Native macOS app · no subscription

Keep Apple Notes. Add the structure it’s missing.

Outline, backlinks, commands, Markdown conversion, native tables, and fast local search—without moving your notes into another app.

Try free for 14 days Buy for US$9.99

macOS 13+ · Apple Silicon and Intel · full-featured demo

Cursor expands NoteContour's outline and clicks a heading to jump inside Apple Notes

Built around Apple Notes

Your notes stay where they are. Your workflow gets sharper.

NoteContour adds the missing navigation and editing layer while Apple Notes remains the source of truth.

Live outline

A compact, clickable outline follows the frontmost note, including separate and full-screen Notes windows.

Backlinks

See which notes point to the current note using a read-only index stored only on your Mac.

Fast search

Find notes by title or body, narrow by folder, and sort by creation or modification time.

Commands

Use slash commands, Writing Space, configurable Markdown heading levels, and a keyboard-first command palette.

Templates

Turn notes in a Templates folder into reusable starting points with automatic dates.

Markdown in and out

Convert Markdown and tables into native Apple Notes formatting, or copy a note back out as clean Markdown.

Captured in NoteContour

See the real workflow inside Apple Notes.

Each demo reproduces the shipping interface and shows the complete interaction from input to result.

Selected Apple Notes text is highlighted from NoteContour's floating format bar — Selection format bar

A slash command inserts a native checklist into Apple Notes — Slash commands

The space slash command keeps the active writing line near the middle of Apple Notes with blank space below — Writing space

NoteContour opens backlinks and jumps to a related Apple Note — Backlinks and quick actions

Markdown becomes native Apple Notes headings, tasks, and a table — Markdown and table conversion

Local first

No account. No AI. No note uploads.

NoteContour reads Apple Notes through macOS permissions you control. It does not read the private Notes database, bypass locked notes, or send your note content anywhere.

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Early-bird launch

One purchase. Keep using it.

The paid build works without an account or activation server. Existing buyers keep access when the early-bird price increases.

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$9.99USD · one-time purchase