# FlatNote

> Markdown notes. No account.

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id6781590712](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id6781590712)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id6781590712`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Kate Benediktsson
- **Category:** Productivity
- **Rating:** 5.00 / 5 (1 ratings)
- **Version:** 1.0
- **Last updated:** 2026-06-30
- **First published:** 2026-06-30
- **Size:** 555 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-19
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/flatnote/id6781590712)
- **Website:** [https://github.com/kateayelet/flatnote](https://github.com/kateayelet/flatnote)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://kateayelet.github.io/flatnote/privacy.html](https://kateayelet.github.io/flatnote/privacy.html)

## Description

A fast, focused markdown editor that formats as you type and keeps every note as
a plain .md file in your iCloud. No accounts, no lock-in, no clutter.

FlatNote is a markdown notes app for people who want their writing to stay
plain, portable, and theirs. It runs on iPhone, iPad, and Mac, and your notes
sync across all of them through your own iCloud.

Type markdown and watch it format as you go. Headings, bold, italic,
strikethrough, links, quotes, bullet lists, and tappable checkboxes all render
while you write. The raw symbols stay out of your way and reappear only on the
line you are editing, so you always know exactly what you typed.

WHAT YOU GET

- Live formatting. See the result as you type, with a reference built into the
  welcome note.
- Real checkboxes. Tap to check things off, right in the note.
- Find in a note. Search the open note and jump between highlighted matches.
- Quick formatting. A formatting bar above the keyboard on iPhone and iPad, and
  standard shortcuts on Mac.
- Find your notes fast. Search the whole library by title or content.

YOUR WORDS BELONG TO YOU

- Every note is a plain .md file. No proprietary format, no lock-in, readable in
  any app, on any device, years from now.
- Your notes live in your iCloud and sync across your iPhone, iPad, and Mac
  automatically, signed in with your Apple ID. No separate account to make.
- Export or share any note as markdown, or open the files directly from the
  Files app on iOS and Finder on Mac.

QUIET BY DESIGN

- No ads. No tracking. No analytics. Nothing about you leaves your devices and
  your iCloud.
- Works on iPhone, iPad, and Mac, in light and dark.

FlatNote keeps the format simple so you can keep your thinking clear.

## Rankings

- #747,513 — Overall

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