visualOS: Infinite Canvas

visualOS: Infinite Canvas

Offline canvas. Real files.

5 ratings
9 reviews
$12.99

Details

  • Released
  • Updated
  • July 21, 2026
  • September 28, 2026

Features

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This app offers an infinite canvas for visual thinkers, organizing notes, folders, images, and to-do lists. It works entirely offline, saving your data as real files in a folder on your device, which can then sync via your cloud service.

✓Infinite canvas for visual thinking
✓Offline access and real file saving
✓Syncs with your own cloud storage
✓Organize notes, images, and to-dos
✓Hierarchical boards within boards
✓Markdown file support
✓Freehand drawing and magnetic arrows
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What's New in visualOS

1.5.2

September 28, 2026

• Apple Pencil: draw right away with a new pen tray • Precise eraser: erase exactly what you touch, or whole strokes • Draw and hold to turn a stroke into a clean shape • The pen tray makes room while you draw. Tap to bring it back. • Search your handwriting • Rotate sketches, and move drawings with a finger, the Pencil or the mouse • Locked items now stay put on iPhone and iPad and can't be edited by accident • Improved saving when the app comes back from the background • Update visualOS on all your devices so drawings look the same everywhere We're happy you love what we've built! If you are missing something, please contact us anytime.

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User reviews

Ótimo App

O aplicativo é ótimo. Tudo funciona perfeitamente e a sincronização por pastas no iCloud facilita tudo!

Response from developer

Thank you 🙏🏼

Noch nicht rund, aber guter Anfang

Ich möchte das Projekt gerne unterstützen, da es mir ein guter Ersatz für Milanote sein könnte und habe es gekauft, auch wenn es noch kaum Rezensionen gibt.
Zeichnen: noch sehr buggy, Linien brechen dauernd ab, wenn ich mit dem Apple Pencil zeichne.
Synchronisierung: geht scheinbar nicht zwischen verschiedenen Geräten. Ich habe es über einen Dropbox Ordner versucht und auch über iCloud, aber es lädt immer nur den Canvas auf der obersten Ebene.
Da ich es für den Unterricht benutzen will, ist der Sync absolut notwendig und muss eigentlich automatisch passieren.
Da ich nicht gleich einen schlechten Schnitt der Bewertungen verursachen will, gebe ich trotzdem die volle Punktzahl, hoffe aber inständig, dass hier noch deutliche Verbesserungen folgen.
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Love the Privacy

I love that it stores locally on your device yet you can still sync to devices (if you wish) through your selected cloud storage (such as iCloud). It’s intuitive and the developers seem to be on top of updates and feature requests.

Response from developer

Thank you!!!

한글이 잘 써지지 않아요

제가 원하던 어플이라 잘 사용하길 원하는데 한글이 자꾸 깨져서 나옵니다.

Response from developer

Thank you. Can you please explain further what exactly is not working in Korean? We will try to fix it within one of the next updates. Edit: It should be fixed now with today's update 1.5.1. Can you confirm this?

A good start.

Milanote will be the obvious comparison, but I think visualOS’s philosophy is different enough that they seem to exist for similar but different wants. It still lacks some of the polish and elegance of something like Milanote but already ticks several of the boxes. Most importantly, for me, its projects work locally or sync via the user’s preferred cloud.

