Hibiscus Guides
Clear workflows for private notes.
Step-by-step answers for keeping notes local, using offline dictation, connecting Ollama, and building a portable Markdown practice.
Private Notes Guide
How to take private AI notes on a Mac.
Keep storage local, choose an on-device or local AI route for sensitive work, verify the route before each action, lock highly sensitive notes, and export to an open format.
Read the full answer →Dictation Guide
How to use offline dictation for notes on Mac.
Choose a local transcription engine, download any model it requires, open a note or system-wide capture window, dictate, then edit and organize the transcript locally.
Read the full answer →Ollama Guide
How to use Ollama with a private notes app.
Run Ollama with a model you choose, point Hibiscus at that runtime, select Ollama as the AI route, and run an approved transformation inside a note.
Read the full answer →Markdown Guide
A durable Markdown notes workflow for Mac.
A good workflow makes capture fast, uses consistent headings and tasks, keeps organization simple, separates AI processing from storage, and provides lossless export and verified backups.
Read the full answer →One private writing system