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# Notes app for Mac, on the edge of your screen — Flyout
> A notes app for Mac that flies out from your screen edge. Code blocks, task lists, images and reminders — always one gesture away. For macOS 14 or later.
Nudge the right edge — or press ⌥⌘N — and a full rich-text editor flies out over your work. Step away, and it slides back out of sight.
- Platform: Mac: macOS 14.0 (Sonoma) or later, Apple Silicon and Intel · iPhone / iPad: iOS / iPadOS 18.0 or later
- Price: $24 USD — one-time purchase, lifetime license, no subscription
- Free trial: 7 days, no account, no payment details
- License: Mac, iPhone and iPad apps included · use on 5 devices in total · every future update to the Mac app included — no renewal fee, no card on file
- Download: https://getflyout.app/releases/Flyout-1.5.18.dmg
- Version: 1.5.18 (2026-10-16)
## Features
- Instant access, anywhere: Rest your pointer on the screen edge or hit the global shortcut. The panel is over your work before you finish the thought — no window management, no app switch.
- A real editor, not a scratchpad: Slash commands, headings, task lists, syntax-highlighted code blocks, inline images, colour and highlight. Your notes keep the structure your work has. Note content is stored as Markdown in a local database. Export it as .md files to use in other editors.
- Reminders that live inside the note: Set a reminder on a note — or on the exact sentence you selected. Overdue, today, upcoming and completed group into their own tab. Repeat daily or weekly, snooze straight from the notification, and click through to land back on the highlighted line.
- To-dos with a status, not just a tick box: Type /todo for a list whose lines carry a stage — backlog, in progress, in review, done — each with its own colour and icon. Click the icon to move a line along. Add statuses of your own in Settings, and they follow you to iPhone. The stage is stored in the note itself as plain text, so it travels with the file.
- Tags that cut across folders: Tag a note as you write, with autocomplete against the tags you already use so “meeting” doesn’t quietly become three. Filter by one tag or several at once — the list flattens across every folder, and each tag can carry a colour.
- Files live inside the note: Drop in a PDF, a zip, a design file — anything, up to 50 MB each. The file is copied into the note rather than linked to a path, so it is still there when the note reaches your other Mac, and when the original moves or gets deleted. Click a file to open it in its usual app; right-click to save a copy anywhere. Files come along when you export, in an assets folder next to the note.
- Take a note anywhere: Export a note, a quick page, a folder or your whole library as PDF, Markdown or plain text. PDFs are paginated and searchable. Markdown export creates .md files, copies images and attachments into an assets folder, and updates their links.
- Tables that survive the paste: Paste a table from a page or a document and it stays a table. Edit any cell, add rows and columns from the edge handles, delete them with a right-click, and drag the whole table somewhere else in the note. It is stored as plain Markdown.
- Emoji without leaving the keyboard: Start typing :fire and pick from the suggestions, or open the /emoji picker and search. It works in headings and anywhere else you are typing.
- Folders you can actually drag into: Create a note straight inside a folder from the folder’s context menu, or drag an existing note into it. The note shows its folder above the editor. Folders are flat; tags let you filter across them.
- The same notes on Mac and iPhone: Turn on iCloud sync on both devices to keep notes, folders, task statuses and reminders in your own iCloud account. Nothing passes through our servers. You can also write offline and sync when connected again.
- Lock a note behind a password: Some notes shouldn’t be readable by whoever opens your Mac. Lock one and its text, tags and attachments are encrypted with a key derived from your password — the plain text is deleted from disk, not just hidden from the list. Touch ID reopens it in a second; the vault closes again when your screen locks or after a few idle minutes.
- Native and light: A menu-bar app with a true vibrancy surface that follows system appearance. It feels like part of macOS because it is — no browser engine idling in your dock.
- Markdown underneath: Note content is stored as Markdown in a local database. Export it as .md files to use in other editors.
- A note on your desktop: Put a note in Notification Center and read it without opening anything. Pick the pinned note, the most recent one, a specific note or a quick-notes page — then click the widget and Flyout opens right there.
- Your notes, on iPhone and iPad.: Open your Mac notes on iPhone or iPad. Use the same Apple Account and turn on iCloud sync in Flyout on each device. The web license covers Mac, iPhone and iPad.
- Works offline, private by default: No account to use the app, and nothing leaves your Mac unless you turn on iCloud sync yourself — it is off by default.
- Named themes: Themes beyond the system Light/Dark pair. A named theme keeps its own colours even when macOS switches appearance.
- Per-note paper colours: Thirty-eight colours grouped by family, plus a custom colour you pick yourself. The coloured sheet ignores whichever app theme is active.
- Use your notes with Codex or Claude: Pair a local agent connection in Flyout, let it use all notes or only the folders you choose, and approve each deletion in the app. Access is off until you enable it.
