Company · Roadmap

What's here, and
where we're headed.

A clear look at the state of Ampersand: what ships today, what we are building next, and what we are still exploring. Honest about the difference between the three.

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The plan

Now, next,
and later.

Only the Now column is available today. Next and Later describe direction — they are goals, not guarantees.

Now

Shipped and in your hands today.

  • Block editor & smart blocks

    Slash commands, tables, diagrams, math, and live calc over plain markdown.

  • Bring-your-own AI

    Claude, OpenAI, Apple Intelligence, local models, and CLI agents — plus agent mode.

  • Export & version history

    PDF, Word, HTML, and Markdown, with per-file history and restore.

  • Privacy & encryption

    Local-first files, per-note encryption, and Touch ID unlock on the Mac.

  • Mac, Windows & Linux

    Native builds for all three on every release, Intel/AMD and ARM alike.

  • Publish to the web

    Turn a note into a secret share link, with optional password or email gating.

  • Meeting recording

    Record in person or on a call, transcribe on your Mac, and get a note with decisions and action items. macOS for now.

Next

Actively in progress.

  • Mobile companion

    Read, write and capture on the go against the same folder of files.

  • Backup to GitHub

    Push-only backup of your vault to a repo you own, without changing the file model.

  • Graph view & unlinked mentions

    See how your notes connect, and surface the links you have not made yet.

  • Custom themes

    Bring your own colors on top of the light and dark themes that ship today.

  • Prose syntax highlighting

    Optionally light up nouns, verbs and adjectives to see the shape of your writing.

  • Vim keys in the source pane

    Modal editing for the raw markdown view, for people who never left vim.

Later

Exploring — no dates yet.

  • Structured databases

    Typed properties, relations, and views over the notes you already have.

  • More import sources

    Bring in libraries from more of the tools you already use.

  • Plugin / extension API

    A supported way to add your own blocks and commands.

  • Richer collaboration

    Sharing and working together, without giving up ownership.

  • Optional sync service

    A first-party sync you can turn on — never a requirement.

  • Team features

    Shared vaults and administration for organizations.

This roadmap is directional, not a promise

Priorities shift as we learn what matters most. Nothing in Next or Later is committed to a date, and some ideas may change or drop off entirely. The best way to influence what we build is to tell us — reach out from the contact page.
Shape it

The best features
come from you.

Start with the editor as it is today — free forever — and tell us what would make it indispensable next.

Free to start · Mac, Windows & Linux · No account required