Install

Shady Notes is a Mac app. It needs macOS 13 (Ventura) or later, and runs natively on both Apple Silicon and Intel — the download is a single universal build, so there is nothing to choose between.

Download

Get the current release from shadynotes.app/download.

Screenshot install-dmg-window.png

The mounted Shady Notes disk image, showing the app icon beside an Applications folder shortcut.

1. Open the downloaded .dmg.
2. Drag Shady Notes onto the Applications shortcut.
3. Eject the disk image and open Shady Notes from Applications.

The app is signed and notarised by Apple, so it opens without the “unidentified developer” warning. If macOS asks whether you’re sure you want to open an app downloaded from the internet, that’s the normal first-run prompt — click Open.

With Homebrew

If you use Homebrew, the cask installs and updates the same build:

brew install --cask shadynotes

What happens on first launch

There is no window. Shady Notes lives in the menu bar — see First run for what to look for.

Note

Shady Notes keeps itself up to date. It checks for new versions once a day and can install them for you. See Updates.