HillNote vs Muse

Hillnote is where you think. A local-first, markdown-native workspace that captures your work in AI-native formats - notes, plans, drafts, ideas, decisions. Built on plain markdown, stored on your device, paired with your desktop, and ready for the AI tools you already use. Built for builders, makers, writers, and small teams who think on the move and want their workspace to come with them. Write as you think, the way you think. A clean markdown editor designed for capture, not arrangement. A floating toolbar above the keyboard handles formatting; standard markdown shortcuts work out of the box. Quicknotes for everything in between. Tap + to capture an idea the moment it lands. Save and it's in your workspace; keep typing if you want to expand it. No friction between a thought and a file. Your thinking stays on your device. Every file lives locally as plain markdown. No rented database, no required account, no lock-in. Your work is yours from day one, and yours if you cancel. Free sync across iPhone, iPad, and desktop. The first 100MB syncs free -more than enough for years of notes. Capture on your phone, expand on your desktop, review anywhere. Talk to your knowledge base. Built-in chat reads your own files, edits them, creates new ones, and pulls context from your workspace. Upload images and have them read aloud. Auto mode picks the right model; switch manually when you want to. Supercharge your writing with Apple Intelligence. Native integration with Apple Intelligence writing tools - proofread, rewrite, reformat -via the AI button or text selection. Workspaces with all the context AI models need. Hillnote automatically generates context files (AGENTS.md, CLAUDE.md, document registries) so any AI tool you connect can navigate your workspace immediately - no setup, no plugins. Pairs with the agents you already work with. Claude, ChatGPT, Codex, Cursor, Cowork, Claude Code - connect via local or cloud MCP, or point them at the workspace folder directly. Plain markdown means no exports, no conversions. They read and edit the same files you do. Carry your tools, not just your notes. Build small HTML tools - pomodoro timers, day counters, focus checklists, anything else - that travel inside your workspace. Pin them as widgets. Your tools live next to the work they support. A different model. We separate what's a service from what's yours. You subscribe to the workspace and pay for cloud features (expanded sync, frontier AI, publishing, routines, BYO key) only when you need them. Free accounts include limited premium model usage. Your data stays on your device as plain markdown, always canonical, always portable. Start free. Sync free. Stay local. Add cloud when you outgrow it. Download Hillnote and bring your thinking with you.

Browse and search your collections, open a saved link, look through your images or save to Muse from the iOS share sheet. Free, included with Muse. Most tools handle one kind of thing: folders for files, a bookmarks bar for links, Pinterest for images. Muse is the only one that keeps everything, links, images, screenshots, video and notes, in one searchable library. SEE IT. SAVE IT. Saving something from the internet should be easy. Muse collapses capture, filing and finding into one continuous motion, so keeping a good idea takes exactly as long as noticing it. LIVING BOOKMARKS Auto-cleaned title, favicon and key image for every saved link. Save any link too, with a full preview - not just a bare bookmark. YOUR LINKS, YOUR WAY Switch between cards or a list, whichever suits the moment. ONE SEARCH BAR. FIND EVERYTHING. Search the words inside your pictures, or type a colour. COLLECTIONS AND BOARDS Nest collections, and press and hold anything to file it. YOUR OWN TAGS Tag anything yourself, right alongside what the AI already added. NOTES ON ITEMS A free-text note field, separate from title and tags. MATCHING COLOUR BACKDROP The background behind an open image matches its own colours. AND MUCH MORE Reads the text inside images. Saves videos, not just their links. Nests collections as deep as you like. Finds anything by its colour. Stars your favourites. Needs no account, ever. YOUR OWN VISUAL BOOKMARK MANAGER. Personal, private, and packed with everything you need. Your library travels through your own iCloud, and nothing reaches a server of ours. A home for your inspiration. Muse for Mac: AI Visual Bookmark Manager for Mac. Collect, organise & reference your links, images, videos across all platforms, in one place.