YES NOTE
Write. Remember. Share.
Free
YES NOTE —
A quiet sheet of paper, devoted to one thing: writing down your thoughts.
No judgment, no rush. Write slowly, write true.
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We already have too many apps waving the "productivity" flag.
YES NOTE goes the other way:
it lets you sit down, write one line, and then do nothing.
No schedules, no reminders, no complex formatting,
no "daily completion rate", no achievements to unlock.
It is just a sheet of paper.
If you've ever read a line you desperately wanted to keep,
if you simply want to set down a mood, a quote,
or a thought that appeared out of nowhere —
this was made for you.
CORE FEATURES
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· Titles are optional — the list shows the first line of your note
· Tag every note your own way, and filter by tag from the bar up top
· Long-press a note to turn it into one of 14 beautifully designed cards: beige book page, dawn gradient, movie poster, starry night, lamp-lit reading, classical book… each typeset in the LXGW WenKai typeface
· Pin the notes that matter
· Long-press for copy, share card, and delete
· Quick tag filtering at the top of the list
WHY THE TYPEFACE MATTERS
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The whole app is set in the open-source LXGW WenKai typeface,
born for long-form reading.
When your thoughts are held by this type,
even an ordinary sentence carries the quiet of paper.
WHAT IT DOESN'T DO
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· No account required, no user system
· Never uploads any of your notes to any server
· No third-party analytics, ads or tracking SDKs
· Never touches contacts, location, microphone or other sensitive permissions
· Never tries to turn note-taking into a streak
All notes are stored locally on your device and synced only through your private iCloud. Deleting the app deletes all data.
WHO IT'S FOR
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· People who want one simple place to write things down
· People who care about typography and visual quietness
· People who often send a passage to a friend and want it to look like a piece of work
· People tired of being hurried by their tools
COMPATIBILITY
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iOS 18.0 or later · iPhone, iPad & Mac · English and Chinese
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What's new:
• English interface — the whole app is now fully localized
• Custom fonts: pick separate system fonts for Chinese and English, applied app-wide; one tap restores the default LXGW WenKai
• New setting to skip the welcome screen and open straight to your notes
• New notes now focus the title field first
• ⌘F opens search on Mac / iPad, with a new toolbar search button
• Mac: new "AI / Terminal Access" — generate an access token and use the companion yn command-line tool to search your notes from a terminal or AI IDE (read-only)
• Polish and fixes
The developer, 笑天 刘, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy .
Data Not Collected
The developer does not collect any data from this app.
Accessibility
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Information
- Provider
- 笑天 刘
- Size
- 34.5 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.
- iPhone
- Languages
- English and Simplified Chinese
- Age Rating
4+
- 4+
- Copyright
- © LIU XIAOTIAN