Download HelloNotes

Installing

From the App Store there is nothing to install by hand — open the listing for your device, install, and launch.

From the disk image:

1. Download HelloNotes.dmg and open it — a disk image window appears.
2. Drag the HelloNotes icon onto the Applications folder shown beside it.
3. Eject the disk image, then open HelloNotes from Applications or Launchpad.

The first launch

Either way, HelloNotes opens with something in it. A collection called DefaultCollection ships inside the app — a short guided tour plus the user manual, written in HelloNotes and demonstrating the features it describes — and it is copied into your documents and opened for you the first time you launch. Nothing to choose, download or sign in to.

When you want your own notes, use Open… and pick any folder of Markdown files — an existing vault, or an empty folder to start fresh. If you ever close the default collection you can bring it back from File ▸ Open Default Collection, or the + button at the top of the sidebar.

Because the app is signed with a Developer ID and notarised by Apple, macOS opens it without a security warning. You do not need to change any Gatekeeper settings, and you should never need to right-click → Open.

Verifying the download

Every release is code-signed and notarised, so macOS checks it for you. If you would like to verify independently, compare the checksum:

shasum -a 256 ~/Downloads/HelloNotes.dmg

It should print:

0c70b7b06f5b048406c670ab4cc53d237291f4b4a6c14aa9ce3a50ccec6900e4

You can also confirm the signature and notarisation with:

spctl --assess -t open --context context:primary-signature -v ~/Downloads/HelloNotes.dmg

which should report accepted and source=Notarized Developer ID.

Updating and uninstalling

To update, download the latest disk image and replace the app in Applications. Your notes are untouched — they are your own files, in your own folder, and HelloNotes never moves them.

To uninstall, drag HelloNotes from Applications to the Trash. Your notes stay exactly where they are. Preferences live in ~/Library/Containers/com.hellotham.HelloNotes if you want to remove those too.

Building from source

HelloNotes is open source. You can read the code, build it yourself, or open an issue on GitHub.