# Normal Notes

> Private Markdown daily journal

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id6593670477](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id6593670477)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id6593670477`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Thomas McKenzie
- **Category:** Productivity
- **Version:** 1.0
- **Last updated:** 2026-08-05
- **First published:** 2026-08-03
- **Size:** 3.67 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-19
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/normal-notes/id6593670477)
- **Website:** [https://notes.chillidonut.com](https://notes.chillidonut.com/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://notes.chillidonut.com/privacy](https://notes.chillidonut.com/privacy)

## Description

The fastest and easiest daily journal app to jot notes on the go. Maintain a personal knowledge base, in plain Markdown, iCloud sync, Obsidian-compatible, Privacy-first.

Normal Notes is the fastest and easiest way to keep a daily journal and a personal knowledge base. 

Built on plain Markdown and compatible with Obsidian vaults, it opens straight to Today's Note with heading pre-filled. Supports tags, suggests older notes worth attention, view vault pins on a map. Share anything from anywhere so you don't lose it. No account or subscription, and no tracking. No lock-in — your notes stay as ordinary .md files you own.

DAILY JOURNALING
• One tap to today's note. Yesterday and tomorrow are a swipe away.
• Auto-headings with date, place, and journaling prompts.
• Capture by voice — record a memo and it's transcribed straight into today.

A KNOWLEDGE BASE THAT CONNECTS
• [[Wikilinks]] and live backlinks, so notes link themselves together.
• Related notes surfaced automatically.
• Pin places to notes and see them all on a map.

FAST AND NATIVE
• Best-in-class Markdown editor experience — headings, checklists, formatting — that stays out of your way.
• Instant search across your whole vault.
• Share text and images into today from any app.

PRIVATE BY DESIGN
• Your notes sync through your own iCloud. Nothing is collected. No trackers, no ads, no analytics.

If you've wanted Obsidian's plain-text freedom with the speed and polish of Apple Notes, Normal Notes is it.

## Rankings

- #1,895,103 — Overall

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