Every note is a plain Markdown file in your iCloud Drive. Open it in Files, in any editor, on any computer. SteelNote makes writing fast and native; the files stay yours.
Paywall is live. Onboarding reads well in six languages.
# Week 27: shipping Paywall is live. Onboarding reads well in six languages. - [x] Fix the initial-sync watchdog - [ ] Finish the [[landing page]] - [ ] Publish the roadmap #launch
Most notes apps keep your writing in a database only they can open. SteelNote keeps it in files you can open anywhere. That one decision changes everything.
Your library is a folder of .md files in iCloud Drive. Open
SteelNote in the Files app and there they are: same names, same
folders, ready to open in any editor on any computer.
iCloud sync is included in every plan and never paywalled. Your notes sync through your own Apple account, not our servers, because there aren't any.
There's no export ritual, because everything you write is already a file. Move it, back it up, or open it somewhere else, and take every note with you.
Not a web view in a wrapper. A real iPhone, iPad and Mac app that happens to write plain text.
One app for iPhone, iPad and Mac, built with the system: fast, offline, and at home on each.
Find any word in any note, instantly, across your whole library.
Nest folders as deep as you like; #nested/tags filter everything.
Write [[a note]] to connect ideas, and jump between sections in a tap.
Checkboxes across your notes gather into one real to-do list.
A note for today, every day. Yesterday stays one tap away.
Evernote, Notion, Obsidian, Bear, NotePlan, iA Writer, Apple Notes, Word, PDF and CSV.
Capture and open notes from anywhere in iOS, and put SteelNote on your Home Screen.
Tables, images and PDFs sit inline, still plain Markdown underneath.
Start with a 14-day free trial. Then pick what fits: the annual keeps you current, the lifetime is yours for good.
Sync is included in every plan and never paywalled. Prices in EUR; the App Store shows your local price. If a major SteelNote 2.0 ever arrives, lifetime members get it free or at a deep loyalty discount. No tricks.
SteelNote has no login and no backend. Your notes live on your devices and in your iCloud, and sync through your Apple account. We can't read them, because they never reach us. Turn on Advanced Data Protection in iCloud and they're end-to-end encrypted, too.
No. The free trial lets you test properly, and the yearly price is already low. Monthly plans mostly serve churn, not you.
Your notes are plain files in your iCloud Drive: you keep every one, readable in Files and any editor. The app needs a subscription to keep running; your data never does.
Yes, though Apple gives no bulk export, so it's note by note (easiest from a Mac). Evernote, Notion, Obsidian, Bear and Markdown folders import in a single step.
No. There's no server to send it to. SteelNote makes its money from the app, not from you.