Install and first open

InkDo is for macOS first, on Apple silicon (M1 and later). It is signed with its own certificate, not Apple’s, so macOS asks you to allow it once.

Install

1. Download InkDo and open the disk image.
2. Drag InkDo onto Applications, then eject the disk image.
3. Open InkDo from Applications. macOS says it can’t verify the app. Click Done, not Move to Trash.
4. Open System Settings → Privacy & Security, scroll to Security, and click Open Anyway next to “InkDo was blocked to protect your Mac”. Confirm with your password or Touch ID.
5. Open InkDo again and click Open Anyway in the last prompt.

After that, InkDo opens normally.

First open

InkDo opens on an empty window. Choose Open folder (⇧⌘O) and pick a folder of notes, or press ⌘N for a new note. Help → Create Welcome note… writes a short tour into a folder you pick.

Updates

InkDo checks for updates once a day. When one is ready, a Restart to update chip appears at the top right, and your notes are saved before it restarts. To check now, press ⌘K and choose Check for updates…. To stop the daily check, turn off Settings → Updates → Check for updates automatically.

If macOS says the app “is damaged”

The download was altered on the way. Delete it and download the disk image again. Don’t run commands to work around it.

InkDo is free software under the AGPL-3.0. All versions are on the releases page.