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MiaoYan vs Clearance: catalog facts
MiaoYan	Clearance
Free Free to download from the GitHub releases page.	Free Free download from the project's GitHub Releases page.
macOS, iOS	macOS
Native Swift app, not Electron Notes stay as plain Markdown files in your own folder	Native Swift app rather than a web wrapper Handles YAML frontmatter documents
macOS only No WYSIWYG editing mode	macOS only for now; other platforms are planned Small, young project
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Closed source	Closed source
License not stated	License not stated
No account needed	No account needed
Works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 1, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 1, 2026

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