Notational Velocity

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Free, open-source Mac app for fast note storage and retrieval via incremental search.

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Total changes

Last change

Jul 16, 2026

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What we know about Notational Velocity’s pricing

Stable

Changes in 12 months

Cadence

Only change tracked, 2mo ago

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New plan recently added

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Current pricing

Free

one time

Free

monthly$0/mo($0/forever)

Incremental search across all notes
Transparent database encryption
Keyboard-only interaction
Sync via Simplenote or Dropbox
Open source (GPLv3)

Price history

Last 1 changes

Date	Plan	Change	Old	New	Δ%
Jul 16, 2026	Free	new plan	—	$0	—

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