Hibiscus Features
A private writing system for your Mac.
Explore local-first capture, offline dictation, Markdown ownership, and AI routes you choose.
Private AI Notepad
A private AI notepad built for your Mac.
A private AI notepad helps you capture, organize, and edit notes without forcing your writing into the vendor’s cloud. Hibiscus stores notes locally, requires no account for local-first features, and makes the AI route visible and optional.
Read the full answer →Offline Dictation
Speak into notes without giving up control.
Yes. Hibiscus supports local and offline dictation routes that turn speech into editable notes on your Mac. It also supports multilingual or connected engines when you choose them.
Read the full answer →Local AI Notes
Use local AI where your notes already live.
Yes. Hibiscus can send approved AI requests to an Ollama runtime you configure. That runtime normally runs on the same Mac, so you can use your own models without a mandatory cloud provider.
Read the full answer →Markdown Notes
Markdown notes you can actually take with you.
Markdown keeps headings, lists, tasks, links, quotes, and code in a readable format. Hibiscus uses Markdown as the authoritative note format and exports it losslessly, reducing dependence on a proprietary editor.
Read the full answer →Quick Capture
Catch the thought before the app switch loses it.
With Hibiscus, press ⇧⌘U from any app, type or dictate the thought, and press Return. The capture becomes an editable note without switching to the main app window first.
Read the full answer →Locked Notes
Lock a note and lock the assistant out too.
No. While a Hibiscus note is locked, its content is structurally excluded from AI context and other content-access paths until you unlock it.
Read the full answer →One private writing system