NoteCove — Your notes. Your devices. No one else's servers.

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NoteCove is currently in beta — expect rough edges.

A local-first workspace where your AI can read, write, and manage your notes and tasks — without your data ever leaving your control.

Tired of apps that hold your notes hostage on their servers?

Watch: Building NoteCove with NoteCove

NoteCove desktop app showing the three-panel workspace with folders, note list, and rich text editor

Why NoteCove?

You shouldn't have to choose between convenience and control.

vs Apple Notes

The problem: No sync without iCloud. Can't use at work if IT blocks iCloud.

NoteCove: Sync through any cloud storage — iCloud, Google Drive, Dropbox, OneDrive.

vs Notion

The problem: Your data lives on their servers. What are they doing with it? What if they go down?

NoteCove: Your data stays on your devices and your cloud storage. No middleman.

vs Obsidian

The problem: Sync costs $4/mo per user. Getting beyond plain markdown means plugins.

NoteCove: Rich editor with CRDT sync through your own cloud storage. No subscription.

vs Evernote

The problem: Company stability in question. Pricing keeps changing. Feature bloat.

NoteCove: Open local-first architecture. No subscription required for core features.

See it in action

Watch how AI agents connect to and work with NoteCove.

Videos from the @LossyBrain YouTube channel

How people use NoteCove

One app that actually adapts to you — instead of making you adapt to it.

NoteCove has a full CLI that gives any AI assistant real access to your workspace: create and edit notes, manage tasks and project state, read and reply to comment threads. Your AI works in the same structured data you do — not a summary of it, the actual thing. No plugins, no special setup. Just grant access and go.

Your AI reads your notes, manages your tasks, replies to your comments.

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Your Personal Knowledge Base

Keep all your notes, tasks, and projects in one place. Create a storage directory on your local drive or in your cloud storage, and everything stays organized with folders, tags, and powerful search.

One storage directory. Your thoughts, your tasks, your way.

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Share with Your Partner

Create a shared storage directory in iCloud or Google Drive. Grocery lists, travel plans, household tasks, shared bookmarks — everything syncs automatically between your devices.

A shared storage directory that keeps you both in sync.

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Sync Across Work & Personal

Use Google Drive for work notes that sync to your personal laptop. Use iCloud for everything Apple. Mix and match — each storage directory syncs independently through whatever cloud service works for that context.

Different clouds for different contexts. You choose.

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For Writers & Creatives

Character studies, world-building notes, research, and your manuscript — all in one place with rich formatting. Track your writing projects with tasks and kanban boards. Your creative work, stored where you control it.

Rich editing meets project management for creative work.

Join the iOS Beta Waitlist

NoteCove for iOS is in development. Sign up to be among the first to get access when the beta opens.

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A safe harbor for what matters. Local-first notes and tasks that sync through your own cloud storage. No servers, no lock-in, your data stays yours.

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