Fact sheet · Productivity & Personal Tools
Barside
Your second brain on your desktop
A free desktop app that combines notes, tasks, meetings, passwords, screen recording, AI assistance and team spaces in one local-first application.
Overview
Barside is a free desktop application that serves as a personal and team collaboration platform. It provides note-taking with rich formatting, task management, calendar integration, screen recording and transcription, AI-powered search and assistance, and team spaces for collaboration. The app runs locally on your computer with optional cloud sync, supports Windows, macOS and Linux, and includes built-in password management and video meetings.
For creators and communities, Barside offers paid Spaces where owners can run private rooms or charge for community access. The app replaces multiple standalone tools including Notion, Slack, Zoom, password managers, note-taking apps and video recording software. Advanced features like AI agents can be configured to run on a schedule or after calls, with actions waiting for approval before being executed.
Feature facts
- 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
Pricing
Pricing model: Free
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).
Follow Barside: their milestones, new launches and awards come to you by email, once a day by default.
Barside specifications
| Section | Productivity & Personal Tools |
|---|---|
| Origin | Montréal, Canada |
| Website | barside.space |
| Votes2 | 0 |
Barside metrics
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Domain Rating | 15 +4 (up) since last check |
| Trust Flow | 14 no change since last check |
| Citation Flow | 23 no change since last check |
| Referring domains | 12 no change since last check |
| External backlinks | 1,276 no change since last check |
Fact: Ahrefs Domain Rating checked 12 Nov 2026, fact changed 8 Nov 2026. Fact: top topic Computers/Software/Operating Systems (13). Fact: Majestic checked 25 Oct 2026, fact changed 25 Oct 2026. Link facts from Majestic. Trust Flow, Citation Flow and Topical Trust Flow are trademarks of Majestic-12 Ltd.
Barside domain fact sheet
Open the fact sheet
| Domain age | 1 month |
|---|---|
| Registered | |
| Expires | |
| Registrar | Spaceship, Inc. |
| DNSSEC | Signed |
Barside launch receipt sheet
What we have measured for Barside since it went live on SaaS Directory Info on 25 October 2026.
- 15 Domain Rating (Ahrefs) +7 (up) since launch
at launch: 8 (25 Oct 2026); latest: 11 Nov 2026 - 14 Trust Flow (Majestic)
first measured 25 Oct 2026 - 12 Referring domains (Majestic)
first measured 25 Oct 2026
Day 17 since launch. Next receipt: day 30, 24 Nov 2026. The figures report a change; they do not say what caused it, and many things can. No figure here is a guess.
Got a launch coming up?
Step-by-step tips for before, during and after your launch, free to read on SaaS Directory Info.
- Prepare
- Launch day
- Launch week
- Next steps
Compare and explore
Frequently looked up
- Q1What operating systems does Barside support?
- Barside supports Windows 10, Windows 11, macOS, and Linux.
- Q2Can I import my notes from other apps?
- Yes, Barside can import notes from Notion, Obsidian, Evernote or OneNote. You can check a preview before anything is imported.
- Q3What happens to my data when Barside Plus ends?
- When Plus ends, no new cloud backups are made and cloud sync, cloud agents and cloud addresses stop. You can still restore backups and download synced notes for 30 days before they are deleted from Barside's servers. The notes on your computers remain.
- Q4How do AI agents work in Barside?
- Agents do jobs for you on a schedule, after a call, or on a research question. Their actions wait in one approval inbox, so nothing is sent or changed outside Barside until you approve it.
Leave a review for Barside
Review count for Barside: none yet. Add the first.
Fact: reviews are free and cannot be bought. All reviews, in brief
Reviews and facts · Fact updates · Share these facts · Your SaaS? Claim this fact file · Report a wrong fact
Barside has a free listing. The owner can unlock the full profile with a paid launch for $5:
- Founder story (locked)
- Milestones (locked)
- Demo video (locked)
- Dofollow website link (locked)
See also
| Product | Origin | DR1 | Votes2 |
|---|---|---|---|
 Mac NinjaMac speed-up app that unloads idle browser tabs and calms background CPU hogs without closing your apps. | Sweden | 0 | 0 votes. Log in to vote for Mac Ninja in the file |
 AuboraDesktop app that adds semantic search, face grouping, and map features to cloud storage like pCloud, Dropbox, and Infomaniak kDrive, with all processing running | not stated | 1 | 0 votes. Log in to vote for Aubora in the file |
 QuiltAutomatic window manager for Mac that arranges windows in tiles | not stated | 0 | 0 votes. Log in to vote for Quilt in the file |
 AguaFree I Ching six-line reading with three coins | not stated | 2 | 0 votes. Log in to vote for Agua in the file |