Desktop App for Mac and Windows

319 votes

The Chrome app takes quite a while to load especially on slow connections and still requires net access.
Would be nice to have a desktop app for offline use and on slow internet connections.

Done Suggested by: Mark Lopez (04 Feb, '21) • Upvoted: 11 Mar • Comments: 20

Comments: 20

15 Jan, '21
Brian Cohen Admin Merged
"Windows 10 Application" (suggested by Mohammad Davaei on 2021-01-14), including upvotes (1) and comments (0), was merged into this suggestion.
20 Feb, '21
Mark Lopez Merged
Add support for Mac as well, since it will be an Electron app anyway.
05 Mar, '21
Bill Admin
The PWA app (see "Installing Amplenote" in our help section) will work without net access, even if you close and open the app, so long as you downloaded your notes at some point before then.
1
27 May, '21
Thomas Merged
in addition to the tabs overflow problem, a Windows app would allow for links to Outlook-Folders what I like a lot --- Browsers disallow outlook-links in web-apps for security reasons.
16 Apr, '22
Wasif Ali Khan Merged
I'm looking forward to having a desktop windows app enabling ample notes to take an edge over with supported functionalities without relying on a web browser thus making the note-keeping process more frictionless instead of loading the app in a browser tab to get started.
01 Nov, '22
Sami Paju
It's unfortunate a proper desktop app is not planned. Things like selecting multiple notes, taking full advantage of keyboard shortcuts etc. would greatly enhance the usability.

And since the iPad app already exists, wouldn't it be somewhat easier at least to port that to work on macOS?
20 Jan, '23
AJ Muscella
It's incredibly sad to see that this is something that's not planned.

I presently use Fantastical to organize my schedule and jot down "to-do" lists. While I've gotten accustomed to some workflows with it, Amplenote would be the best option to use as a dashboard. A stand-alone app would allow users to have it full screen and not be a second browser window or tab that could easily/accidentally be closed out.
24 Jan, '23
Lucian Admin
Good news, we recently changed our minds about this! First version coming some time in the first half of 2023.
15 Feb, '23
Kellyn
I hope this doesn't mean the PWA will stop getting supported. I use a Chromebook and I prefer using the PWA since the Android app isn't really optimized for ChromeOS. I've seen deprecation of the PWA in Logsec and I don't want to see that happen in Amplenote.
2
23 Feb, '23
Lucian Admin
Kellyn,

The PWA is not getting deprecated anytime soon! (Hopefully never :D)
1
03 Apr, '23
Daniel Merged
A windows app with full offline support
09 May, '23
Jakob Rosenberg
I recommend rambox for running PWAs as background apps. I always run it maximized on a tertiary screen.
18 Jul, '23
Miguel
At the very least can you fix these things in the PWA
- Cmd + S opens the "Save window", it's a habit to bash Cmd + s all the time, can you map this to nothing or save note (which happens automatically)
- Using Cmd + H to hide the window doesn't work.

Looking forward to a real mac-app, thanks! Keep up the good work
1
20 Jul, '23
Bill Admin
"Downloadable app for Windows" (suggested by Abdullah on 2020-10-16), including upvotes (113) and comments (5), was merged into this suggestion.
16 Aug, '23
Marcin
Any news on the desktop app? It is already second half of 2023 :)
24 Aug, '23
Marella
Would like to know if this is still being worked on? Would like to move from Evernote, but a desktop app is essential for my work flow.
29 Aug, '23
Lucian Admin
@Marella Desktop app will be released very soon to founder-level subscribers for testing, then soon after that to all other (paying) users!
19 Oct, '23
Fenil
I hope it wont require Admin rights to install the app! I use it primarily on my work mac and windows and those dont go well with Admin access and privileges. It should be like obsidian that can be installed without admin privileges,
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25 Oct, '23
Naike
Any news? It really is a dealbreaker to trust relying on Amplenotes and subscribe. Love Amplenote but my Opera browser is becoming increasingly laggy since I've been using it.
01 Nov, '23
Sami
I really hope this will also see updates especially to the iPad app, which has such a poor usability that it’s often better to just run Amplenote on Safari instead. Not to mention some really annoying bugs.