MiniNoteNext

A native macOS menubar note-taking app — built as a replacement for MiniNote by Fiplab, which is no longer available in some regions.

Panel	Editor	Detached	Settings

MiniNoteNext is a lightweight, keyboard-friendly note app that lives in your macOS menubar. No cloud, no subscription — notes are stored locally using SwiftData.

Features

• Menubar panel with two size presets (Medium / Large)
• Note list with favorites, full-text search (Cmd+F), and keyboard navigation
• Plain text editor with undo/redo and spell check
• Context menu — favorite, duplicate, copy content, share, or delete any note
• Import / Export notes as .txt files via the macOS menu bar
• Customizable typography — font family, size, line height, letter spacing
• Optional global hotkey (Option+Space) to open/close the panel from anywhere
• Pin window and detachable window mode
• Light / dark / automatic theme
• Launch at login support
• French and English localization

Requirements

macOS 15.0 (Sequoia) or later

Installation

1. Download MiniNoteNext.zip from the Releases page
2. Unzip and drag MiniNoteNext.app to your Applications folder
3. Right-click → Open on first launch and confirm in the dialog

Why the warning? The app is signed ad-hoc but not notarized by Apple (no paid developer account). macOS will show an "unidentified developer" warning on first launch. Two ways to bypass it:

Option A — Right-click → Open (easiest) Right-click MiniNoteNext.app → Open → click Open in the dialog.

Option B — System Settings System Settings → Privacy & Security → scroll down → click Open Anyway next to MiniNoteNext.

Option C — Terminal

xattr -cr /Applications/MiniNoteNext.app

Build from source

git clone https://github.com/radiium/MiniNoteNext.git
cd MiniNoteNext
xcodebuild build \
  -project MiniNoteNext.xcodeproj \
  -scheme MiniNoteNext \
  -configuration Release

Requires Xcode 16.3+ and macOS 15.0+.

License

MIT — see LICENSE

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_{Built with the assistance of Claude Code}