Support
Support
Most answers are below and in the install guide. For anything else, the feedback form reaches me directly.
Write to me
Questions, bugs and ideas all go through one short form. I read every one.
In Olio, Help › Send Feedback opens the same form. Its “Copy version info” button copies your Olio and macOS versions for it.
Found a bug?
Tell me what you did, what you expected and what happened. A screenshot helps.
Something looks lost?
Stop, don't delete anything, and write to me. Trash and the daily backups can almost always bring it back.
Installing for the first time? Read the install guide →
Questions
What is Olio?
A Mac app for keeping notes, links and images together. Each interest gets a collection; inside, all three kinds sit side by side. Capture with ⌥Space from anywhere, find anything with ⌘K.
Who is it for?
People who are into a lot of things and keep stuff from all of them: recipes and reading lists, tools and typefaces, trips and side projects. If your Apple Notes has become one long scroll, it's for you.
How much does it cost?
Olio is free.
Why does macOS ask me to allow it?
Olio comes straight from this site and is signed by me, not notarized by Apple. macOS stops it the first time; allow it once in System Settings › Privacy & Security › Open Anyway. After that it opens like any other app.
Is there an iPhone app?
Not yet. Olio is Mac-first, and the iPhone app comes once the Mac app is solid. Sync between devices comes with it.
Where are my things stored?
In Olio's library on your Mac. There's no account and no Olio server. Olio goes online only to fetch a preview for a link you saved, from that link's own site, and to check once a day for updates.
Is it related to the OLIO food-sharing app?
No. Olio for Mac is an independent app made by Andrei in Madrid. The name is the English word olio: a mixture of many things.
Why isn't it on the Mac App Store?
Olio is free and comes straight from this site, so there is no store in between. Updates arrive inside the app: it checks once a day and asks before installing.
How is it different from Apple Notes?
Notes is great for text. Olio shows a link as a preview card and images as a wall, and lets one collection hold all three. Sections keep a growing collection in order.
What about Notion or Obsidian?
They're powerful, and they ask you to build a system first. Olio has nothing to set up: make a collection, drop things in.
And bookmark or moodboard apps?
Each keeps one kind of thing, usually in the cloud. Olio keeps notes, links and images together, on your Mac.
Can I bring my things in?
File › Import takes a folder of Markdown or text files, a bookmarks file exported from your browser, or a folder of images. From Apple Notes, copy and paste.
Can I get my things out?
Any time. File › Export Library… writes plain folders: notes as Markdown, links as Markdown and CSV, your images as the original files.
What if I delete something by mistake?
It waits in Trash for 30 days, and Put Back returns it where it was. Olio also keeps daily backups of your library; restore one from Settings › Backups.
Does Olio use AI?
No. Nothing you save is sent to an AI service.
How do I send feedback or report a bug?
Help › Send Feedback opens a short form, with a button that copies your Olio and macOS versions for it. Nothing from your library is sent. The same form is on the support page.
Ideas for what Olio should do next are always welcome.