True plain-text Markdown
Notes are stored as ordinary .md files. On Mac you can open local Markdown files alongside your synced library, so nothing is locked into a proprietary format.
Real-time collaborative editing
Invite people to a single note or a whole folder, see live cursors and presence, and merge edits in real time — including changes made while offline.
Anchored comment threads
Discussion threads stay attached to the exact words they refer to, even as the surrounding text is edited and reordered.
Built-in MCP server
Connect Claude, Codex, or any MCP client with browser-based approval instead of pasted API keys, letting an agent search, read, draft, and comment on notes you can access.
Themes, typography, and export
Pick from five hand-tuned themes or define your own colors, tune size, line spacing, and width, then export any note as a rendered PDF or standalone HTML page.
Buenote is built around a deliberately plain idea: your notes stay ordinary Markdown, and everything else — sync, sharing, themes, export — is layered on top rather than bolted into a proprietary format. Opening the app drops you into Recents, a color-banded list of the notes you and your collaborators touched most recently. Pull the list down and a blank page is already waiting with the keyboard up, so a thought becomes a note without any naming or filing step. On Mac you can open local .md files right beside your cloud library, which keeps Buenote usable even for files you never intend to sync.
The collaboration layer is the part that separates it from a single-user Markdown editor. You can invite someone to one note or an entire folder, watch their cursor as they type, and discuss changes in comments that stay pinned to the exact words they are about even as the text moves. Roles are explicit — viewer, editor, or manager — granted by email or private link, and access can be pulled back at any time. Offline editing is treated as normal rather than an error case: keep writing on a plane and changes merge cleanly when the connection returns.
Buenote also ships a built-in MCP server. Connect Claude, Codex, or any MCP client and approve access in the browser — no API keys to paste — and the agent can search, read, draft, and comment only on notes you can already access. Typography is adjustable with five hand-tuned themes or your own background, text, and highlight colors, and any note can be exported as a rendered PDF or standalone HTML page.
