Metis is a native Markdown editor and local-first knowledge base. Your notes are just .md files in a folder you own - Metis is a fast, beautiful, native view over them. No lock-in, no proprietary format, no account required to write.
WRITE IN LIVE PREVIEW
A clean Obsidian-style editor styles your Markdown as you type - headings, bold, lists, quotes and code - while keeping the raw syntax one tap away. It feels like writing in a document, not in code. On iPad it's a full three-pane workspace with hardware-keyboard shortcuts.
CONNECT YOUR IDEAS
Link any two notes with [[wiki links]]. Backlinks appear automatically, so you always see what references the note you're reading. An interactive link graph shows your whole knowledge base at a glance - zoom, pan, and drag nodes to explore the connections.
READ BEAUTIFULLY
Reading mode renders the full document: headings, tables, task lists, images, syntax-highlighted code, Mermaid diagrams, and real math (LaTeX) rendered natively - no web view.
ORGANIZE YOUR WAY
Tag anything with #tags, group notes into folders, and see typed properties (status, owner, due...) that live as YAML front matter and are preserved as you edit. A fast switcher and full-text search get you anywhere instantly.
ON-DEVICE AI (Apple Intelligence)
Summarize a note, suggest tags or related links, and ask your whole vault a question - all running privately on your device. AI is optional; the app is fully functional without it.
SYNC ACROSS YOUR DEVICES
Keep your vault in iCloud and the same notes are on your Mac, iPad and iPhone - still as plain .md files you can open anywhere. Edits sync in the background, and Metis helps you resolve conflicts if two devices change the same note.
LOCK WHAT MATTERS
Any note can be locked with your notes password and opened with Face ID or Touch ID. Locked notes are encrypted on disk and stay encrypted in iCloud - and they're kept out of search and previews.
PRIVATE AND YOURS
Everything stays in plain files on your device. No tracking, no cloud lock-in. Open the same folder in any other Markdown editor whenever you like. Import an existing folder of notes (from Obsidian or anywhere) and Metis just works.
ONE PURCHASE, ALL YOUR DEVICES
A single one-time purchase unlocks Metis Pro on your Mac, iPad and iPhone - no subscription. Try everything free for 7 days.
Metis is made by Empiric Apps. Questions or feedback? contact@empiricapps.com
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- Custom colors: pin text, background, headings and links to colors you choose, on top of any theme.
- Peek a link: long-press a [[link]] while reading to see the target note - or just the linked section - without leaving the page.
- Templates on iPhone and iPad: New from Template fills in the title, date and time for you, and you can create templates on device.
- Tags in the graph: turn every tag into its own node to see your clusters.
- Edit Link Text: long-press a link to change what it shows without changing where it goes.
- Faster to notice edits made in other apps.
Version 2.0.0
The developer, Burlac Mihail, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy .
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