# 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.

Website: https://get-spatial.com/

## What it is 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](https://xiry.app/topics/productivity.md)
- 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, 20 July 2025](https://x.com/tbsrnstrm/status/1946897548083425430): The app the demoed toolbar belongs to; a reference for visual bookmarking/moodboard tools.

## Compare

- [Alternatives to MyMind](https://xiry.app/alternatives/mymind.md)

## Related

- [Research by UNMS](https://xiry.app/resources/research-by-unms): AI-assisted reference manager and note-taking app for papers and notes (Web app, Freemium)
- [Notion](https://xiry.app/resources/notion): Connected workspace for notes, docs, databases, and AI automation. (Web app, Freemium)
- [Are.na](https://xiry.app/resources/are-na): Ad-free platform for saving, organizing, and connecting ideas into channels (Web app, Freemium)
- [Memo](https://xiry.app/resources/memo): Notes and read-later app with AI article summaries and task management (Web app)
- [Notchprompt](https://xiry.app/resources/notchprompt): Open-source macOS teleprompter positioned directly under the MacBook camera notch. (Website, Open source)
- [Shottr](https://xiry.app/resources/shottr): Fast, lightweight macOS screenshot tool with annotations, scrolling capture, and OCR (Web app, Freemium)

Updated 10 October 2026. Page: https://xiry.app/resources/spatial

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