Nianshi Note
Text writing for a minimalist.
$7.99
Nianshi Note: a quiet, thoughtful place to write. Markdown formatting, fully supported, that shows its meaning as you type, a focus mode that keeps your sentence in view.
What's New (version 1.0)
The first release of Nianshi Note: markdown writing with automatic saving and iCloud sync, a focus mode that keeps your paragraph in view, a visual library with folders, Apple Watch dictation, and digitally signed authorship.
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念紙 (nian-shi) — mindful paper.
Nianshi Note is a writing app that stays out of the way. You open a note, you write, you close it. There is no Save button, no "unsaved changes" dialog, no extra steps to remember. Every word is kept the moment you type it and carried to your other devices through the iCloud.
Write in markdown; read like the rendered page
Headings take their size as you type them. Bold is bold, italic is italic, code is set apart. Marks stay visible, so the text you write is still the plain Markdown you can take anywhere. Flip to the rendered page whenever you want to read instead of write, or keep both side by side on Mac and iPad.
Focus mode
Turn it on and the paragraph you're writing stays at full size while everything around it gently recedes. The page makes room for the current thought in your hands. Scroll, tap, or keep typing: it follows you along your path.
A library you can see
Notes live on an alive grid of pages, sorted by what you touched last, with folders you create yourself. The same folders appear in iCloud Drive as a folder, so your writing is never locked away inside the app.
Sync that never loses a word
Edit the same note on your Mac and iPhone, even offline. When they meet again, both sets of changes are synchronized in unity. Nianshi Note keeps a quiet history of every note and reconciles edits itself; you will never be asked to pick a version. Simple. Minimal. Unified.
Made for each device
On the Mac: a sidebar, multiple windows, export to Markdown, text, or PDF. On iPhone: a full-screen page, a long-press to insert a photo. On Apple Watch: dictate a thought and watch the words arrive on the page. Everywhere: spelling, grammar, and Writing Tools built in, fully supported.
Your name on your work
Set your name once and every note carries a computationally provable signature that proves it's yours: a real signature, written alongside the note, verifiable with standard tools. Your signature key travels with you through iCloud Keychain.
Also
• Dynamic themes: Paper, dark, sepia, and sepia-dark themes
• A minimalist stats pill with words, characters, and lines
• Drag images straight into a note; they're stored with it and rendered
• A typing experience that feels like paper: new characters settle in, the page feeds as you write
Nianshi Note is for creators, writers, and thinkers who want to write more and manage less. Open it, jot it.
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The developer, Nathaniel Bunch, 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.
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Information
- Seller
- Nathaniel Bunch
- Size
- 38.1 MB
- Category
- Productivity
- Compatibility
Requires iOS 26.0 or later.
- iPhone
Requires iOS 26.0 or later. - iPad
Requires iPadOS 26.0 or later. - Mac
Requires macOS 26.0 or later. - Apple Vision
Requires visionOS 26.0 or later. - Apple Watch
Requires watchOS 26.0 or later.
- iPhone
- Languages
- English
- Age Rating
4+
- 4+
- Copyright
- © Nathaniel Knudsen
