Beaver Notes vs Should You Sign It?

Beaver Notes is a fast, native client for the open-source Beaver Notes server — a self-hosted note wall you run on your own infrastructure. Write markdown notes. Drop in photos, videos and files. Everything lands on your server, nowhere else. No accounts to sign up for, no third-party services, no analytics, no telemetry. FEATURES • Multi-server — connect to as many self-hosted Beaver Notes servers as you need and switch between them from the sidebar. • Local-first sync — an outbox queue keeps everything working offline and catches up the moment the server comes back. • Markdown editor — bold, italic, code, lists, links, headings, with live preview. • Attachments — photos, videos, and arbitrary files. Images appear in an adaptive grid with a fullscreen viewer. Inline video playback. • Upload progress — per-file and per-message progress overlays, including retry on failure. • Image editor — crop, draw, filters, and optional optimization before upload. • Video trim & optimize — HEIC and H.265 encoding to keep uploads small. • Quick input — a compact composer at the bottom of the wall for fast capture. • Search — local full-text search with type, tag, pinned and date filters. • Spotlight — your notes are findable from the system search. • Privacy — biometric lock with Face ID / Touch ID, auto-lock timeout, and the option to hide previews in the App Switcher. • Storage controls — per-server cache size limit and one-tap erase. • Multi-platform — adapted layouts for iPhone, iPad, and Mac, with native sidebar, context menus, swipe actions, and keyboard shortcuts. PRIVACY The app talks only to the self-hosted server you configure. No analytics SDKs. No third-party services. No developer-side backend. Read the full privacy policy at https://eduard256.github.io/beaver-notes-apple/PRIVACY.md REQUIREMENTS You need a running Beaver Notes server. The server is open source — see https://github.com/eduard256/beaver-notes

Before you sign a lease, a job offer, a gym membership or a freelance contract, scan it. Should You Sign It? reads the document and explains in plain language what you are agreeing to, which clauses deserve a second look, and what to ask before you sign. WHAT YOU GET • A short summary of what the document does and what you commit to • The key points: dates, amounts, notice periods, renewals • Things to check: clauses such as automatic renewal, cancellation fees, arbitration, non-compete, indemnity or broad data sharing, each quoted word for word from your document with a note on why it matters • Questions to ask the other party, ready to copy • A clear caution level: looks routine, worth a question, or get advice first PRIVATE BY DESIGN Your documents never leave your device. Pages are read with Apple's Vision framework and analyzed with Apple's on-device language model. No account, no server, no analytics, no ads. It works in airplane mode. BUILT TO BE TRUSTWORTHY • Every quoted clause is checked against the scanned text. Quotes that can't be found are dropped. • A keyword scan for known risky clause types backs up the model in eight languages. • If what you scanned isn't something you would sign, such as a recipe or an article, the app tells you instead of treating it as a contract. HOW IT WORKS 1. Scan pages with the camera, or import a PDF or photos. 2. Remove the pages you don't need and extract the text. 3. Analyze, then read the report, share it, or keep it in your history. LANGUAGES Reads documents in the languages Apple Intelligence supports, including English, German, French, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, Chinese and Japanese. The app is available in English, German, French, Spanish, Italian and Chinese. PRICING Your first two analyses are free. One purchase unlocks unlimited analyses. No subscription. REQUIREMENTS Needs Apple Intelligence turned on: iPhone 15 Pro or later, or an iPad with an A17 Pro or M1 chip or later, on iOS 27 or later. NOT LEGAL ADVICE Should You Sign It? helps you notice what to check and what to ask. It never tells you whether to sign and is not a substitute for a lawyer. For decisions that matter, have a qualified professional review the document.