The lightweight, distraction-free note-taking companion for macOS. Rich text, encryption, Markdown export, and appearance options—without leaving the menu bar.
Download for macOS (DMG)Free · macOS 14.0 (Sonoma) or later · Code-signed Release build
Install: open Phyllon.dmg, drag Phyllon into Applications, then launch from Launchpad or the menu bar.
Phyllon — Hover over the menu bar icon, start typing.
The fastest way to capture thoughts without leaving my workflow. It's essentially invisible until I need it.
Hover over the menu bar icon and start typing. No tabs, no switching apps.
Every change is debounced and saved automatically. Never lose a thought again.
Bold, italic, and underline using native macOS text traits—reliable in the menu bar editor and preserved in RTF and exports.
A live word count keeps drafts and quick notes easy to gauge at a glance.
Optional behavior: when the pointer leaves the window, the panel hides—toggle it in options if you prefer it to stay open.
Match the system appearance or pin light or dark theme from the options sheet.
Resize selected text only (or your next keystrokes when nothing is selected). Pick a typeface from a curated list of macOS fonts, including the system UI font.
Quick presets for emphasis and structure—apply to a selection or to text you are about to type.
Copy the whole note as plain text or as rich text (RTF on the pasteboard) for other apps.
Save a Markdown (.md) file derived from your formatting for blogs, repos, or static sites.
Optional custom editor background and text colors, plus window opacity, for a workspace that feels like yours.
Notes encrypted with AES-GCM. Key in Keychain. Export as plain, Markdown, or encrypted .phyllon.
Open .txt, .md, or .phyllon; save as .txt, .md, or encrypted backup. Rich notes round-trip in .phyllon.
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