About
A calm place for your day
Alcove is a to-do list and notebook that lives in your Mac's menu bar, with apps for iPhone and iPad. It's made by one person, Basil.
Why Alcove exists
I wanted one quiet place for the tasks, notes and plans that were scattered across a reminders app, a notes app and a pile of sticky notes. The menu bar was the answer: it's there in every app, so the list is always one click away and never lost behind a window.
Everything else followed from wanting that place to stay calm. Quick add takes a sentence rather than a form. Notes do their own sums. Boards show where a project stands. Progress shows what you finished, with no streaks and no scores.
What I promise
- Your lists are yours. Tasks and notes stay on your devices and in your own iCloud. There's no Alcove account, no Alcove server holding your data, and no analytics or tracking. The privacy policy has the details.
- Free to use, no subscription. The everyday app is free for good, and one purchase unlocks the rest on your Mac, iPhone and iPad, after a free 14-day trial if you like.
- Nothing held back. Every feature is in the one app: tasks, notes, boards, reminders, widgets, Siri and AI assistants.
Who makes Alcove
I'm Basil, the independent developer of Alcove. I make it on my own, and every message to support reaches me. I also make Pizazoo, a screenshot organiser, and Swept, a photo and video cleaner. You'll find all three on my App Store developer page.
Learn more
The guides show how to get the most out of Alcove, from quick add to widgets. The four-minute tour shows it all in motion, with chapters and a full transcript. Alcove is on the App Store for Mac, iPhone and iPad, and the press kit has the fact sheet, screenshots and icon for anyone writing about it.