Everything a note app should do,
nothing it shouldn't
Live markdown, no preview mode
Headings, bold, italic, code, and lists render as you type. Syntax characters fade out of view once your cursor moves on, and reappear the moment you click back in.
One search box does everything
Type to filter. Press Return to open the top match, or create a new note from your search text if nothing matches. There's no separate "new note" dialog.
Two layouts, one shortcut
Stack the list on top of the editor, or put them side by side. ⌘⇧L switches between them, so you can work however fits your screen.
Flat files you already own
Every note is a plain .md file on disk. Open it in any other app, or sync it however you like. Envy never locks your notes into a database.
Wiki-style linking
[[Note Title]] links notes together. Cmd-click a link to follow it. If the note doesn't exist yet, clicking creates it right there.
Multiple folders, one list
Merge notes from more than one folder into a single searchable list. Cycle through folders one at a time with ⌥→ / ⌥←, or disable a folder without removing it.
Every shortcut is yours to remap
Settings → Shortcuts lets you rebind anything. Click a shortcut and press a new combination. It's saved right away, and you can reset it back to default any time.
Lives in your menu bar
Summon or hide Envy from anywhere with a global hotkey, or click the menu bar icon directly. Right-click the icon for a new note, settings, or quit.
Undo a delete
Deleted the wrong note? ⌘⇧⌫ brings it right back from the Trash to exactly where it was, even if you deleted several notes at once.
Plain-text mode, on demand
Prefer to see the raw markdown instead of live styling? Toggle plain-text mode with one shortcut. Your files never change. This only changes how Envy displays them.
Frictionless search, all the time.
Envy's search box understands more than plain text. Write tags in your notes, then search for them like a real database.
Tag search
Write #recipe anywhere in a note and Envy picks it up automatically. Search tag:recipe to find every note tagged that way. Partial names work too, so tag:tech matches #technology.
Date search
date:today, date:week, or an exact date in whatever format you'd naturally type it. 2026-04-15 and 4-15-26 both mean the same day.
Scattered word search
Search several words at once. Envy finds notes containing all of them, even if they're scattered across different lines.
Combine any of it. tag:work meeting finds notes tagged #work that also mention "meeting." Every matching word highlights right in the editor, including the tag.
Make it look like yours
Envy adopts macOS's Liquid Glass design language by default, and nearly everything about it is customizable from there.
Color, down to the detail
Nearly every color in Envy is customizable, from the editor's text and background to the note list's own highlight color.
Translucency you control
Adjust the window's blur strength and note list density to taste. Appearance mode can follow System, or stay locked to Light or Dark.
Your font, your size
Pick any font installed on your Mac and a size that suits you. Zoom the editor larger and smaller on the fly with ⌘+ / ⌘- without touching your saved preferences.