Reflect
Free tierA networked note-taking app with AI to help you think better and never lose an idea
Paid·All audiences·Powered by User-supplied API key (bring your own provider)·API available·Open source
Key strengths
Local-first Markdown filesBacklinked networked notesDaily notesiCloud Drive and Git syncOptional AI with bring-your-own API keyChrome extension for web clippingiOS and Mac appsOpen source (MIT)
Paid only · from $10 USD/mo
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Recent changes
- Models updated: User-supplied API key (bring your own provider)
- Open source: now available
- Free tier: now available
- Plans updated: Free on Mac (no subscription required). Paid subscription required on iPhone and iPad (pricing varies by region, see App Store). Optional AI requires your own API key; provider charges are separate.
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- Personal knowledge management (PKM) with Git workflows: Use Git sync to version-control your entire note graph, enabling diffs, rollbacks, and integration with CI or scripting pipelines.
- Bring-your-own-AI research assistant: Wire in your preferred LLM provider via API key to augment note-taking without routing data through a third-party SaaS intermediary.
- Local-first data sovereignty: All notes remain as plain Markdown on disk — suitable for environments where cloud-hosted note storage raises compliance or privacy concerns.
- Web research capture: The Chrome extension clips pages into the backlinked graph, automatically surfacing connections to existing notes for developers doing technical research or competitive analysis.
- Open-source extensibility: MIT license allows inspection, forking, and customisation of Reflect to fit internal tooling or self-hosted workflows.
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