Installing LocalEditor
LocalEditor is distributed directly from this site, not the Mac App Store. During Beta, builds go out by email to the waitlist rather than a public download link here — watch your inbox.
If you were using GroveNote, this is the same app under a new name — your existing license key still works, and an installed copy updates itself. See the FAQ for why it changed.
- Open the
LocalEditor.dmg file you received.
- Drag LocalEditor into your Applications folder.
- Launch LocalEditor from Applications.
LocalEditor is signed and notarized by Apple, so macOS verifies it automatically on first launch — no security warning to click through.
Activating your license
After purchase (or a Beta invite), Dodo Payments emails you a license key.
- Open LocalEditor and go to Settings (
⌘,) → License.
- Paste the key from your email into the License key field.
- Click Activate.
LocalEditor is now unlocked on this Mac, tied to that one key.
Moving to a new Mac
A LocalEditor license activates one Mac at a time. To move it:
- On your current Mac, open Settings → License and click Deactivate this Mac.
- On the new Mac, install LocalEditor and activate the same key.
Do this before you lose access to the old Mac — deactivating requires opening LocalEditor there first.
Lost access to your Mac?
If your Mac is gone, wiped, or otherwise unreachable before you could deactivate it, email [email protected] with your license key. We'll reset the activation from our side so you can activate on a new Mac.
Working offline
LocalEditor keeps working offline for up to seven days after its last successful license check — plenty for travel or a spotty connection. After that (or once a Beta key's 30 days are up), LocalEditor goes read-only: your files stay exactly as they are on disk, viewable and editable in any other app, until you reconnect or activate a paid license.
