Octarine
Fast Markdown notes kept as plain files on your disk
The verdict
Obsidian keeps notes as Markdown files too, but leaves most features to plugins. Octarine ships the pieces people usually install anyway, including daily notes, a graph view, quick capture and an AI writing assistant, in a fast editor that saves every note as a plain file you own. The free plan covers the core, Pro is $79 once, and the AI features need your own API key or a local model.
Get it if
You like Obsidian's plain files but do not want to build your setup from plugins.
Skip it if
You are settled in Obsidian with plugins you rely on, or Apple Notes already covers you.
What it helps you do
- Keep notes as plain Markdown files
- Capture ideas from anywhere on your Mac
- Ask AI questions across your notes
- Plan days and weeks in daily notes
Plans and prices
Free
Editor, workspaces, daily notes, graph view and full text search
Personal
$79$79 once on up to 3 devices, with every Pro feature and all future updates
Team
$129$129 per seat once, in beta
What changed
Version 0.55.0
Added to The Useful Apps
Written up in The Useful Tech
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GoodnotesPick this if you write with an Apple Pencil in class or meetings and mark up lots of PDFs and slides.Free to start
The details
- Runs on
- Mac
- Version
- 0.55.0
- Free trial
- Try the paid version first
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