Think better with Reflect
An open-source note-taking app with daily notes, backlinks, and local Markdown files.
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.
- I recommend not splitting your personal and work notes. You can
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
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.
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
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.
Frictionless thought capture. Record your ideas and to-do's easily, so you never miss a thing.
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 are excluded from AI note access.
How privacy worksChoose your device.
Optional AI requires your own API key. Provider charges are separate.
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.
Loved by thinkers
Here's what people are saying about us
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.
Don't take it from me: @reflectnotes is magic.
Playing around with @reflectnotes, I'm back in my thoughts, details and soundbites from episodes, meetings, articles, etc from the past week. A knowledge worker's dream come true.
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.
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.
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. Speed, focus, and attention to detail (especially bits of structured data) is superb.
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.
Learn how to take great
notes at our academy
Master the principles of note-taking in Reflect's free online Academy.