Documentation

Everything the app does, written by the people who built it. Start withGetting started, or jump straight to a topic — the search box (press /) covers full text.

Start

  • Getting started — Install Smritsavant, start your free trial, and write your first notes on the canvas.

Core concepts

  • Canvas & memory chunks — The spatial model — blocks on an infinite canvas, embedded locally and auto-linked by meaning.
  • Cortex & Chronicle views — Four ways to see the same memory — Cortex clusters, Brain layouts, the Chronicle timeline, and Recent.
  • Search — Full-text and semantic search across your notes — offline, in 50+ languages, with property filters.

Writing

  • Editor & markdown — The full editor — tabs and splits, power markdown, math, wikilinks, transclusion, properties, and templates.
  • Note kinds — Twelve kinds of note — boards, trackers, journals, feeds, albums, calendars, clocks, weather, topics, spending and markets — what each one does.

AI

  • AI chat & inline AI — Chat with a canvas and get cited answers; edit with AI behind a diff — all running on your device.
  • Voice — Dictation, lecture capture, and audio import — transcribed on your device, searchable like text.
  • Models & licenses — How Smritsavant's tiers map to openly-licensed models — parameter class, quantization, and license per tier.

Your data

  • Sync — Sync through any cloud folder or WebDAV server you already trust — no Smritsavant server in the middle.
  • Confidential notes — Encrypted-at-rest notes behind biometrics or a passphrase — plus Trash, timed notes, and the audit log.
  • Import & export — Plain SQLite on disk, portable markdown export, whole-library backups, and a standalone CLI.
  • Web clipper — Save pages from your browser into Smritsavant — what gets captured, where it goes, and why the extension has no network access.

Platforms

  • Mobile — iPhone, iPad, and Android companions — the same private core, with honest platform differences.
  • Desktop integration — The menu bar, the tray, quick capture, Open With, deep links, and the Dynamic Island — reaching Smritsavant without opening it first.
  • Keyboard shortcuts — The complete shortcut reference. Press ⌘? in the app for the built-in cheat sheet.

Buying

  • Licensing & devices — The 14-day trial, the four one-time licenses, the upgrade credit formula, and device management.