Detent Software LLC is an independent software company. We design and build fast, local-first apps for Mac, iPhone, and iPad: software that starts instantly, works offline, and keeps your data in files you own.
A detent is the small catch that makes a dial click into place. It is the kind of detail we care about: tools that feel precise in the hand and stay out of the way.
Products
MenoIn development
A fast, fully native Markdown notes app for Mac, iPhone, and iPad with voice built in. Speak a thought, record a meeting, or dictate into any app. Meno transcribes on your device and files the result as plain Markdown in a folder you choose. It is a lighter-weight alternative to Obsidian, with thoughtful, optional AI for finding what you said.
Approach
Speed and performance
Speed is the feature everything else depends on. Our software opens instantly and keeps up with you while you type, record, and search. Today that means native Swift apps on each Apple platform, because that is how we get there.
Rethought for the age of AI
We design each app around what AI now makes possible instead of bolting a chat box onto an old idea. It is built in thoughtfully, where it helps: to capture, summarize, and find things, so you can ask a question and get the answer.
Local-first
Your files on your disk are the source of truth. Our apps work without an account and without a network connection.
Portable
We store your work in open formats such as Markdown, plain text, and standard audio. Files on disk easily integrate with other tools like ChatGPT and Claude.
Contact
- General
- hello@detentsoftware.com
- Product support
- hello@detentsoftware.com
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