## Pages
- [Home](https://getflyout.app/): overview, features, pricing and FAQ
- [Chrome extension](https://getflyout.app/chrome-extension): Save selected text, links, images and screenshots from Chrome to Flyout. Create a note or add to an existing one, with an editable Markdown preview. Free extension. Requires Flyout for macOS 14+. Mac app sold separately, with a 7-day trial.
- [Flyout for Mobile](https://getflyout.app/mobile): Notes, code, tasks and reminders on iPhone and iPad. Native iPad layout, optional iCloud sync with Mac. Try every feature for 7 days.
- [AI agents](https://getflyout.app/ai-agents): Connect Claude Code, Codex or Claude Desktop to Flyout on your Mac. Search, summarize and create notes with AI, and choose exactly what it can see.
- [Compare](https://getflyout.app/compare): why Flyout, and how it compares as a screen-edge notes app
- [Flyout vs SideNotes](https://getflyout.app/compare/sidenotes): No documented code highlighting, reminders, tables or tags
- [Flyout vs Raycast Notes](https://getflyout.app/compare/raycast): No images, no reminders, one note at a time
- [Flyout vs Apple Quick Note](https://getflyout.app/compare/apple-quick-note): No code blocks, not a Markdown editor, no reminders on a note
- [Flyout vs Tot](https://getflyout.app/compare/tot): A hard seven-note limit, no folders, no images
- [Flyout vs Unclutter](https://getflyout.app/compare/unclutter): Notes are plain text; no sync engine of its own
- [Flyout vs Antinote](https://getflyout.app/compare/antinote): Scratchpad workflow; folders and tags are not documented
- [Flyout vs Drafts](https://getflyout.app/compare/drafts): Plain text only, no images, and Pro is a subscription
- [Sticky notes for your Mac — without the desktop clutter](https://getflyout.app/sticky-notes): Sticky-note speed without covering your desktop: notes fly out from the screen edge when you need them and slide away when you step back. Images, reminders.
- [Quick notes on your Mac, before the thought is gone](https://getflyout.app/quick-notes): Flyout opens a full note editor from your screen edge in one gesture — no app switch, no window hunting. It slides away when you’re done. macOS 14+.
- [Notes that live in your menu bar, not your Dock](https://getflyout.app/menu-bar-notes): A native macOS menu-bar notes app: a rich-text panel that slides out from your screen edge, stays out of your Dock, and stores every note as plain Markdown.
- [How to keep a note on top on Mac](https://getflyout.app/floating-notes): Flyout floats a rich-text note panel over whatever you’re working in — pin it on top, or let it slide back to the screen edge on its own. Native macOS app.
- [How to keep code snippets and notes together on Mac](https://getflyout.app/guides/code-snippets-with-notes-mac): Build a debugging note with context, a code block and a next action. Keep it beside your editor, then export the note as Markdown or continue on iPhone.
- [How to track tasks inside a note on Mac](https://getflyout.app/guides/tasks-inside-notes-mac): Use a checklist for done-or-not work, or task statuses for work in progress. Try a three-task note, add a custom status and find notes with open tasks.
- [The best screen-edge notes apps for Mac](https://getflyout.app/best/screen-edge-notes-apps-mac): Notes that slide out of the edge of your screen: SideNotes, Unclutter, Flyout, Apple Quick Note. What each one holds, how it opens, and what it costs.
- [Sticky notes for Mac: the best apps](https://getflyout.app/best/sticky-notes-apps-mac): Does the Mac have sticky notes? Yes — Stickies, plus five apps that go further. What each one keeps on screen, what a note can hold, and what it costs.
- [The best menu bar notes apps for Mac](https://getflyout.app/best/menu-bar-notes-apps-mac): Notes one click from the menu bar: Tot, SlashNote, Noticky, Flyout and Apple Quick Note — what a note can hold, how fast each one opens, and what it costs.
- [The best note taking apps for MacBook](https://getflyout.app/best/note-taking-apps-macbook): Apple Notes, Obsidian, Joplin, Notion, Bear, Flyout and Goodnotes on a MacBook Air or Pro: what each one stores, what syncs, and what it costs.
- [Notes apps for Mac and iPhone: which fits your day?](https://getflyout.app/best/notes-apps-mac-iphone): Compare Apple Notes, SideNotes, Flyout, UpNote and Drafts for Mac and iPhone. See how each syncs, what both apps cost and which also supports iPad.
- [Notes apps for Mac without a subscription: what you pay for](https://getflyout.app/best/notes-apps-mac-no-subscription): Compare free and one-time notes apps for Mac: Apple Notes, Obsidian, UpNote, iA Writer and Flyout. Check iPhone costs, sync fees and update policies.
- [Help](https://getflyout.app/help): find your notes after a reinstall or new Mac, turn on iCloud sync, move a license, recover a key
- [Changelog](https://getflyout.app/changelog): what’s new in Flyout, release by release
- [Find license](https://getflyout.app/recover): resend your license key
- [Privacy](https://getflyout.app/privacy)
- [Terms](https://getflyout.app/terms)
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