Free for the desktop app. Barside Plus: US$20 a month or US$200 a year. Paid Spaces: creators set their own pricing through Stripe, with Barside taking 8% (5% for Plus subscribers).
Yearly: $9.99/year (cancel anytime); Lifetime: $24.99 one-time payment. Both plans include every feature and work on up to 3 Macs.
Key features
Notes with rich formatting including headings, checklists, tables, code and links
Integrated drawing and diagramming with Excalidraw editor
Screen recording that saves directly into notes
Video transcription with timestamps
AI-powered search across all notes and content
Built-in password manager with auto-fill
Video meetings for up to 6 people
Cloud backup with up to 90 days of history for Plus subscribers
Team Spaces with chat, polls and shared notes
AI agents that run on schedule with approval workflow
Unload idle browser tabs in Chrome, Safari, Brave, Edge, Arc and other browsers
Calm background CPU hogs without quitting them
Clean up tabs left behind by AI agents
Offload unused apps to save disk space
Live dashboard showing memory and CPU stats
Memory autopilot for automatic tab sleeping
Works on up to 3 Macs per license
Silent auto-updates
Minimal resource usage
No admin password required for normal use
What makes it different
Completely free for core features with local-first architecture requiring no account
Replaces 10+ subscription apps in one unified desktop application
AI agents with approval workflow for safe automation
Integrated screen recording and transcription without external tools
Supports multiple operating systems with native desktop integration
Never closes your apps or tabs, only unloads idle tabs that reload instantly when clicked
Uses only standard macOS and browser features, no system changes or kernel extensions
Automatically cleans up tabs abandoned by AI agents after 8 hours
Barside
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