Skriv pairs a calm native writing space with ordinary Markdown files, real folders, automatic versions, private locking, and AI that stays entirely optional.
Skriv keeps the common path simple, then reveals deeper tools only when you need them. Nothing competes with the note in front of you.
Use familiar shortcuts or the compact formatting shelf. Syntax recedes while headings, lists, quotes, links, footnotes, code, tables, and attachments remain beautifully readable.
Your organization is reflected directly on disk—no proprietary database required.
Nest tags, browse them from the sidebar, and search across titles, note text, metadata, and locally read attachment contents.
Images and PDFs appear inline; documents, archives, and other files remain clearly managed beneath the note.
One control removes both sidebars and gives the editor the complete window. Widen it and the note grows naturally.
Thirteen persistent Nordic Letterpress icons keep their substantial raised rims and recessed writing lines even at Dock size—and keep the selected color after Skriv is closed. Snow, Fjord, Pine, and Cabin use Verkheim’s exact signature palette, alongside the original and eight other quiet Nordic colors.
Choose a local folder, Dropbox, another cloud-synced location, or a mounted NAS. Skriv works with the files you own instead of hiding them behind an account.
Save a selection or readable page from Safari, Chrome, or Firefox. Bring existing notes from Markdown folders, TextBundle, Evernote, Drafts, Obsidian, or Day One.
Skriv quietly records automatic versions as you work. Preview the full note, move backward or forward through its history, and restore the moment you need.
Skriv is inspired by the Scandinavian word for write—and by the Nordic idea that useful things can also feel calm, warm, and enduring.
Skriv began with a simple conviction: your notes should remain yours—without a subscription, a proprietary database, or an app standing between you and your own files.
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“I do not want to rent access to my thoughts.”Skriv Journal · Note 01
Skriv’s writing tools can summarize, continue, reshape, proofread, title, or follow a custom instruction. AI is off on a fresh install, and every core note feature works without it.
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Download Skriv for Apple-silicon Macs. The ZIP includes a self-contained installer that places Skriv in Applications.
Download Skriv 1.4.0