Project workspace
Group notes, drafts, files, and references in one local workspace without turning your writing app into a task manager.
Private desktop Markdown, built for long-form work
Inkstone
A quiet macOS writing workspace for Markdown projects, references, live preview, and polished exports. Keep your documents local, organize long-form work, and choose direct licensing or Mac App Store subscription.
# Research Notes
## Decisions
Research Notes
Organize Markdown drafts, project files, previews, and exports in one focused desktop workspace.
Built for daily writing, not content churn.
Inkstone keeps the interface compact and predictable: projects, documents, live preview, history, exports, and offline access.
Markdown and preview
Switch between Markdown, split view, and rendered preview while keeping long documents comfortable to edit.
Two distribution channels
Use a direct license from this website, or subscribe with Apple in-app purchase from the Mac App Store when it becomes available.
Choose the route that fits how you buy software.
Direct licenses and App Store subscriptions are separate purchase channels. Pick one channel per install; purchases are not automatically shared between them.
Direct
Website license
¥22 / month
Download from Inkstone, activate with a license code, and keep using the signed local license offline through the validity window.
Download directMac App Store
Apple subscription
¥98 / 6 months
Start with a 7-day free trial, subscribe with Apple in-app purchase, redeem Apple offers in the App Store, and restore purchases from your Apple ID.
Mac App Store detailsDirect or App Store
Yearly option
¥168 / year
Same product, different billing route. Direct purchases are managed here; App Store purchases are managed by Apple.
See both channelsDownload Inkstone
Inkstone is available in two independent macOS channels. The direct build uses license-code activation; the App Store build uses Apple subscriptions and purchase restore.
Direct from Inkstone
Use this if you want a license from our website.
Download the signed macOS build, buy or request a trial code, then activate in the License window. Billing, refunds, and license support are handled by Inkstone.
- Separate bundle from the App Store build.
- Works with Inkstone activation codes.
- Updates are delivered outside the App Store.
Mac App Store
Use this if you prefer Apple subscription management.
Install from the Mac App Store and subscribe with Apple in-app purchase. You can restore purchases from the subscription window inside Inkstone.
- Uses Apple in-app purchase, not website activation codes.
- Subscription changes and refunds are handled by Apple.
- Updates are delivered by the Mac App Store.
Important:
Direct licenses and Mac App Store subscriptions are independent. If you buy through Apple, manage the subscription with your Apple ID. If you buy direct, manage your license through Inkstone support.