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Working on a literature review, thesis chapter or novel? Lay out your research on a paper-like infinite canvas that's easy to use.

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What’s new - October 2026

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Searching for “plato” in Loose Thought, with the matching notes listed and highlighted in a panel beside a philosophy sheet

Full text search

Search across all your notebooks. Just like everything else in Loose Thought, it’s fast, works offline and has great keyboard support!

Starter notebooks

A much better experience when you create a new account. Choose a project you’re working on (research, writing, etc.) and you’ll see a sample notebook to get you started.

The writing starter sheet, a plan for a novel based on Dracula, with cards for folklore and characters, paintings of England in 1890, and an outline

Install as an app

Loose Thought has always supported installation, but a lot of people don’t know about it. The directory now shows a banner which will set up the install for you, or point you to the docs to show you how.

The banner at the top of the directory, “Add Loose Thought to your Desktop,” with Install and No Thanks buttons

And lots more..

  • Read-only sharing
  • Use tags in notes and search on them
  • Additional highlight colors
  • Timestamps for YouTube links
  • Scratch notebook for quick captures
  • Multiple connections for a single note

Try it out

If you’re new here, you can try Loose Thought free for a week.