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Notes and tasks,
AI and keyboard-first.

A Markdown-based productivity app for creators who type faster than they click. Fast. Private. No lock-in.

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⌘K everything
| Command palette for all actions

You know it's for you when you value speed over polish and care about data privacy.

What you get

Everything you need.
Nothing you don't.

Command Palette
Create new note in Work... ⌘K
New Note ⌘N
New Folder ⌘⇧N
New Task ⌘T

Keyboard-first

Command palette for everything. Navigate, create, search — your hands never leave the keyboard. Every action has a shortcut.

MCP Connection
You

Check my tasks for today and summarize my meeting notes

Claude
list_tasks ✓
load_context ✓

You have 3 tasks today. Based on your project context, the Q1 planning notes mention...

Memory synced — 12 projects, 47 tasks, 156 notes

AI-native with memory

Built-in MCP server. Claude, ChatGPT, and other AI assistants can read and write your notes directly. The memory layer automatically loads context across projects — your AI remembers decisions, preferences, and progress.

Note ↔ Tasks
Q1 Planning
✓ Review budget proposals
Draft roadmap !high
Schedule team sync Mar 20
auto-extracted
Draft roadmap high Q1 Planning
Schedule team sync Mar 20 Q1 Planning

Tasks that write themselves

Add a checkbox to any note and it becomes a task — automatically extracted with priorities, due dates, and a link back to the source note. Complete a task and the checkbox updates. Every task shows where it came from.

Data Residency
HETZNER // DE
✓ EU-hosted, EU-owned
✓ GDPR compliant
✓ No tracking, no ads
✓ Export your data anytime

Private by default

EU-hosted on Hetzner. Your data isn't training material. No tracking cookies, no analytics selling. Export everything in Markdown, anytime.

Interface
Vist app interface showing notes, tasks, folders, and markdown content

Linear is to Jira

what Vist is to Notion

Capabilities

Rich Markdown

Full Tiptap editor with headings, lists, checkboxes, links, and code blocks. Write in Markdown, see it rendered beautifully.

Inline Tasks

Tasks live inside your notes. Check them off, set priorities and due dates. See them in Today, Upcoming, and All views.

Full-text Search

PostgreSQL-powered search across all notes and tasks. Find anything instantly with the command palette.

Labels & Folders

Organize with nested folders and cross-cutting labels. Tag notes for projects, topics, or any taxonomy you need.

Templates

Create note templates with dynamic variables. Daily notes, meeting agendas, project kickoffs — automated and consistent.

Desktop App

Native Electron app for macOS and Windows. Web app works everywhere. Install as PWA on mobile devices.

In action

Full walkthrough — notes, tasks, keyboard flows, AI integration

Downloads // Platform matrix

Get the app

Native desktop experience. Or use the web app — it works everywhere.

macOS
Apple Silicon
Download .dmg
Windows
x64 Installer
Download .exe
Linux
x64 AppImage
Download .AppImage
Mobile // Install as PWA

iPhone / iPad

  1. 1Open app.usevist.dev in Safari
  2. 2Tap the Share button
  3. 3Select Add to Home Screen

Android

  1. 1Open app.usevist.dev in Chrome
  2. 2Tap the ⋮ menu
  3. 3Select Install app

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