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Caliu

Caliu is a local-first markdown notes app for people who write, with live formatting, hashtags that become nested tags, reminders on notes, and invisible sync across web, iOS, iPadOS and macOS.

The note list and the editor on macOS: markdown that formats as you type, no preview pane.

Cost / License

  • Freemium (Subscription)
  • Proprietary

Application type

Platforms

  • Mac
  • iPhone
  • iPad
  • Apple Watch
  • Online
Nested hashtag tags instead of folders, so one note can live in many places.
Voice dictation turns speech into clean markdown with real headings and lists.
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Reminders live on the note and fire on whichever device you have picked up.
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Features

Properties

  1.  Support for Themes
  2.  Lightweight
  3.  Privacy focused
  4.  Local-First

Features

  1.  Ad-free
  2.  Support for MarkDown
  3.  Cloud Sync
  4.  Reminders
  5.  Live Preview
  6.  Works Offline
  7.  Subtasks
  8.  Hierarchical Structure
  9.  Handwritten Notes
  10.  No registration required
  11.  Built-in viewer
  12.  Full-Text Search
  13.  Code Formatting
  14.  Syntax Highlighting
  15.  WYSIWYG Support
  16.  File Tagging
  17.  Automatic Backup
  18.  File Versioning
  19. LaTeX icon  Support for LaTeX
  20.  No Coding Required
  21.  Dark Mode
  22.  Knowledge Management
  23.  REST API
  24.  Dictation
  25.  Cross-Platform
  26.  Hashtags
  27.  Model Context Protocol (MCP) Support

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  • feyocoh96 reviewed Caliu  

    Really nice alternative to Bear, which also supports web!

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  • rebawix thinks Local-First is a important feature of Caliu
  • rebawix thinks Privacy focused is a important feature of Caliu
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Caliu information

  • Developed by

    ES flagMarc Torrelles

  • Licensing

    Proprietary and Freemium product.

  • Pricing

    Subscription that costs $2 per month + free version with limited functionality.

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  • Supported Languages

    • English
    • Spanish
    • Catalan; Valencian
    • French
    • German
    • Italian
    • Portuguese
    • Dutch
    • Japanese
    • Korean
    • Russian
    • Chinese

Our users have written 1 comments and reviews about Caliu, and it has gotten 5 likes

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Really nice alternative to Bear, which also supports web!

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Official Links

AppStores & Other Links

Download from Mac App Store

What is Caliu?

Caliu is a markdown notes app for people who write. No clutter. No toolbars in the way. Just a quiet canvas, your words, and a way to find them again later.

It runs natively on iPhone, iPad, Mac and Apple Watch, and stays in sync with the web app. Everything works offline. Your notes live on your device first and travel only when there is a connection. You can open the app and start writing with no account at all; signing in is what adds sync, and sync is free.

• The writing page. Headings, lists, quotes, code blocks, tables and links format as you type. No preview pane, no switching modes. The interface steps aside so the writing can take over.

• Tags, not folders. Ideas overlap, so one note can belong to many places. Nest your tags, colour them, search them. Organisation that matches the way you think.

• Reminders that find you. Pin a time to any note and Caliu nudges you on whichever device you have picked up.

• Sync you never think about. Start on your Mac, finish on your phone. Your notes are already there. No sync button, no spinner, no waiting.

• Just talk. Tap the mic and think out loud. Caliu transcribes, trims the filler words, and turns your voice into clean markdown: real headings and lists, not a wall of text.

• Long-term memory. Caliu keeps snapshots as you write. Scroll back through a note's history, preview any moment, and bring it back in a tap.

• A mood, not a menu. 22 colour themes, light and dark, plus 30 fonts to make the page yours.

• Plain files on your Mac. Point Caliu at a folder and every note also lives there as a plain markdown file, synced in both directions, so any other editor or an AI agent can work on it.

• Export, share, own your work. Export any note as Markdown, plain text, HTML, ePub, PDF, RTF or TextPack, or many at once as a ZIP. Share a note as a public link when someone needs to read it. Nothing locks you in.

• Notes that talk back. A full REST API and a built-in MCP server, so Claude, Cursor or your own scripts can read and write notes on your terms.

• Private by design. No ads, no selling your data, no tracking you across the web, and nothing you write is used to train AI. Kept on your device first, built in the EU under GDPR. Export everything or delete your account whenever you like.

Caliu Pro The heart of Caliu is free: writing, tags, sync and offline everything. Caliu Pro adds voice dictation, version history, every theme and font, unlimited attachments and more export formats. Try it free before you decide.

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