About Brain Dump
Brain Dump is a note app from developer Francesco Leoni that opens straight into a blank page, with no menus or setup. It is aimed at people who find complicated note tools overwhelming and want to capture ideas quickly and sort them out later.
A freewriting mode lets you write without structure. An Ask feature answers questions about your notes using AI, and a Create feature turns notes into summaries, to-do lists, emails, posts, reports and flashcards. Location-based notifications bring notes back when you are in a relevant place, and the app resumes where you left off. It runs on iPhone, iPad, Mac and Apple Vision.
The App Store lists the app as free with in-app purchases, in the Productivity category, with several interface languages.
Key features
- Instant blank-page writing
- Freewriting mode without structure
- Ask AI questions about your notes
- Turn notes into summaries and to-do lists
- Location-based note reminders
- iPhone, iPad, Mac and Vision support
Good fit for
- →Capturing quick ideas on the go
- →Journaling through freewriting
- Tags
- notes
- freewriting
- ios
- ai-notes
- journal
- to-do
- minimalist
Brain Dump: questions and answers
- What is Brain Dump used for?
- Brain Dump is a minimalist note-taking app for Apple devices with freewriting, AI answers about your notes and location-based reminders. It is a good fit for capturing quick ideas on the go and journaling through freewriting.
- Is Brain Dump free?
- Yes. Brain Dump has a free plan.
- Is Brain Dump open source?
- No. Brain Dump is proprietary (closed-source) software and can't be self-hosted. In the Note Taking category, open-source options include FSNotes, Cowyo and Linked.
- What are some alternatives to Brain Dump?
- Brain Dump competes with Apple Notes, Google Keep and Bear.
Open-source alternatives to Brain Dump
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FSNotes
Note Taking
Fast Markdown note-taking app for Mac and iPhone
MITvs Bear★ 7.5k
Cowyo
Note Taking
A feature-rich wiki webserver for minimalists :cow: :speech_balloon:
OSSvs Tot★ 979
Linked
Note Taking
🧾 Daily journaling without distraction. An easy, distraction-free way to record your tho
GPL-3.0vs Day One★ 1kWiki.vim
Note Taking
A wiki plugin for Vim
MIT★ 779
Memos
Note Taking
Your own timeline for quick notes, private by default.
MITvs Google Keep★ 63k
Joplin
Note Taking
Joplin - the privacy-focused note taking app with sync capabilities for Windows, macOS, Li
OSSvs Evernote★ 57k
SaaS alternatives to Brain Dump
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Apple Notes
Note Taking
Built-in Apple notes app with folders, checklists, document scanning and iCloud sync
SaaS
Google Keep
Note Taking
Lightweight notes, checklists and reminders synced with Google accounts
SaaS
Bear
Note Taking
Markdown notes app for Apple devices with tags and nested organization
SaaS
Drafts
Note Taking
Quick-capture text app for Apple devices with actions to send notes elsewhere
SaaS
Tot
Note Taking
Tiny Mac and iOS scratchpad with seven color-coded dots for text
SaaS
Braindump
Note Taking
Minimal private space to capture thoughts, ideas, notes and tasks
SaaS