Reflect
Open-source Mac note app with daily notes, backlinks, local Markdown files and optional AI using your own API key.
How the 6.4 was reached
- Quality of output5/10
Open-source repo has 1,490 stars and is active with an MIT licence; modest adoption and no reviews of output quality. github.com
- Ease of use7/10
Signed Mac app download from GitHub Releases; iOS is still beta and no docs page was found. github.com
- Pricing value8/10
Mac app free and MIT open source; iPhone and iPad need a paid subscription; AI needs your own API key. reflect.app
- API and integration quality6/10
CLI commands for scripts and agents, plus optional AI via OpenAI, Anthropic, Google and OpenRouter keys; no full API documented. github.com
- Solves the problem it claims to solve6/10
Local Markdown notes, backlinks and optional AI are described; small GitHub adoption is the only independent evidence. github.com
6.4/10 is the mean of the 5 criteria that apply. Scored on the five-criteria rubric v1, 29 September 2026. How scoring works
Pricing
- MIT open source
- Local Markdown notes
- No subscription
- Local pricing on App Store
- Reflect Classic subscribers get one year free
Key Features
- Daily notes, wiki links and backlinks
- Ask your notes with citations
- Audio memos with transcription
- CLI commands: reflect today, search and show
- Sync through iCloud Drive or Git
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Mac app is free and MIT licensed
- Notes stay as local files in a folder you pick
- Private notes can be excluded from AI
- AI works with OpenAI, Anthropic, Google or OpenRouter keys
Cons
- iOS is still in beta and needs a subscription
- No docs page found
- Only 1,490 GitHub stars, so little independent evidence
- No full API documented
Reflect suits Mac users who want private, local Markdown notes with optional AI. Anyone who needs a mature mobile app or a documented API should look elsewhere.
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