Muse — dive into big ideas 4+

Flexible boards for deep work

Muse Software, Inc.

    • 4.7 • 122 Ratings
    • Free
    • Offers In-App Purchases

Description

Dive into big ideas with Muse: flexible boards for notetaking, whiteboarding, and connecting the dots.

For iPad & Mac, with local-first sync between your devices. Free for basic use, buy a membership for bigger boards and more storage.

SPATIAL TEXT & INKING
The joy of visual thinking meets the efficiency of linear text — express your most complex ideas with ease.

CONTENT SNIPPETS
Anything goes on a board — add images and videos, clip content from websites and emails, drop in documents and tweets.

NESTED BOARDS
A wide-open canvas mirrors how you think, with smooth navigation and a unique zooming interface.

IPAD AND MAC
A native approach draws on each of your device’s unique strengths with blazing fast, local‑first sync.

BETTER WORKFLOWS
Drag and drop content between Muse and your favorite apps, switching fluidly from thinking to production work and back.

~~ THE PRINCIPLES BEHIND MUSE ~~

Muse is your creative sanctuary for thinking work. Use it to push yourself mentally and emotionally as far as you can go to find a pure, original, fresh result that is yours and yours alone. Here are some principles we used in designing Muse as a tool purpose-built for thinking.

→ Thinking is messy. Embrace the non-linear chaos of creativity. Don’t force labels, organization, or structure too early.

→ Ideas come from other ideas. Breakthroughs come from discovering new connections between seemingly disparate pieces of information.

→ Ideas love a sanctuary. Creativity is an act of vulnerability. Deep thinking needs a dedicated space that gives you confidence to express half-formed ideas, without fear of mistakes or judgement.

→ Tap the information firehose, but keep it at a distance. A thinking tool should help you take advantage of social media, email, and the web — without drowning out your own voice and original ideas.

→ People think best away from their desks. Reading in a relaxed posture in your armchair, sketching in a notebook in your favorite cafe, taking a long walk in the park — these are where some of our best ideas and freshest thinking emerge.

LEARN MORE

Website: https://museapp.com/

Twitter: @MuseAppHQ

Contact us: hello@museapp.com

Terms of service: https://museapp.com/terms

What’s New

Version 2.3.8

Bug fixes.

Ratings and Reviews

4.7 out of 5
122 Ratings

122 Ratings

Editors’ Choice

Brutal minimalism, be damned: Muse’s organized chaos wrangles your files, photos, drawings, and text to provide a perfect brainstorming workspace. If you need to go deeper, Muse’s unique file structure lets you jump in and out of its signature boards with a flurry of slick gestures.

morganbitme ,

My fav note taking app

This is way better than any note taking app out there. Way better than good notes. I have literally downloaded every note taking productivity organizing app out there for ideas and gathering research and information. This is the best because it lets you see all your thoughts in one place without having to flip through pages, instead you zoom in. Please give the app more features. It would be awesome if it had an infinite whiteboard feature for the boards instead of just extra room on the right side. Make it so you can zoom in and out from all directions so we can have more space to put more cards on the board. I’m running out of room for my cards and I want to be able to see them all zoomed out without having to scroll to the right side of the screen.

Gerardox94 ,

Perfect if you’re willing to not be perfect

I used different apps in my class to use technology more effectively. However, I would lose hours getting everything polished, and ultimately never use that template again.

You can’t lock things into place. You might resize something by mistake. If you’re not OCD like I am or willing to let it go, it lets you work efficiently. The export to an interactive PDF is amazing and how I share personal “portfolios” for each of my students during class.

Upcoming features that include view-only link sharing is the reason why I subscribed. If you are mindful of clutter, you will be fine with the free version. Just download backups.

App Privacy

The developer, Muse Software, Inc., 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 Linked to You

The following data may be collected and linked to your identity:

  • Contact Info
  • Identifiers
  • Usage Data
  • Diagnostics

Privacy practices may vary, for example, based on the features you use or your age. Learn More

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