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Notes, updates, and lessons learned while building Oatpad.

• Why I wanted a simpler notes app for Mac

  March 1, 2026

  Most notes apps try to do everything. I just wanted to open something and write. So I built Oatpad — a lightweight Mac notes app that sits between Notion and Apple Notes.

• I built a notes app for Mac because I kept getting distracted by the ones I was using

  February 18, 2026

  I bounced between Notion and Apple Notes for years and never felt happy with either. So I built my own — local-only, under 10MB, no account required.

• Notion vs Apple Notes: why I stopped choosing between them

  February 18, 2026

  Both are good. Neither felt right. Here's what I actually wanted from a notes app on Mac.

• Why I built a notes app when a thousand already exist

  February 18, 2026

  I kept bouncing between Notion and Apple Notes and never felt at home in either. So I built Oatpad for the gap in between.