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Notes for Mac, iPhone and iPad

The notes app that does the math.

Plan a trip, split a bill or work out an idea, in one private notebook for Mac, iPhone and iPad, with free iCloud sync and shared notes.

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Varlig for Mac showing its Start here demo note: an illustration, a short welcome and a bill split with each result beside its line.
Varlig on iPhone showing the Monthly budget demo note: a chart illustration and a budget worked out line by line, with each answer beside its line.

A note for real life

Plans that add up.

Pick a plan. Open a note. See the numbers in context.

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Flat share

Rent that’s fair to the box room.

Split the rent by floor area and the bills three ways, and share the note with your flatmates through iCloud. When the rent changes, everyone sees their new share. Your own budget sits in the same notebook.

Budgets, bills and shared costs in the Guide
#home/flat
Note / Markdown
#home3 notes

Flat 3B: rent and bills

Rent goes by room size, bills split three ways. #home/flat

rent = £2,100/month
big room = 16 m²
middle room = 12 m²
box room = 7 m²
all rooms = big room + middle room + box room
rent * big room / all rooms
rent * middle room / all rooms
rent * box room / all rooms
bills = £240/month
split bills among 3
The landlord’s letter came. Try the new rent:2,100

Every answer in these notes was worked out by Varlig’s own calculation engine, the same one the apps use.

Moving from another app?

Your notes. On your terms.

  • Private by design

    No Varlig account. Notes stay on your devices or in your own iCloud. Password-protected notes and their attachments are encrypted.

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  • Ready when you’re offline

    Write, search and calculate with numbers and units offline. Sync and live data need a connection; downloaded exchange rates still work.

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  • Easy to bring. Easy to take.

    Import from Bear, Evernote, Soulver, Markdown files and more. Export as Markdown or PDF any time, and as HTML or EPUB with Varlig Pro, or Word on Mac.

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  • At home on Mac, iPhone and iPad

    Write and calculate on all three devices. Sync through your own iCloud to pick up where you left off.

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QUESTIONS

Good questions.

What can the calculator work out?

Far more than a calculator app. Percentages and discounts, units and conversions, currencies and crypto with rates that refresh on their own, dates, times and time zones, plus functions, lists and statistics. Name a value once, like “rent = £1,450”, and use it further down the note. It reads everyday phrases too, such as “20% off £80” or “days until Christmas”. The Varlig Guide covers everything it understands.

Do I need to know Markdown?

Not at all. Type as you would anywhere, and use the Format menu or a shortcut when you want structure: ⌘B for bold, ⌘T for a checklist, ⌘Y for a calc block. Varlig tucks the symbols away as you write, so notes look clean, and shows them again when your cursor is on them. If you already know Markdown, it all just works, from headings and tables to code, links and footnotes.

Why not just use a spreadsheet?

Spreadsheets are made for grids of data, but most plans are words with a few numbers in them. In Varlig you write the plan in sentences and lists, and do the sums right where they belong, using names like “hotel” and “flights” instead of cell references. There’s nothing to set up and no formulas to drag, and the note still reads like a note.

Are my notes private?

Yes. Your notes live on your devices, and in your own iCloud if you turn on sync. There’s no account to create, and nothing you write is sent to a server of ours unless you turn on faster live editing, which encrypts it end to end. Give a sensitive note its own password and Varlig encrypts it with AES, including its attachments, and you can open it again with Touch ID or Face ID. You can also lock the whole app, and keep a full copy of your library with File › Back Up Library.

Can I bring my notes in, and take them with me?

Both. Import from Bear or Soulver in one step, or bring in Markdown, text and HTML files, Word files on Mac, and Evernote, Drafts or Day One exports; Switch to Varlig shows how, app by app. Export any note or tag as Markdown, plain text or PDF for free, with calculation answers in the PDF, and as HTML or EPUB with Varlig Pro, or Word on Mac. Your writing is never locked in.

Is there an iPhone app, or sync between devices?

Yes. Varlig for iPhone and iPad reads, edits and calculates the same notes, with calculator keys above the keyboard, a document scanner and widgets. Turn on Sync notes with iCloud in Settings › Sync & Backup on your Mac, and your library stays in step through your own iCloud, with no account to create. Getting started on iPhone and iPad shows how.

How do I get started?

Varlig is in private beta on Mac, iPhone and iPad: ask to join, and we’ll reply with how to install it. Unlimited notes, iCloud sync, shared notes and every calculation are free; Varlig Pro adds power tools. It needs macOS 14 Sonoma or later on a Mac with Apple silicon, and iOS 17 or iPadOS 17 or later on iPhone and iPad. The first time you open it, ten short demo notes show you what it can do, with a list of things to try that ticks itself off as you go.

Still curious? The Varlig Guide explains every feature, with examples you can copy.

A NOTEBOOK THAT ADDS UP.

Write the plan.
Varlig does the sums.

Join the betaFor macOS 14 Sonoma on Apple silicon, iOS 17 and iPadOS 17 and later.

Varlig for Mac, iPhone and iPad

Varlig is in private beta

Varlig already runs on Mac, iPhone and iPad, with a small group of testers. Email us to join, and we’ll reply with how to install it.

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No mail app? Write to us at [email protected]

Needs macOS 14 Sonoma or later on a Mac with Apple silicon, and iOS 17 or iPadOS 17 or later on iPhone and iPad.