Reflect

✦ Meet Reflect Open

Think better with Reflect

An open-source note-taking app with daily notes, backlinks, and local Markdown files.

Download for Mac Get the iPhone & iPad app

Free on Mac. Paid subscription on iPhone and iPad.

Sun, April 2nd, 2023

Today I started using Reflect.
What is Reflect?
- A note-taking tool designed to mirror the way we think
- Our brains remember things through associations. Reflect mimics this by backlinking notes to each other (read more on backlinking here).
- Over time, this gives you superhuman recall skills. Reflect becomes an extension of your brain.
What should I record within Reflect?
- What happens in your day
- Meeting notes
- To-do and Top of Mind lists
- People you encounter (CRM)
- Daily reflections (like gratitude journaling)
- Save clips from the web or your Kindle
- Some tips for using Reflect
- You shouldn't mix anything your personal and work notes. Use two…

Your choice of sync

Use iCloud Drive or Git.

Networked notes

Form a graph of ideas with backlinked notes

iOS app

Capture ideas on the go, online or offline

Local files

Keep your notes in a folder you choose.

Daily notes

Start with today's note.

Open source

Explore the code on GitHub.

Instant capture

Save web clips and record audio memos.

Frictionless search

Easily recall and index past notes and ideas

Optional AI

Notes with an AI assistant

Find answers with links to your notes, summarize text, and improve your writing. Connect your own API key to get started. Requests go directly to your provider. AI usage is billed separately by your provider.

How to use AI to take better notes

✦ Click to see magic

• What can AI do, specifically for note-taking?

What can you do with Reflect AI?

Transcribe voice notes

with your transcription provider

Ask your notes

Answers linked to source notes.

List key takeaways and action

items from your meeting notes

Fix grammar, spelling,

and improve your writing

Save your own

custom prompts

All your notes, connected

Give your brain superpowers

Mirror the way your mind works by associating notes through backlinks. Reflect builds you a second brain that you can reference anytime.

Your thoughts connected.

Backlink your notes to make everything easily searchable.

Vojtech Rinik Type…

Adam Wathan Title: CRO / O…

Oguz Yağız Kara Title: Designer

Charlotte MacCaw // Mum Title: Cou…

Frictionless thought capture.

Record your ideas and to-do's easily, so you never miss a thing.

Research and reading

Never lose information

Capture links, text, and screenshots with the Chrome extension on Mac.

Integrated with your devices

Read and write on Mac, iPhone, and iPad. Set up iCloud Drive or Git to sync your notes.

Keep useful context

Save the source link alongside your clips.

Local files

Your notes live in a folder you choose. Notes marked private stay on your device, and notes are excluded from AI unless you say otherwise.

How privacy works

Get access

Choose your device.

Mac

Free

No subscription required.

Download for Mac

iPhone & iPad

Paid subscription

See local pricing on the App Store.

View on the App Store

Optional AI requires your own API key. Provider charges are separate.

Reflect Classic

Using Reflect Classic?

Classic is still maintained. Move whenever you're ready, and import a copy of your notes without changing the originals.

Paid Reflect Classic subscribers get one year of the iPhone and iPad app free. Claiming the offer does not cancel your Classic subscription.

Wall of love

Loved by thinkers

Here's what people are saying about us

Sean Rose

@seanrose

Really, really liking @reflectnotes so far. It's just the right amount of simple/fast for a personal note taking app and does most of the hard work of organizing in the background.

Ryan Deik

@jdeik

Don't take it from me: @reflectnotes is magic.

Demetria Giles

@drosewritings

Playing around with @reflectnotes. I'm finally re-engaging with thoughts, details and soundbites from episodes, meetings, articles, etc from the past week — a knowledge worker's dream come true.

Jeremy McPeak

@jmpcpeak

I just received an invite to @reflectnotes, and holy crap! It is well thought out, and I can see this being my note-taking platform going forward. Well done! I'm looking forward to seeing how the app progresses.

Fabrizio Rinaldi

@linux290

I'm keeping @reflectnotes open *all* the time, and I'm using both for simple journaling, and long form writing. It's rare to see a single app work so well for both.

Jonathan Simcoe

@jsimcoe

All righty. I have to give a massive shout-out to @maccaw for pioneering @reflectnotes. It has matured to a point where it is a daily driver for speed, focus, and attention to detail (especially bits of structured data) is superb.

About

We're an indie team
dotted across the globe

Our mission is to improve the way people think by making a jolly good note-taking app.

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Academy

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Master the principles of note-taking in Reflect's free online Academy.

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