timestamped notes · offline-first · iOS, Android, web

Every moment,
in its place.

Open grain, write a thought.
The timestamp comes on its own.
Your day takes shape effortlessly.

free · no account required · data on your device

9:41
+
yesterday
21:40
long call with mum #life
today
08:10
coffee and silence
09:30
call moved to friday #work
11:05
idea for the home #idea
13:30
lunch in the sun #life
14:02
write a grain…
9:41
today · mon 29 jun
morning
08:10
coffee and silence
09:30
call moved #work
11:05
idea for the home #idea
afternoon
13:30
lunch in the sun #life
16:20
sprint 14 closed #work
evening
20:00
three pages before bed #reading
6 grains
#work 2 #idea 1 #life 1 #reading 1
01 — how it works

Write.
Time does the rest.

No folders to create. Open grain, write a thought. The timestamp adds itself. Your day takes shape without you having to organise it.

01

Write a grain

A thought, an observation, an idea. Press Enter.

02

Add a #tag if you want

Write #work, #idea, #life — structure is optional.

03

Review your day

The timeline shows your chronological flow with timestamps precise to the second.

today · may 28 9 grains
yesterday
09:05:14
PDF export for grain+ #idea
14:15:07
shorten onboarding step 3 #idea
19:00:51
family dinner #life
today
07:12:03
coffee made, good silence
08:34:18
call moved #work
09:41:55
homepage idea: fewer words #idea
11:48:22
standup started #work
02 — features

Designed to
disappear from view.

Automatic timestamp

The moment is recorded the exact second you write. There's no way to get it wrong.

Intelligent timeline

See your day as a chronological map. Every grain in its place.

Topic

Group related grains into topics. Sprints, projects, ideas — all organised.

Full-text search

Search anything in your grains. By free text or by #tag.

Offline-first

Works without connection. Your data stays on your device. No account required.

Desktop and mobile

Spatial view on desktop, chronological list on mobile. One app, every platform.

03 — grain+

Always local.
Connected when you want.

grain is free and works without internet. grain+ is the optional layer for those who want to do more — backup and encrypted sync.

  • Your data always stays on your device
  • No mandatory account
  • No advertising, ever
  • Works offline forever
  • grain+ is explicit opt-in
grain+

Backup and sync,
encrypted.

Optional layer. Your grains stay end-to-end encrypted — not even we can read them.

  • Real-time sync

    Your grains on all your devices, the moment you write them.

  • E2E encrypted backup

    AES-256-GCM. The key never leaves your device.

  • Multi-device sync

    iPhone, Mac, web. Your grains wherever you are.

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"Time is already enough. grain makes it visible."
every moment, in its place