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Package managers
- Homebrew
brew install --cask octarine
About Octarine
Octarine is a Markdown writing and notes workspace that stores your files locally in open formats, so notes stay usable with other tools. It is built to be fast and opinionated, shipping core features in the app rather than relying on plugins or a marketplace.
It is developed independently by a single bootstrapped developer. Recent additions include an Ask Octarine assistant, writing tools and a web clip bookmarklet. It suits Mac users who want a quick, private notes app with sensible defaults instead of heavy configuration.
Strengths
- Notes kept as local Markdown files
- Core features built in without plugins
- Web clip bookmarklet for saving pages
Limitations
- Download offered for macOS only
- Opinionated design with fewer configuration options
- Closed source
Details
- Pricing
- FreemiumFree to download, with paid features offered; see the site for details.
- License
- Proprietary
- Developer
- Octarine
- Platforms
- macOS
- How it runs
- Downloadable app
- Works offline
- Yes
- Best suited for
- Mac users who want a fast, local Markdown notes app
- Categories
- Note-taking
- Last verified
- Added
- Provenance
- Facts checked against the developer's own pages and store listings, 1 sources on file.
Alternatives to Octarine
Compare allSoftware that can replace Octarine for an important use case, and what changes if you switch.
Obsidian
A notes app that works on a folder of plain Markdown files on your own disk, with links between them.
Obsidian also works on local Markdown files, runs on Windows, Linux, Android and iOS too, and relies on a large plugin ecosystem rather than built-in features.
FSNotes
An open-source Markdown notes app for Mac and iPhone that stores notes as plain files.
FSNotes is open source, stores plain Markdown files on Mac and iPhone, and adds Git backups and per-note encryption, sold without subscription or account.
Bear
Apple-exclusive markdown notes app with tag-based organization and a polished editor.
Bear is a polished Markdown notes app for macOS and iOS with tag-based organisation, adding an iPhone and iPad app, with export options behind a subscription.
Notenik
A free, open-source Mac note-taking app that stores notes as plain-text Markdown files in folders.
Notenik is a free MIT-licensed Mac app keeping notes as plain Markdown files with wiki-style links, footnotes and MathJax, with sync left to a service you choose.
The Archive
A plain-text Zettelkasten note-taking app for macOS that stores notes as Markdown files.
The Archive is a paid macOS Zettelkasten app storing plain Markdown files synced through any cloud folder, with a 60-day free trial.
Logseq
An outliner that stores notes as plain Markdown files, built around a daily journal and linked blocks.
Logseq stores notes as plain Markdown files, is open source under AGPL and cross-platform, but uses an outliner and daily journal structure instead of documents.
VNote
An open-source desktop Markdown note-taking app written in native C++ that keeps notes as local files.
VNote is a free LGPL-3.0 native C++ Markdown notebook for Windows, macOS and Linux keeping local files, with no built-in sync service.
Zettlr
Write and organize Markdown documents for publication.
Zettlr is a free, open source Markdown editor for Windows, macOS and Linux that focuses on organising documents for publication with flexible export workflows.
Similar software
Related functionality, not necessarily a direct replacement.
Typora
A polished Markdown editor with live in-place rendering, sold as a one-off purchase rather than a subscription.
iA Writer
Minimalist Markdown writing app focused on the text.
MarkText
A Markdown editor that shows formatted text as you type, with no preview pane and no syntax symbols in the way.
Apple Notes
Apple's built-in notes app with sync, sketches, and text recognition.
QLMarkdown
Preview Markdown files with macOS Quick Look.
