Traversable·Intuitive·Contextual
Oriole is a new approach to note-taking, based on the idea of
notes as places.
A mind palace for the virtual world, where every note becomes a place you visit.
Thoughts have a geography. Oriole turns each note into somewhere you go, so the way you organize ideas mirrors the way you actually think about them.
Notes connect into a map you move through. Step from one place to the next instead of scrolling an endless list.
Moving through your thoughts feels natural and effortless. No setup rituals, no rigid structure to fight against.
Every note keeps its place in the bigger picture. You always know where you are, and how it relates to everything around it.
Local mode is free forever — no account, as simple as that.
Sync is an optional paid upgrade.
Oriole began as an attempt to bring the concept of the
mind palace
— and the way mind maps let ideas connect —
into a virtual dimension.
Instead of lists, documents, and directories
each note becomes a place you visit, and thinking
turns into moving through a map of your own mind.
I spent a long time looking for an app that worked this way,
and never found it
— so I decided to build it myself. It helped me organize my life,
and I'm sharing it in the hope that it does the same for you.
— Oriole, by qimblee