Hibiscus Features
What can you do with your next note?
Capture an idea, dictate a draft, use AI to shape it, and keep a Markdown copy. See how each feature works and what it needs before trying it yourself.
Private AI Notepad
Useful notes. Stored on your Mac.
Hibiscus stores your notes on your Mac and offers AI tools for rewriting, summarizing, and extracting tasks. Choose on-device AI or a local Ollama model for local processing. If you select a cloud provider, the content needed for that request goes to that provider. No account is required to try the app.
Read the full answer →Offline Dictation
Speak a first draft. Edit it as a note.
Yes. With a compatible local speech engine and its model installed, Hibiscus can turn speech into an editable note without sending audio to a cloud transcription provider. Download models before going offline. Connected transcription is also available when you choose it.
Read the full answer →Local AI Notes
Put your local model to work on your notes.
Yes. Hibiscus can send approved AI requests to an Ollama runtime you configure. That runtime normally runs on the same Mac, so you can use your own models without a mandatory cloud provider.
Read the full answer →Markdown Notes
Write visually. Keep a Markdown copy.
Markdown gives you a text format that other compatible editors can read. Hibiscus lets you work in a visual editor and export Markdown copies with headings, lists, tasks, links, and code. Check app-specific formatting and attachments when moving a note into another tool.
Read the full answer →Quick Capture
Save the idea while you keep your place.
With Hibiscus, press ⇧⌘U from any app, type or dictate the thought, and press Return. The capture becomes an editable note without switching to the main app window first.
Read the full answer →Locked Notes
Keep selected notes out of AI while locked.
No. While a Hibiscus note is locked, its content is structurally excluded from AI context and other content-access paths until you unlock it.
Read the full answer →Start with one real note
Try the workflow before you buy.
Capture a thought, summarize a draft, and export a copy. Use the 7-day trial to decide whether Hibiscus fits the way you work.
No account or card required. No automatic charge. macOS 14 or later.
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