Rook

The notes app made for code

For the code you write, paste, and keep around. Rich text and code blocks, syntax highlighting, and various themes.

Rook MCP (beta) now available: Claude Code, Cursor, Claude Desktop, and Gemini CLI can save content directly to your Rook inbox.

Download free for macOS

Features

• Code block:. 17 languages with syntax highlighting
• Rich text + code: Headings, lists, todos, code blocks
• 5 themes: Dark, Light, Terminal, Paper, Midnight
• Local and private: No cloud, no account, your machine

Keyboard shortcuts

Notes: ⌘N new · ⌘F search · Space preview · ⌘⇧⌫ delete

Editor: ⌘⇧↵ code block · ⌘X cut line · ⌘⌫ clear line · ⌥Click multi-cursor

Navigation: ⌘↑ top · ⌘↓ bottom · ⌘\ toggle sidebar

View: ⌘= zoom in · ⌘- zoom out

App: ⌘, settings · ⌘/ shortcuts cheatsheet · ⌘Z undo · ⌘⇧Z redo

Community notes

Drop-in Markdown cheatsheets for the CLIs and topics developers use every day. Browse community-notes/ or open a PR to add one. See CONTRIBUTING.md for the format.

The Rook macOS app itself is a closed-source Swift project distributed as a signed binary via the website and GitHub Releases.

Bugs and feature requests

Found a bug or want a feature? Open an issue and pick a template.

Discussions

Questions, ideas, or just say hi in Discussions.

Changelog

See userook.app/changelog.

License

Contents of this repository are released under the MIT License. The compiled Rook macOS application is proprietary and distributed separately.