Private notes and documents, for individuals and small teams.
Outlain Inc. makes a local-first workspace for notes, documents and ideas. Your work lives on your device, syncs with end-to-end encryption, and is there for you on the Mac and the web.
Notes, documents and notebooks
Write in flexible blocks: text, headings, lists, tables, code, images and files. Group related documents into notebooks so a project stays in one place.
An infinite canvas
Every document is also a canvas. Arrange notes, shapes and diagrams freely when an idea does not fit a straight line of text.
Local-first, works offline
Your notebooks are stored on your device and open instantly. You can keep working without a connection; changes sync when you are back online.
End-to-end encrypted sync
Notebook content is encrypted on your device before it is synced, and our servers store only encrypted data. Choose Private protection for your personal workspace and only you hold the key.
Built for small teams
Invite a few collaborators, edit together in real time and see each other's changes as they happen. Share a read-only link when someone outside the team needs to see a page.
Assistance and search
Ask the built-in AI assistant to draft, rewrite, summarize or organize your work. It only runs when you ask. Search, including meaning-based search, runs on your device.
Who it is for
Individuals who want a fast, private place to think and write, and small teams of two to five people who want one shared workspace without enterprise overhead.
About the company
The apps and services on this site are built and operated by Outlain Inc., an independent software company and a California corporation. Contact us at support@outlain.com.