both mac apps, one download

the solstone app takes in what you share, and the journal app keeps your journal, on a mac you own.

the solstone app
experiences

runs in your menu bar. what you share with it goes into your journal.

the journal app
remembers

keeps your journal on your mac.

download both for mac
Apple silicon (M1 or newer)macos 15 or laterabout 256 MB

signed by sol pbc, notarized by Apple.

the simple setup is both on one mac. they also work apart: your journal can live on an always-on mac at home while the solstone app runs on your laptop.

after you open the download

  1. drag both to Applications

    the window shows both apps and your Applications folder. drag each one across.
  2. open the journal app first

    choose where your journal lives on your mac, then lock in its mark in your browser.
  3. then open the solstone app

    it runs in your menu bar. choose what you share with it, then confirm the journal it finds on your mac by its mark.

just one of them

coming back for one app on its own, or setting up a second mac.

updates on their owneach app updates itself over its own signed channel.
open sourceread the code on GitHub: the solstone app and the journal, with its mac app.

early days. on a mac, on windows and on your phone, solstone installs like any app. on linux, setup takes a step in the terminal. expect a few rough edges, and tell us when you find one.