Daily journal
One note per day, written in five minutes before logging off. AI summaries collapse a week into a paragraph, so you can scan months at a glance and spot the themes you keep returning to. The journal itself is private to your Mac.
Write
Write Full Documents. Zero Distractions.
Mindly’s editor is a calm canvas for quick thoughts or finished drafts. No tab chaos. No app-switching. Just you and the page.
How it works
How writing in Mindly works
- Press capture, choose “new note”, or open a fresh document from inside Mindly’s library.
- Write with full formatting: headings, lists, links, images, and inline references to other saves.
- Drop in quotes, files, and links from your library without leaving the editor.
- Save. Mindly tags and summarizes your draft like every other item, so it’s findable later.
When to use it
What people write in Mindly
Drafting an essay or article
Pull from the reading, quotes, and voice memos you have already saved without leaving the editor. The source material is one click away (or pasted inline) and the draft lives next to it, so the rewrite loop stays in one window.
Meeting notes
Live capture during the call: bullet points, action items, names. After the meeting Mindly auto-tags the note with the project it belongs to, summarizes the decisions, and links to past meetings on the same topic. Your follow-up is half-done before you stand up.
Long-form work
Chapter outlines, full prose, and research notes live in the same Space. Switch between sources and writing without app-switching. The editor handles thousands of words per note without slowing down.
How the editor behaves
What writing in Mindly actually feels like
Rich text plus Markdown shortcuts
Type Markdown (`# heading`, `**bold**`, `- bullet`) and it converts to formatted text as you go. Or use the toolbar. Or hit ⌘B for bold like every other editor. The choice is yours; both work in the same document.
Drop anything into a note
Drag a PDF, a screenshot, an audio file, or a video clip directly into the editor. They render inline. Quote a passage from another note by hitting ⌘K and picking the source. The draft is multimedia by default.
No tabs, no app-switching
Your library sits to the left, your draft in the middle, suggested related items on the right. Everything you need to write is in one window. No more "let me just check that other tab" tangents.
Exports in formats that travel
Export a note as Markdown, PDF, DOCX, or plain text. The formats that other apps can read, so a draft you started in Mindly can finish in Google Docs, Word, or wherever the next step lives.
Why it matters
Why the editor lives inside your library
Most writing apps make you choose: research mode (clipping, saving, organizing) or writing mode (open a blank document, start typing). The seam between the two is where most drafts die. You collect a hundred sources for a piece you never finish because moving from "I have material" to "I am writing" requires a context switch every single time. Mindly closes the seam. The editor is the same surface where your research already lives. Pull a quote, paste a screenshot, reference an earlier note, all without leaving the document. The friction of "is this in research mode or writing mode" disappears, which means the draft actually gets written. The math is simple: ten minutes saved per session, three sessions a week, fifty-two weeks a year. That is how a writing app pays for itself.
Common questions
Editor questions, answered
What kind of editor does Mindly use?
A rich-text editor with Markdown shortcuts. Type Markdown (`# heading`, `**bold**`) and it renders as formatted text. Use the toolbar or ⌘-shortcuts if you prefer. Headings, lists, code blocks, tables, quotes, images, and inline file embeds are all supported.
Is the Mindly editor Markdown-based?
Markdown is supported as input and as an export format, but the underlying storage is structured rich text. So you can write in Markdown, export to Markdown, and the format round-trips cleanly, but the editor also handles things Markdown cannot (inline files, embedded voice notes, structured tables).
Can I embed files, links, or voice memos inside a note?
Yes. Drag a PDF, image, audio, or video into the editor and it renders inline. Paste a URL and Mindly fetches a rich preview. Reference another note in your library with ⌘K and pick from a list, and the reference becomes a live link.
Does the editor support tables, code blocks, and formatting?
Yes. Tables (with sortable columns), code blocks with syntax highlighting for 40+ languages, blockquotes, callouts, checklists, numbered and bulleted lists, and full inline formatting (bold, italic, underline, strikethrough, links).
Can I export my notes to other formats?
Yes. Each note can be exported as Markdown, PDF, DOCX, HTML, or plain text. Bulk export is available for whole Spaces. You are never locked in; your writing leaves Mindly in formats other apps can read.
Are my notes private and stored on my Mac?
Yes. Notes you write in Mindly live in your library on your Mac. AI features (tagging, summaries, suggested links) run on cloud APIs, so content is processed remotely for those features, but the canonical copy of your notes stays local.
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Download Mindly and start a daily note. By next week, the references will be ready when the draft is.