Anasa
Your workspace that adapts to your energy
From full features when you're planning to pure focus when you're writing — Anasa is a calm, local-first thinking app where every note is a plain Markdown file you own forever.
Morning Pages
Three quiet pages before the day begins. Today I want to map the [[Anasa Launch]] and revisit #focus.
- Draft the energy section
- Sketch the knowledge graph
- Write tomorrow’s intention
“Your workspace should breathe with you.”
Anasa (ανάσα) means “breath” in Greek.
Your tools should match your mind.
Most apps demand the same attention whether you're mapping a project or losing yourself in a single sentence.
Anasa breathes with you — full power when you plan, nothing but words when you write.
Five energy levels. One quiet keystroke. The interface fades exactly as much as you need.
A workspace that breathes with your focus
Dial your interface from Full Power down to Zen with one click on the battery — or ⌘⇧⌥E. No other app does this.
- 100%
Full Power
Every feature, every panel — for planning and organizing your day.
- 75%
Focused
The chrome dims so your active work quietly stands out.
- 50%
Deep Work
Sidebars slip away. Just you and the current thought.
- 25%
Calm
Only the essentials remain — a calm space to wind down.
- 0%
Zen
Pure content. Nothing at all between you and the page.
Your thoughts, connected — on their own
Link any two notes with [[double brackets]] and the backlink appears automatically. Watch a flat folder of notes become a living map of how you think.
Download freeAutomatic backlinks
Every link works both ways — open any note and see everything that references it.
A living knowledge graph
An interactive map that clusters your themes for you, no manual tagging required.
Links that heal themselves
Rename or move a note and every reference updates automatically.
An editor that gets out of your way
Three ways to write the same plain Markdown — a live visual editor, raw Markdown with syntax colors, and a distraction-free reading mode. Each note remembers how you left it.
Link your thoughts
Type [[note name]] to connect ideas. Links that don't exist yet become one-click invitations to create them.
Reading about [[Zettelkasten Method]]
reminds me to revisit my [[Book Notes]].
A note-taking system built from small, atomic ideas that link into a web of thought.
Organize with #tags
Nested tags like #work/project keep everything sorted, without folders getting in the way.
Project notes for the new authentication system.
Start fast with templates
Reusable structures with {{date}} and {{title}} that quietly fill themselves in.
Capture every day
Today's note is ready and dated the moment you open the app — with weekly and monthly roll-ups when you zoom out.
Morning pages at sunrise. Afternoon: deep work on the landing revamp, then a slow walk.
AI that works on your notes — on your terms
Run it completely on-device and free, bring your own API key, or use Anasa's managed credits. Switch anytime; the experience is exactly the same.
Download freeOn-device
Ollama or Apple Intelligence — nothing ever leaves your Mac.
Bring your own key
Plug in any provider and pay them directly. Anasa takes nothing in between.
Anasa managed
Pay as you goFrontier-model quality with zero setup. Credits, no subscription — and you only pay for successful calls.
An assistant that does the work
Ask it to find notes, summarize, create tasks, or fix links — and watch it act on your real vault, one reviewable step at a time.
Nothing it does is irreversible
Every AI edit lands in a review strip you can undo. Let it work freely; roll back anything.
Smart Connections
AI surfaces related notes you never linked — each with a plain-language reason why.
It remembers you
Long-term memory of your preferences, stored as your own readable Markdown — not a hidden database.
Your notes never leave your device
Every note is a plain Markdown file on your machine. No cloud upload, no account, works fully offline, compatible with any other Markdown tool. Zero lock-in.
Download freemorning-pages.md
~/Documents/Anasa Vault
Yours, forever
Optional end-to-end encryption
Lock your whole vault at rest with a recovery key only you hold.
Touch ID lock
Require Touch ID, Apple Watch, or your password — with auto-lock when you step away.
Keys in the keychain
API keys live in your OS secure keychain, never in plain text. No telemetry unless you turn it on.
Git & GitHub built in
Version and sync your vault with Git from inside the app, and publish notes as Gists in one click.
Version history & backups
Low-noise revision history, Recently Deleted, and scheduled snapshots with one-click restore.
Crash-safe saves
Notes are written atomically, so a crash or power loss can never leave a half-written file.
Everything you'd expect, done well
A complete thinking workspace — tasks, search, themes, and the polish that makes it a joy to open every day.
Tasks in your notes
Checkboxes become real tasks on your list, board, and calendar — edit them anywhere.
Kanban & habits
Drag work across columns and build streaks on a GitHub-style heatmap.
Instant search
Find anything across your vault in milliseconds — Chinese, Japanese & Korean included.
Code, math & diagrams
Syntax highlighting, LaTeX formulas, and Mermaid diagrams — all rendered inline.
40+ themes
Plus a build-your-own theme editor and any accent color you like.
Export anywhere
Turn notes into polished PDF, Word, and HTML — theme-aware and print-ready.
Quick capture
One keystroke turns “call the dentist tomorrow” into a dated task.
Keyboard-first
A command palette for everything, with fully rebindable shortcuts.
Calendar & time-blocking
A built-in calendar and a drag-to-schedule day grid to plan around your tasks.
Familiar ideas, done right
The best of the tools you already know — but local-first, refreshingly simple, and entirely yours.
Reflects each app's default, out-of-the-box experience.
Free to start. Yours to own.
Use Anasa free with your own AI keys, own it outright with a one-time license, or add Anasa Cloud for hosted capture sync and a monthly AI allowance.
Bring your own key
Every core feature, your own AI provider key. No account needed.
Anasa Lifetime License
Pay once, keep it forever — 500 AI credits included.
Anasa Cloud
Monthly AI credits and hosted capture sync — no keys required.
Built on Rust. Light on your machine.
Fast, native, and lightweight on macOS, Windows, and Linux — built on a modern Rust core, not a heavy web wrapper.
Download free
Always one keystroke away
Closes to the tray and stays resident, so a new note is instant — no cold start.
Tuned for your machine
Smooth 120 Hz scrolling on ProMotion displays and a GPU toggle for tricky setups.
Updates itself, cleanly
Signature-verified automatic updates, installed quietly when you quit.
Ready to think better?
Download Anasa free for macOS, Windows, and Linux. No account required. Your notes stay yours.