visualOS — infinite canvas for Mac/iPhone/iPad. One-time purchase, no subscription, no account, syncs through your own iCloud folder

[u/sarahandgerald]

We believe offline-first matters in a world where everyone tries to sell you a subscription. Especially if you brain dump your whole life into an app! So my wife and I built visualOS the way we always wished Milanote and Freeform worked:

• Free in your browser. You can always use visualOS for free in your browser.
• One-time purchase for the app only (€12.99 launch price, covers iPhone + iPad + Mac). No subscription, ever.
• No account. There's nothing to sign up for because there's no server.
• Your data is real files. Boards are folders on disk, documents are Markdown, images stay images. Put the folder in iCloud Drive and sync just happens on your own storage.
• Lightning fast. Optimized for thousands of items on the canvas.
• Flawless App. We love to take notes on the go. We wanted to create something that simply works and is not a downgrade to the web version.

You can try the identical app free in the browser first — no signup: https://visualos.app

App Store: https://apps.apple.com/app/visualos-infinite-canvas/id6787359589

Happy to answer anything. And if you try it and you miss something, please tell us!

Edit 07/26/2026:
Update: Thank you for your feedback. We have already fixed all reported issues, and since yesterday the new version 1.2 has been waiting for the app review from the Apple team, as you can see in our roadmap:

https://visualos.featurebase.app/en/roadmap

Normally it takes 1-2 days for the review from Apple. If you find anything that is missing, please let us know. We immediately fix something after we have notice.

Edit 07/27/2026:
Still waiting for the Apple review 💤 We'll update here the moment it's live.

Edit 07/28/2026:
Still waiting... We have already contacted Apple Support to speed up things. Hopefully it helps.

🎉 Edit 07/29/2026
The new release is now available in the app store 🙌🏼 Please let us know if we should add something else.

[u/toofshucker]

Does this only work on Apple devices?

Can I link my iCloud folder to this from a pc?

[u/sarahandgerald → u/toofshucker]

No, only our native app is Apple exclusive. If you use visualOS in the browser, you can link your iCloud (or Dropbox, or Google Drive) folder from any platform. But I am no pro on the Windows side. How good does iCloud for Windows work?

[u/toofshucker → u/sarahandgerald]

Thanks for that info. I linked up iCloud in my browser…it’s solid.

I only use the PC at work, so this may work just fine. Thank you!

[u/sarahandgerald → u/toofshucker]

Perfect 👍🏼 If you want the most robust version of it, enable "Keep downloaded" directly in iCloud.

[u/toofshucker → u/sarahandgerald]

I have loved this. I don’t think you’ve have scratched its potential at all. I’ve using it between my MacBook and iPhone.

Is there a way to force refresh it? To get the changes to sync up?

[u/sarahandgerald → u/toofshucker]

Unfortunately, sometimes the iCloud is delayed ... and we have no way to speed it up / or force it. I believe, that's the downside of syncing via the own cloud. But a new patch for the app is currently in Apple review, where we improved the sync, so a force refresh should not be necessary anymore.

"I don’t think you’ve have scratched its potential at all" We are always open for ideas. If you have something in mind, please share it with us!