What it does
Reflect Open is a notes app built around daily notes, backlinks, and local Markdown files. Its official site says users can choose iCloud Drive or Git for synchronization, and lists instant capture through web clips and audio memos. This makes it an option for people who want a dated writing habit but prefer their notes to remain ordinary files in a folder they choose.
A low-friction first use is to write a short daily note, then link it to a recurring project or person so a later note can point back to the same topic. Reflect Open's feature page describes daily notes and a graph of backlinked ideas; it also says the notes are stored in a folder the user chooses. That combination is well suited to a journal that gradually becomes a searchable knowledge base.
The product page lists iCloud Drive and Git as sync choices, and it advertises web clips and audio memos for capture away from the keyboard. Reflect Open is the product currently described at this domain, not a claim about an earlier Reflect offering. The site says the Mac app is free while the iPhone and iPad app is paid; I did not test file synchronization or the iOS purchase flow.
Strengths
- Daily notes and backlinks can connect dated writing to people, projects, and ideas.
- Notes are described as local Markdown files in a user-selected folder, with iCloud Drive or Git offered as sync choices.
- The site lists web clipping and audio memos for quick capture.
Watch out for
- The Mac app and the iPhone/iPad app have different access terms: the former is listed as free and the latter as paid.
Best for
- Keeping a daily journal that links to a growing personal knowledge base
- People who want notes stored as Markdown files in a chosen folder
Sources
- Reflect | Think better with Reflect Open (Oct 25, 2026)