Buenote
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Buenote is a Markdown notes app for iPhone, iPad, Mac, and the web. It keeps your words as plain text, syncs as you type, and lets invited people edit the same note live.
About Buenote
What Is Buenote
Buenote is a notes app built around a single promise: your writing stays plain Markdown. Notes live as ordinary text files, sync across the web, iPhone, iPad, and Mac, and open up to collaborators in real time. There is no proprietary block format locking your words inside one product.
The problem it targets is friction. Most note apps ask you to name a file, pick a folder, or learn a custom editor before you can jot a thought. Buenote flips that. You pull down on the list and a blank page waits with the keyboard already up, so the idea lands before it slips away.
The limits come with the territory. Buenote is a focused writer's tool, not a project manager. It doesn't try to be a database, a wiki, or a task tracker, and its collaborative features assume you actively share notes with other people. Anyone who wants a single-player scratchpad can ignore most of what it offers.
Getting Started
- Sign in at buenote.app with an email code, Google, or Apple, then open your library.
- Pull down on the note list to start a blank page, or open an existing Markdown note.
- Write in plain text. Your note syncs to your Mac, iPad, and the web as you type, and keeps working offline.
- Invite someone to a single note or a whole folder, then set them as viewer, editor, or manager.
- Connect Claude, Codex, or any MCP client if you want an agent to search, read, draft, and comment on notes.
Product Information
A quick look at Buenote's pricing, supported platforms, and performance.
Best for
The users, tasks, and scenarios where this tool fits best.
Users
- Writers who live in Markdown
- Small teams that co-write
- Apple-first users
Tasks
- Drafting a document with edits
- Capturing a quick thought
- Letting an AI agent work on notes
Scenarios
- Working on a plane or in a dead zone
- Running an editorial or onboarding pass
- Keeping a research or reading log
Key features
Plain Markdown Editor
Buenote stores every note as ordinary Markdown, softly highlighted as you type. On Mac you can open local .md files right beside your cloud library, so nothing is locked into a proprietary format. If you ever leave, you take readable text files with you.
Real-Time Collaboration
Invite people to a single note or a whole folder and their edits merge in real time, even after time spent offline. You see other people's cursors and presence as they type, and you can pull access back whenever you like. Permissions run as viewer, editor, or manager.
Anchored Comments
Discussions stay attached to the exact words they are about, so a thread keeps its meaning even as the surrounding text moves. You can start a focused conversation from any selection and keep the review trail next to the passage it refers to.
MCP and AI Agent Access
Buenote doubles as an MCP notes app: connect Claude, Codex, or any MCP client and your agent can search notes and folders, read notes and comments, and, with write access, create notes and comment on the ones you can access. It uses browser-based OAuth, so there are no keys to paste, and access follows your sharing permissions.
Cross-Device Sync and Offline Writing
The same folders, favorites, and notes appear on every screen, and your note reaches your Mac, iPad, and the web as you type. Lose signal and keep writing; Buenote merges everything when you are back, so a flight or a tunnel doesn't stop the work.
Themes and Typography
Buenote ships five hand-tuned themes, and you can set your own background, text, and highlight colors. Size, line spacing, and column width are adjustable until a page reads just right, which matters when you stare at text for hours.
Pros and cons
Pros
- Portable by design: notes stay as plain Markdown, so you are never locked into one app and can open local .md files on Mac.
- Live co-editing that survives offline gaps: cursors, presence, and merged edits work even after someone writes without a connection.
- Comments that stay in place: threads anchor to the exact words, which keeps a review readable as a draft changes.
- Agent access without keys: MCP support uses browser OAuth, so a coding agent can work on notes without you pasting secrets.
- One library across screens: the same notes and folders show up on iPhone, iPad, Mac, and the web under one account.
Cons
- The free plan caps cloud notes: Free includes 50 cloud notes you own, so a large library pushes you toward the paid Cloud plan.
- Cloud storage is modest: Cloud includes 5 GB, and since recovery history counts toward it, heavy users may run out sooner than expected.
- Not a project tool: Buenote has no databases, task boards, or wikis, so teams that want structure beyond notes need another app.
- Collaboration assumes sharing: the strongest features revolve around inviting people, so a solo user pays for capability they may not touch.
Frequently asked questions
Buenote is a Markdown notes app for iPhone, iPad, Mac, and the web. It keeps notes as plain text, syncs them as you type, and lets invited people edit the same note live.
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