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).
$29 one time purchase, includes three Macs on one license key, 24-hour free trial with all features included, 7-day refund policy.
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
Six ready-made gesture sets for everyday, browser, windows, media, writing and developer workflows
Record custom gestures by doing them on the trackpad
Taps, TipTaps, swipes, edge swipes, corner clicks and edge slides
Hyper Key turns Caps Lock into a fifth modifier with configurable strength
Drag to snap windows with layouts and named zones
Haptic feedback with adjustable strength settings
Detects and prevents conflicts with existing macOS gestures
Support for MacBook built-in trackpad and Magic Trackpad
Works natively on Apple silicon and Intel Macs
More than a hundred customizable actions per gesture
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
Ready-made gesture sets you switch on immediately instead of setting up from scratch
Record gestures by doing them on the trackpad instead of from a menu
Haptic feedback that taps back immediately when a gesture is recognized
Privacy-focused with no analytics and data stays on your Mac
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