Mindly

A closer look at Mindly

Mindly is a second-brain app for macOS that never forgets: capture notes, links, voice and files in one shortcut, and its AI tags, summarises and connects everything into a private second brain, with connected tools such as Notion, Google Drive, Dropbox and Readwise, a mind-map view and chat with documents.

Editorial guidance based on published documentation. The workflow below is a suggested starting point, not a measured product result.

When to choose Mindly

• People who save articles, notes, voice memos and files across tools and lose them in folders.
• Researchers and readers who want AI summaries, tags and connections applied the second something is saved.
• Mac users who want one-shortcut capture from anywhere, with a mind map of everything saved.

When to choose something else

• Users who need more than 25 items on the free tier, since Free covers up to 25 items and unlimited items belong to Pro.
• Users who need chat with documents and voice notes with transcription on the free tier, since those are Pro features; Free has limited document chat.
• Users on platforms other than macOS, since the homepage presents Mindly as now available for macOS.

A practical starting workflow

1. Download Mindly for macOS and press the capture shortcut to paste a link, type a note, drop a file or record voice.
2. Let the AI tag, summarise and connect the item automatically, with no folder busywork.
3. Open the mind map or chat with a document when you need to resurface what you saved.

Check before committing

• The free plan is free forever and needs no account or card, as stated on the pricing page, but it is capped at 25 items.
• Cancelling Pro drops the user back to the Free plan, so saved items beyond the free cap should be checked before downgrading.

Common questions

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