Nova
Futuristic canvas for personal development with AI cards
Overview
Nova is a freeform canvas workspace for organizing your thoughts and personal development. Built around an expandable grid system, it lets you place resizable cards without folders or hierarchy — just space for your ideas. Create multiple grids for different contexts and switch between them instantly. Nova X adds AI-powered cards with context injection supporting Anthropic, OpenAI, Google Gemini, xAI Grok, and Mistral, plus website cards, grid links, cloud sync via iCloud or Google Drive, and custom themes. Privacy-first with local storage by default. Available on macOS, Windows, and Linux.
Pricing: Free (basic), $5.99/month (Nova X), Lifetime option available
Architecture: Apple Silicon, Intel
Key Features
- Expandable grid system for freeform content placement
- Resizable cards for organizing thoughts
- Multiple grids for different contexts with instant switching
- AI cards with context injection (Anthropic, OpenAI, Gemini, Grok, Mistral)
- Website cards for tracking web snippets
- Grid links to connect between workspaces
- Privacy-first with local storage by default
- Optional cloud sync via iCloud or Google Drive
- Dark, light, and custom themes
- Available on macOS, Windows, and Linux
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