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thank you sir. join the waitlist from my profile if you want an early access.

Day 104 of building Grape, an AI note taking app

Added a little text highlight feature. You can select any text and choose a color from the toolbar.

Still working on the landing page. Join the waitlist to get notified when the beta launches.

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i'm using whisper from openai

Day 103 of building Grape, an AI note taking app

Added a code block plugin to the editor. You can now use markdown shortcuts to add code snippets to your notes.

Also recorded a lot of videos for the new landing page. Hopefully launching the beta this week.

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Day 102 of building Grape, an AI note taking app

Added a fixed toolbar similar to Apple Notes.

I want Grape to feel as simple and polished as Apple Notes but more powerful.

Also started working on the landing page. Beta is coming soon. Join the waitlist if you haven't.

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Day 101 of building Grape, an AI note taking app

Added a feature to export all notes as Markdown.

I think that's it for features (for now).

I'll be starting to work on the landing page.

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Day 100 of building Grape, an AI note taking app

Got the DUNS number and signed up for Apple Developer as a company.

Posted the first TikTok content as a slideshow.

Didn't have much time for coding but added a "Save as HTML" feature.

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it's using chatgpt

Day 99 of building Grape, an AI note taking app

Added file attachments to chat. You can now upload files directly in chat and ask questions about them.

Tested with a 145-page pdf. I sped up that part but it analyzed and summarized it in ~10 seconds.

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every day i find myself thinking about what people need

for now i'm just passing it to the api

Day 98 of building Grape, an AI note taking app

Added a personalization tab in settings. You can choose the tone or add custom instructions.

A few small bugs left to fix. After that I can start working on the landing page.

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Day 97 of building Grape, an AI note taking app

Today I found out OpenAI has a web search tool in the API so I added to Grape in minutes.

Asked it to get today’s tech news and create a note... and it's basically all OpenClaw lol.

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Day 96 of building Grape, an AI note taking app

I've created a new TikTok account and will warm it up for a couple of days before posting some AI content.

Also added a small UX improvement. The app now remembers its window size and position when you close and reopen it.

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Day 95 of building Grape, an AI note taking app

Today I requested a DUNS number for Apple account. That way all the apps will be under the company name.

Activated Stripe account and I can now take payments.

Not so much on coding side. Just this manage subscription link.

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Day 94 of building Grape, an AI note taking app

I'm working on app updates. You're going to be able to update the app in general settings.

It downloads the update but cannot install because of a signature issue. I think I'm going to need an Apple Developer account.

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Day 93 of building Grape, an AI note taking app

Added Mac style traffic lights to Windows version. Not sure Windows users will find it weird but we'll see.

Also built a system to track token usage so I can measure average cost per user later.

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since this is electron.js, chromium handles all the major formats

Day 92 of building Grape, an AI note taking app

Until now you could only record voice inside the app. Today I added support for uploading existing audio files too.

Also added drag & drop for supported files like images, audios, pdfs.

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Grape - AI Note Taking App Capture ideas effortlessly, organize intelligently, and find anything instantly. Your thoughts deserve better than basic notes.

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Day 91 of building Grape, an AI note taking app

Finished the last part of sync. Attachments are local by default but pro users can sync them too. Images, docs and audios upload to the cloud and download on other devices. I thought this would take longer but it just took 30 min.

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Day 90 of building Grape, an AI note taking app

Wow it's been 3 months. I guess I really like building.

Settings and chats are now synced as well. Next up is uploading and syncing attachments.

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Day 89 of building Grape, an AI note taking app

Still working on cloud sync. Finished syncing for drawings and other apps. Settings and chats are the last pieces to sync.

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Day 88 of building Grape, an AI note taking app

Spent the day setting up Parallels and Windows 11 on my Mac to test things.

Also finished syncing for folders and tags but still a lot to sync like settings, chats, apps.

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Day 87 of building Grape, an AI note taking app

Finally note syncing is now working 🎉

This weekend I'll be extending sync to folders, settings, chats, and the rest of the app.

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Day 86 of building Grape, an AI note taking app

Started working on cloud sync today but it's more complex than I thought.

Upgraded to Claude Max to use Opus 4.6 and hopefully get some help.

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Day 85 of building Grape, an AI note taking app

Added this little formatting toolbar but not sure whether it should be fixed or floating.

Also started researching cloud sync. Never built syncing before so I don't know what to expect.

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I searched for a simple web app to add a cursor to an image for 10 min but couldn't find one then I made one in 5 min with v0

Grape - AI Note Taking App Capture ideas effortlessly, organize intelligently, and find anything instantly. Your thoughts deserve better than basic notes.

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Day 84 of building Grape, an AI note taking app

Added a version history for notes. When you enable it, every update is saved locally. You can view up to 50 past versions, preview them by date, restore any version or delete ones you don't need.

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