⌥F✳
Open. Write. Carry on.
Press Option + F from your work. The floating window is ready to type. Enter saves your thought.
A QUIET COMPANION FOR YOUR MAC
Your mind wanders.
Your ideas stay.
The idea between meetings. The thing you actually finished. The place to start tomorrow. Fido keeps them close.
Early access · macOS 13+ · Apple Silicon
A little space for what unfolds.
Fido quick capture
Catch a thought.
LIVE DEMOEnter to save · Shift+Enter for a new line
-t thought-p plan-i idea-e experiment-d done-c continue
✧ Idea
Yours to try. No download needed.
YOUR LITTLE COLLECTIONdemo only
Finally found the right opening line.Done · Book
⌘ Made for Mac⌂ Notes on your Mac↳ No account needed○ Room to change your mind
LESS ORGANIZING. MORE MAKING.
A thought shouldn't
become another task.
Fido lives a shortcut away. Write it down, give it a home, and get back to what you were doing.
studio↗⌑ Studio
Give it a familiar home.
Name a project and choose a shortcut. Type its name or shortcut and Fido finds the right project.
-iIdea-dDoneA little meaning. Optional.
Add -i for an idea or -d for something you did. Just writing works, too. Everything starts as a thought.
FOR THE YOU WHO COMES BACK TOMORROW
Leave yourself
a little thread.
You don't have to finish the idea today. Leave a clear starting point, choose a day, and find it waiting when you return.
Next weekday by default.
Weekends, when you want them.
YOUR NEXT DAY↗
Continue from here
Try the quieter ending.
Start with the last paragraph.Book · Continue from here
I'll keep your place.A COMPANION, NOT ANOTHER WORKFLOW
Small on your screen.
Easy on your mind.
Make yourself at home.
Move the capture window, resize it, or choose a frosted glass finish. Fido remembers how you left it.
Say it while it's fresh.
Write or dictate. Speech becomes editable text, and you decide what to save. Audio recordings aren't kept.
Your work stays yours.
Projects and notes live on your Mac. No account to create. Export a backup whenever you need one.
LET THE NEXT GOOD IDEA FIND A HOME
Meet your new
thinking companion.
For wandering minds and work in progress.
Download Fido for MacVersion 0.8.5 · Apple Silicon (M1 or newer) · macOS 13+
Before your first walk with Fido
This is an early development build, not a notarized public release. macOS may display a security warning. Unzip the download and move Fido.app to Applications. Start with test notes and keep backups of important work.
A FEW THINGS TO KNOW
Good questions.
Do I have to learn the shortcuts?
No. Write normally and save a Thought. Project names and shortcuts help you file notes as you type, and type shortcuts are optional. You can also choose a project and type from the menus.
Is this a to-do app?
Plans are part of your day, but so are unexpected ideas, experiments and the things you actually made. Fido keeps them together. Project task boards are available as a development preview for a future Pro feature.
Where are my notes stored?
On your Mac. Fido does not upload your journal to an AI service. Local journal files are not separately encrypted. You can export and import a backup from Journal & settings.
Does it read all my AI conversations?
No. Fetch is an optional, experimental feature that starts off. It requires setup and a conversation you explicitly choose. Its live integrations are still being verified; basic capture works independently of Fetch.
Does Fido work on Windows or iPhone?
This early build is for Apple Silicon Macs running macOS 13 or later. Windows, Intel Mac and mobile builds are not included.
What does early access mean?
Fido is a development build you can try and give feedback on. Features may change. There is no payment or subscription connected in this build; future pricing has not been announced.