reliable syncing across Apple devices and convenient sharing/publishing options. However, recurrent crashes and reliability issues, a steep subscription price, and lack of Windows support are common complaints. Some report spell-check annoyances and other bugs. Overall, it’s a beautiful, Apple-centric writing tool that shines for focused note-taking and publishing within the Apple ecosystem, best suited for users who value design, speed, and native syncing over cross-platform availability.

### Pros

- Distraction-free, minimal design that keeps writing focused.
- Strong Markdown support that is clean and easy to use.
- Excellent cross-device sync within the Apple ecosystem (including Apple Watch).
- Ability to publish notes as a website and share/export easily.
- Clean, uncluttered interface that enhances productivity.

### Cons

- Frequent crashes and instability leading to data loss or unsaved work.
- Substantial subscription price; many reviewers prefer a one-time payment.
- No Windows support / lacks cross-platform availability.
- Bugs such as inability to create new notes after updates and occasional drag-and-drop crashes.
- Spell-check annoyances and limited control to disable.

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