Smolpad - markdown notes

Your text files in sync

Free · In‑App Purchases

Smolpad is a smol Markdown editor with respect for your files. Every note is a plain .md file you can open with any app, on any device, forever. Your files are your own. No database. No lock-in. No bloat. Just a tiny, fast home for your notes on Mac, iPhone, and iPad. WRITE IN MARKDOWN, BEAUTIFULLY • Syntax dims as you type, or hides away entirely with one tap • Task lists become real checkboxes. Checkboxes that check. • Headings, bold, italic, code, and quotes, styled as you write • A formatting bar for common touches, plus full keyboard shortcuts YOUR FILES, ANYWHERE • Notes sync through your own iCloud Drive, included free • Open your notes folder in Finder or Files any time • Organize with folders, pins, and instant search • Nothing ever leaves your devices except to your own cloud SMOL ON PURPOSE • On the Mac, Smolpad lives in your menu bar, one hotkey away • Tear off a note into its own window when you want to stay a while • On iPhone and iPad, it opens fast and stays out of your way • Five hand-picked fonts and a clean, quiet interface MAKE IT YOURS WITH SMOLPAD PRO • Unlimited notes (the free tier includes ten) • Dropbox sync, in an app folder that belongs to you • Fourteen editor themes, from Tokyo Night to Catppuccin • Ten app icons and the full menu bar icon set Smolpad Pro is available as a monthly or yearly subscription, or a one-time lifetime purchase. The free tier is a real notes app, not a trial. Made by a smol team that believes plain text outlives everything. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://smolpad.com/privacy

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Send anything to Smolpad: this update adds a share extension. On any web page, tap Share and pick Smolpad to clip the page's link into a note. Have text selected first and the selection comes along, formatted your way: a tidy quote with a linked title, plain text, or a bullet. Pick a note or start a new one, and Smolpad remembers your choice for next time. Also in this update: swipe a note all the way to delete or pin it in one motion, a delete confirmation that is easier to read in every theme, and assorted small fixes.

Version 1.3.2

The developer, BaconWorks, LLC, 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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    Information

    Seller
    • BaconWorks, LLC
    Size
    • 22.9 MB
    Category
    • Productivity
    Compatibility
    Requires iOS 18.0 or later.
    • iPhone
      Requires iOS 18.0 or later.
    • iPad
      Requires iPadOS 18.0 or later.
    • Mac
      Requires macOS 15.0 or later.
    • Apple Vision
      Requires visionOS 2.0 or later.
    Languages
    • English
    Age Rating
    4+
    In-App Purchases
    Yes
    • Smolpad Pro Lifetime $29.99
    • Smolpad Pro $1.49
    • Smolpad Pro $14.99
    • Learn More
    Copyright
    • © 2026 BaconWorks, LLC
  • Developer Website
  • Privacy Policy