Everything Nib does.
The complete list. Items marked ● are AI — and every AI edit waits for your approval.
Write
- Live Markdown editor — formats as you type, stores plain Markdown. Headings, lists, checkboxes, quotes, code, links
- Format bar that follows your cursor (Mac) and a keyboard accessory (iPhone/iPad)
- Handwritten sketches — draw full-screen, pinch to zoom; the sketch lives between your paragraphs
- Photos with OCR — attach images and the text inside becomes searchable, with Live Text selection
- Continuity Camera (Mac) — right-click to shoot or scan with your iPhone, inserted right where you clicked
- Templates — start a note from a reusable structure
- Version history — every note keeps its past; AI edits are saved as versions too
- Print and PDF
Record & transcribe
- Live transcription — your words flow onto the page as you speak, entirely on device, even offline
- Record into any note — new or existing, and keep writing while it records
- Crash-safe recordings — interrupted sessions are recovered on the next launch
- Tap-to-seek playback — tap a transcript line to jump the audio there
- Import audio files and transcribe them, too
- The other side too (Mac) — speaker audio from Zoom or Meet flows straight into the transcript
- Cloud Transcribe — an optional higher-accuracy model for long recordings
- Live Activity — recording status on the Lock Screen and Dynamic Island (iPhone)
Translate
- Live Translation — the transcript appears in your language as you record. On device, free, offline once the language pack is downloaded
- Translate afterwards — any existing transcript, in one tap
AI that waits for your OK
- AI minutes — decisions, action items (owner and due date), and open questions from a recording; live minutes grow while you record
- Live Assist — when a question comes up mid-meeting, an answer draft grounded in your notes appears beside them
- Write with AI — co-write in place; every change is highlighted in indigo and nothing sticks until you approve it
- Ask across your notes — an assistant that searches, reads, and appends to your library, with your approval
- Writing advice on the note you're in
- On-device AI — summaries, cleanup, and tag suggestions run free, even offline
- Auto model routing — each task goes to the model that fits it; choose Speed, Smart, or Quality if you prefer
Find & organize
- Instant full-text search — including the text inside your images
- Semantic search — find "that thing" even when the words don't match; on device, free for everyone
- Tags, pins, and archive — flat by design, no folder maintenance
- Reminders from your text — tap a date in a note, or set location reminders (arrive / leave)
- Spotlight — your notes show up in system search
- 30-day trash
In, out & publish
- Share-sheet capture — send anything to Nib from any app
- Nib Clipper for Chrome — right-click selected text in your browser and it becomes a note
- Share a note as a web page — a read-only link with clean typography
- Publish to WordPress as a draft — categories, tags, and images included
- Export as PDF — the note as a typeset, paginated document, images includedComing in 1.0.10
- Make a Document — AI restructures a note into a typeset minutes document or slide deck, exported as PDFComing in 1.0.10
- Plain Markdown underneath — copy everything out anytime; nothing is locked in
- Your notes in Claude — a local MCP server lets AI assistants search, read, and add notes safely
- Connectors — plug external MCP tools (Zapier, Composio, and more) into Nib's assistant, with one-tap browser sign-in
Everywhere you work
- Start recording from Control Center, the Lock Screen, or the Action button (iPhone)
- Home Screen widgets and Shortcuts support
- Apple Watch — record quick memos on your wrist, or control iPhone recording remotely
- Menu bar quick capture (Mac) and quick capture (iPhone)
- Dock menu shortcuts and multiple note windows (Mac)
- Tips that appear in the moment — features introduce themselves right when they're useful
Private by design
- Transcription, semantic search, translation, and on-device AI never leave the device
- iCloud sync for notes, images, and sketches — recorded audio stays on the device
- Note lock with Face ID / Touch ID
- Cloud AI sends only the needed excerpts — nothing stored, nothing trained on
- No account to create
Plans
- Free — writing, recording (30 min per session), on-device transcription & AI, semantic search, and sync
- Free AI credits, refreshed monthly — plus pay-as-you-go credit packs, no subscription needed
- Nib Pro — unlimited cloud AI and unlimited recording, with a 7-day free trial
- Refer a friend — when they start with your code, you both get bonus credits