Start writing.
Download inkwell and open your first vault in under a minute.
Download for macOS — Freev0.4.8 · Apple Silicon · Requires macOS 12+
A local-first markdown editor for macOS. Your notes stay as
plain .md files — private, portable, entirely
yours.
v0.4.8 · Apple Silicon
Notes are stored as plain .md files in a vault folder you choose — real directories, real files, YAML frontmatter. Open them in any editor, back them up anywhere.
A split view shows your Markdown rendered live as you type. Or collapse to a full-screen editor when you need to focus on the words alone.
Midnight, Parchment, Ink, Dusk, Forest, Sepia, Gruvbox, Fog — each one tuned for long writing sessions. Build your own with the custom theme editor.
Kanban boards, linked notes, file attachments, ⌘K search, and export to Markdown, HTML, or PDF — without leaving the app.
Push any note to a GitHub repository as a .md file, or pull the latest version back in. Keep your project docs and READMEs in sync from inside inkwell.
A native MCP server lets Claude read, search, and write to your vault directly. Ask Claude to summarise your notes, draft new ones, or find anything — it talks to inkwell natively.
A full drawing canvas lives inside inkwell — flowcharts, mind maps, sequence diagrams, and freehand sketches, right next to your notes.
Eight hand-crafted themes. Switch in one click from Settings.
.md files. Read them, move them,
or open them in any editor. Download inkwell and open your first vault in under a minute.
Download for macOS — Freev0.4.8 · Apple Silicon · Requires macOS 12+