Productivity · Web app
Spatial
A visual canvas and digital shoebox for notes, media, and bookmarks
Spatial is a macOS application that combines a note-taking tool with an infinite visual canvas. It functions as a digital shoebox where you can freely arrange sticky notes, long-form Markdown documents, images, video clips, and web snapshots. Content is stored locally on device without cloud lock-in.
What it's for
- Assemble visual mood boards and design inspiration libraries
- Jot down quick thoughts with a global scratchpad shortcut without switching contexts
- Save desktop-rendered web clippings and X bookmarks alongside research notes
- Group related files and notes informally using organic stacks
Features
- Local-first storage keeping notes and media files on your Mac
- Markdown-based notes supporting resizable stickies and longer documents
- Direct import for broad image and video formats, including raw files and animated GIFs
- Full desktop-class web clip snapshots from URLs
- Organic stacks to loosely bunch and expand items on the canvas
- Spotlight-style scratchpad accessible via custom keyboard shortcuts
- X post and bookmark importing directly onto boards
Pricing
Paid. $4.99/month, $49.99/year, or a $119.99 one-time lifetime purchase
Details
- Type
- Web app
- Category
- Productivity
- Topic
- Visual Note-Taking
- Open source
- No
- Platforms
- macOS
- For
- Designers, researchers, and creators looking for a local, visual workspace for notes and inspiration.
- Alternative to
- Milanote, MyMind, Apple Freeform, Are.na
- Tags
- canvas, notes, moodboard, bookmarking, macos, localfirst
Why it was saved
- @tbsrnstrm: The app the demoed toolbar belongs to; a reference for visual bookmarking/moodboard tools.
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