Frequently Asked Questions

Owldo is an offline-first workspace that unifies your tasks, notes, and a one-tap public blog in one fast app. Instead of juggling a separate to-do manager (like Todoist), a notes app (like Notion or Obsidian), and a publishing platform (like Substack or Ghost), Owldo keeps your ideas, tasks, and published writings together in unified Spaces.

Owldo is built for writers who want their own home, indie devs & builders who ship publicly, and thinkers who keep notes and tasks side by side. If you want a distraction-free, local-first app that gives your writing a public front door without server management or subscription paywalls, Owldo is for you.

Notion is a configurable database requiring constant internet connectivity and significant setup. Todoist manages tasks only and offers no note-taking or publishing. Obsidian provides local Markdown files but requires community plugins and external paid services to sync and publish. Owldo gives you offline-first tasks, notes, focus timers, and one-tap web publishing out of the box with zero configuration.

Yes, for writers who want their own independent blog, an RSS feed, and a subscriber newsletter without running servers or paying percentage-based platform fees. Owldo is a flat $3/month with no revenue cut. Note: Owldo does not process paid reader subscription paywalls directly yet.

Yes! Owldo is 100% free to use locally on your device. The free tier includes unlimited tasks, unlimited notes, Spaces, the Pomodoro focus timer, full offline capabilities, and the ability to publish up to 5 notes to the web.

The "Everywhere" plan ($3/month billed annually at $36/year) unlocks cloud syncing across all your devices (Mac, Windows, iOS, Android), unlimited note publishing, automatic cloud backup, newsletter subscriber delivery, and the ability to connect a custom domain to your blog.

Your data always remains 100% yours on your local device. If you cancel your subscription, your offline notes, tasks, and Spaces remain fully functional on your current machine. Only cloud synchronization and publishing beyond the 5 free notes will pause.

Zero. We believe you should own your audience and your work. We charge a flat $3/month for cloud sync and publishing hosting — no percentage cuts, no ads, and no hidden fees.

Yes, completely. Owldo is architected from the ground up as a local-first application. Every task and note is stored directly in a local database on your device (SQLite on native apps, IndexedDB in the browser). There are no loading spinners between you and your thoughts. You can draft on a plane, subway, or dead Wi-Fi zone without interruption.

Owldo runs natively on macOS, Windows, iOS, and Android, as well as in modern desktop and mobile browsers. Your data syncs seamlessly between all of them on the Everywhere plan.

Syncing happens quietly in the background using conflict-free replication. When your device reconnects to the internet, pending changes are reconciled automatically with the cloud without locking the UI or slowing down your typing.

Owldo merges changes using conflict-free document replication algorithms. Edits to different parts of a note or task list merge cleanly. If a direct conflicting change occurs, the latest modification is preserved and full version history is maintained so work is never lost.

Any note in Owldo has a "Publish" toggle switch. When switched on, Owldo instantly renders an ultra-fast, SEO-optimized public web page at owldo.app/[your-username]/[note-slug]. Only the specific notes you toggle to publish are visible to the public; the rest of your workspace remains completely private.

Yes. On the Everywhere plan, you can connect your own custom domain (e.g. blog.yourdomain.com or yourdomain.com) with automated SSL certification and zero DNS hassle.

Yes. Every published Owldo blog comes with a built-in email subscriber box and a standard RSS feed (`/rss.xml`). When you publish a new post, you can broadcast it directly to your subscribers.

Yes. Owldo includes multiple beautifully crafted publication presets (such as Dispatch, Minimal, Board, and Log) and custom color themes (including Nord, Catppuccin, Gruvbox, and Midnight). You can tailor typography, accent colors, and layout in seconds without touching CSS.

No. Owldo never reads, mines, or sells your private notes or tasks. Your data resides on your personal hardware first. We do not run automated analytics or ad targeting on your content.

Yes. Owldo offers optional zero-knowledge End-to-End Encryption. When enabled, your database is encrypted locally with your secret key before being synced. Even if servers were intercepted, nobody without your key can decrypt your notes.

Yes! Owldo includes native one-click importers for both Notion workspace exports (ZIP files) and folders of standard Markdown (`.md`) files. Your folders, formatting, and images are preserved.

Yes. You can export your entire database of notes, tasks, and spaces at any time as clean, standard Markdown files and structured JSON. There is zero vendor lock-in.

Spaces are contextual containers for your work (for example: "Personal", "Work", "Book Project", or "Journal"). Each Space groups its own tasks, notes, checklists, and published drafts together so you can focus on one project at a time without mental clutter.

Yes. A built-in focus timer is directly attached to your tasks and Spaces. You can launch a 25-minute Pomodoro or custom focus session right beside the note or task you are working on, without switching to another app or browser tab.

Yes. Owldo includes habit streaks and daily planner templates so you can plan your day with live tasks, time blocks, and recurring check-ins directly alongside your notes.