Acres

Acres is a local-first, infinite-canvas workspace for notes stored in a folder you own. Create an organized board made of Markdown cards connected with links, mind maps, tags, and properties—so planning, research, and writing stay visually connected without leaving your files behind.

Agents build directly on your board. Connected over MCP (including Claude Code and Cursor-style workflows), they can read your existing graph, draft structured plans, and land edits onto the open canvas. Changes come in as reviewable, word-level diffs, and board updates are merged with your work rather than wiping out what you’ve already written. Session activity is recorded so you can inspect what changed and revert supported edits with safeguards for newer work.

You can bring your own AI key (Claude, GPT, Gemini) or run locally with Ollama or LM Studio. Acres also supports board intelligence workflows that turn wall-of-text notes into cards and wired structure—nothing lands until you approve.

Acres runs on macOS and Windows, with a Windows download available. It offers a 14-day free trial, then a $59 USD lifetime early-adopter license or $9/month, plus support for other platforms.

Where are my Acres notes stored?

Your boards live in a local folder you choose. Cards are plain Markdown, and boards are readable JSON, so your content stays accessible as files.

What can AI agents change on an Acres board?

Agents can create new cards, write and revise card content, group items into framed sections, and wire connections between cards on your board.

How can I review and control agent edits?

Agent edits arrive as reviewable word-level diffs. You can inspect the session activity and revert supported changes using the app’s undo history.

Can I connect Acres to other agent tooling?

Yes. Acres supports agent workflows over MCP/CLI, allowing connected tools to search your graph and write cards, connections, and framed sections onto the open board.

Can I import my notes into Acres?

You can import from an Obsidian vault (including folder-to-board mapping and notes-to-cards), and you can import from a Heptabase backup with highlights and journal content preserved.

What pricing options are available?

Acres includes a 14-day free trial, then offers either a $59 lifetime early-adopter license or $9/month.