A wishlist:
* Please add columns. This is a very useful tool in Milanote. Being able to add columns, color coding and nested “cards” or assets is a powerful and useful tool for organizing complex design projects.
* Please provide the ability to add captions under elements like images. Using notes in place of captions feels like a missing feature.
* There seems to be no straightforward way to format text on IPad other than italicized and bold. Neither Text nor Notes offer options to resize text alongside images.
*A “pinch to resize” feature would be incredible too; for quickly resizing images.
* While the functionality of visualOS’s folders serve a similar purpose and is preferred since it’s mirrored as actual folders on the hard drive, please allow options for how its icon is displayed in the UI. Folders make even the best put together canvas look like a desktop. The folder icon is less aesthetically clean compared to alternatives.
* Swatches or “Colors”. Addable swatches are important for pitch decks and mood boards. Right now, the user has to use workarounds but this is essential for an app like this.
*Workspace management seems clunky at the moment. Trying to delete a folder outside the app doesn’t appear to delete the related visualOS folders nor contents, and retains the connected assets even after deleted on iPad. Deleting from within the software itself seems to work marginally better. I may just be missing something but imagine getting hung up on trying to delete your feature test files and content instead of creatively using the app.
*Allow the ability to incrementally nudge an object’s placement on the canvas with keyboard input or on macOS.
•Add option for user presets—sizes, colors, shapes—for things like shapes, arrows, folders, text, etc. Being able to easily reproducer or duplicate commonly used things improves workflows tremendously.
* Selecting things with touch, even something as simple as selecting a photo to reposition it, goes totally against muscle memory. I consistently overshoot or understood finger taps. Using the Pencil is fine, and it should work similarly without. Mouse modes sort of works for that but introduces its own odd behaviors. A single finger tap and hold to drag things across screen should be an option.

Update: Unfortunately, after my initial positive review, I opened visualOS on my iPad only to discover a single “Recovered” folder and all of the work I had done over the last few hours undone, and randomly distributed onto the canvas. This was accompanied by several folders I had created previously now in a floating menu that says “New Items”. The folders just float about and won’t allow me to place them because a prompt says they “Already belong to a canvas” which is cryptic and not very useful. The folders seem to be trapped in this side panel and cannot be placed anywhere nor deleted. This was enough to convince me that maybe the app isn’t ready for real world use, yet. And unfortunately, if I’m honest, I’d have to remove a star because it affected my trust in its stability. This will have to become a bit more robust before I can trust it on actual projects.
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Response from developer

Thank you for your review and taking the time to test visualOS! Please update to our newest version. We have implemented many of your ideas and made the sync more robust. But please keep in mind, visualOS is intended to be used from inside visualOS. You can drag files into the linked folder, or edit a photo with photoshop and we catch up, but it's simply not built for the file manipulation directly in the finder! If you want to rename or delete a folder or move items, please do it inside visualOS. Sorry if that wasn't clear from the beginning. You can see the linked folder as a mirror of the internal state of the app, which is the state of truth. If you have more ideas, please post them to our public roadmap: https://visualos.featurebase.app/roadmap

FAQ

What is visualOS?

visualOS is an infinite canvas application designed for visual thinkers to organize notes, folders, images, and to-do lists. It operates fully offline and saves your data as real files in a folder on your device.

How does visualOS handle data storage and syncing?

visualOS mirrors your canvas into a folder on your device. Every item on the canvas is a real folder or a Markdown file. You can place this folder in iCloud or Dropbox for syncing through your own cloud service, ensuring your data remains readable and accessible.

Is visualOS available offline?

Yes, offline access is a core feature of visualOS. It does not require a server connection, meaning it works instantly on flights, trains, or in areas with no signal, without spinners or login walls.

What kind of content can I organize in visualOS?

You can organize notes, rich text, long-form documents as Markdown, interactive to-do lists, images, and PDFs. It also supports freehand drawing and magnetic arrows.

What is the pricing for visualOS?

visualOS is a one-time purchase of $12.99, which unlocks the app on all your Apple devices. There are no subscriptions or accounts required.

Does visualOS have ads?

No, visualOS does not contain advertisements. It is a paid application with a one-time purchase model.

What devices does visualOS support?

visualOS is available for iPhone, iPad, and iPod devices. The single purchase unlocks the app across all your Apple devices.

How often is visualOS updated?

The latest version of visualOS is 1.1, and it was last updated on July 21, 2026. While specific update frequency isn't detailed, the app is actively maintained.