Brain dump app

The notes app that doesn't ask where it goes

A brain dump app lets you get everything out of your head first and decide what it is later. BrainDump opens to a blank page, then helps you sort, find and act on what you wrote.

Brain dump app vs regular notes app

Same text on a screen. A very different first ten seconds.

CompareBrain dump appRegular notes app
First thing you seeA blank page, cursor readyA list, a dashboard or a folder tree
Before you can typeNothingA title, a folder, sometimes a template
OrganizingLater, or never. AI can do it for youUp front, by you
Finding things againAsk a question, old pages come backRemember where you filed it
Best forRacing thoughts, ideas, worries, to-dos in one goReference docs and wikis

Write first. Sort it later.

The whole app is one habit in three steps.

  1. The Freewrite pages list with Morning thoughts, Newsletter draft and Random ideas
    Caspar David FriedrichThe Monk by the Sea, 1808–1810
    Dump

    Everything out, no decisions

    Open BrainDump and type, or talk. Freewrite pages need no title. The widget, Siri and the Mac menu bar get you there in one tap.

  2. A Packing list note with three items checked off and four still to do
    Vilhelm HammershøiInterior, Strandgade 30, 1900
    Sort

    AI turns the pile into something useful

    Turn a page into a to-do list, an email or a summary. Untangle files a messy folder into named subfolders. Every change waits for your OK.

  3. The BrainDump editor with a Japan itinerary note and nothing else on screen
    Claude MonetImpression, Sunrise, 1872
    Come back

    The good stuff finds you

    Ask your notes a question and get the answer with its sources. Nimbo brings back one old page a day, so ideas don't get buried.

FAQ

More on how your notes are handled: privacy and security.

Your next thought has a place to land

Open it and type. No folders, no titles, no setup. Sort it later, or let AI do it.

Start writing free

Free in your browser. Also on iPhone, iPad, Mac and Windows.

Caspar David FriedrichWanderer above the Sea of Fog, c. 1818