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Reflect

A beautifully minimalist note-taking app designed to mirror the way you think, now with native AI integration.

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PlatformsWeb, macOS

AddedJul 2026

Overview

Reflect is a beautifully minimalist, open-source, and AI-native note-taking application designed to function as a digital second brain. Built with end-to-end encryption, it mirrors human thought patterns by associating notes through automatic backlinks. Reflect natively integrates models like Claude Sonnet 3.7, GPT-4, and Whisper to assist with summarizing links, editing custom prompts, and audio transcribing. It also offers friction-free integrations with Kindle highlights, Google Calendar, Outlook, and web browsers via Safari and Chrome extensions.

Key features

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End-to-end encryption

Associated notes via backlinks

Native AI assistant (Claude Sonnet 3.7, GPT-4, Gemini)

Whisper speech-to-text audio transcribing

Kindle highlights synchronization

Google Calendar and Outlook integrations

Chrome and Safari web extensions

Offline status indicator

MCP server support for coding agents

SQLite-powered fast frontend codebase

Markdown-first storage

Advanced semantic search and filtering

Custom AI prompt editor

Inline PDF preview (macOS)

Pricing

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Pros

Note contents are completely secured via local end-to-end encryption, preventing even the company from reading them.
Natively integrates top-tier AI models including GPT-4, Whisper, Gemini, and Claude Sonnet 3.7.
Core code is open-source, markdown-first, and works seamlessly with local SQLite-powered performance optimizations.
Integrates directly with Google Calendar and Outlook to effortlessly import and coordinate meeting entries.
Provides dedicated browser extensions for Safari and Chrome to clip web links and sync Kindle libraries.
Includes a powerful semantic search engine that indexes both text and OCRed image content within PDFs.
Equipped with an Model Context Protocol (MCP) server allowing users to search and edit notes directly from coding agents.
Features a robust custom prompt template editor in your preferences to manage tailored AI assistant prompts.

Cons

No permanent free tier is offered, requiring a paid subscription once the trial period expires.
No native Android application is listed in their available downloads.
Security compliance certifications (such as SOC2 or ISO) are not explicitly mentioned.
The iPad application is currently classified as a Beta version available only via Apple TestFlight.
Certain performance highlights, like inline PDF previews, are currently reserved for the macOS desktop application.