# Raven for Mac

Canonical page: https://macbase.app/apps/raven

> Native Markdown notes, journals, and tasks

- Price: $19.99
- Requires: macOS 15 Sequoia or later
- Languages: English, Spanish, French, German, Japanese, Chinese, Portuguese, Korean
- Apple silicon: runs natively
- Notarized by Apple: yes
- Verified on MacBase: yes
- Developer: matoya
- Categories: [Notes & Knowledge](https://macbase.app/categories/notes-knowledge), [Writing](https://macbase.app/categories/writing), [Tasks & Calendar](https://macbase.app/categories/tasks-calendar)

## About

Raven is a native Markdown notes app for Mac, iPhone, and iPad. It keeps every note as a plain .md file in a folder you control, so your writing remains accessible in Finder, text editors, git, and other tools without an account or proprietary format.

Use tables, images, checklists, code blocks, wiki links, backlinks, folders, tags, and full-text search to organize your notes. Checkboxes can become due tasks with local reminders, while journals, Read Later, widgets, Shortcuts, and the share sheet support everyday capture. Raven works offline and syncs through iCloud Drive when needed.

## An alternative to

- [Apple Notes](https://macbase.app/alternatives/apple-notes): 4 alternatives on MacBase
- [Bear](https://macbase.app/alternatives/bear): 1 alternative on MacBase
- [Joplin](https://macbase.app/alternatives/joplin): 1 alternative on MacBase
- [Obsidian](https://macbase.app/alternatives/obsidian): 5 alternatives on MacBase

## Get it

- Mac App Store: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/raven-markdown-notes/id6761693183
- Website: https://ravennotes.app

Listed by [matoya](https://macbase.app/@matoya).

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