Native macOS · your Mac and your iCloud
A calmer place for the mind you live in.
Mandaboard is a quiet Mac app with three rooms: a vision board for what you're building, a kindness box for your wins, and a CBT log for the days that need one. Everything stays on your Mac.
macOS 14 Sonoma or later · No account required
My Vision Board
The life I'm building, one card at a time
Run a half marathon
Autumn
Cook at home five nights a week
Ship Mandaboard 1.0
This year
Speak at a conference
- Private by default
- No account, ever
- Native Mac app
- Keyboard-first
- Your iCloud only
Features
Three rooms, one quiet place
Envision what you're building, remember the wins along the way, and reframe the thoughts that get in it. Mandaboard keeps them together, the way your life actually works.
01Board & Mandala
Envision the life you're building
Give every ambition a home. Arrange cards across the areas of your life — health, work, relationships, whatever matters — then watch your goals spiral outward in the Mandala.
- Areas for each part of your life
- Cards with notes, dates and images
- A zoomable Mandala of every goal
My Vision Board
The life I'm building, one card at a time
Run a half marathon
Autumn
Cook at home five nights a week
Ship Mandaboard 1.0
This year
Speak at a conference
02Wins
Remember your wins, especially the small ones
A box of kindness for the evidence that you're doing better than it feels. Shuffle the deck when you need it, or read every win like a diary.
- A shuffled “Need Love” deck
- Quick thoughts and dated moments
- Every win, kept and editable
Wins
Your box of kindness
Called the dentist even though I really didn't want to.
Starting again… the deck reshuffles when it ends
03CBT Log
Catch a thought and work it through
When a thought won't let go, write it down. Name what happened, weigh the evidence, spot the distortions, and land on something fairer — and watch the feeling ease, re-rated from before to after.
- Situation, thought, evidence for and against
- All 11 cognitive distortions, explained
- Emotions rated, then re-rated
CBT Log
Thought records
Today
Situation
Missed the deadline on the quarterly report.
Automatic thought
“I'm going to get fired. I always mess things up.”
Evidence for
I was two days late with it.
Evidence against
It's the first late one all year, and my manager said the work itself was solid.
And so much more
Details that reveal themselves as you go
Mandaboard stays out of your way, then rewards a closer look.
One keystroke away
⌘K opens a fuzzy command palette across sections, actions, and the things you've written — records, wins and cards.
Built for the keyboard
Arrow keys and Return move through every list, ⌘N creates whatever fits the section, and ⌃⌘S hides the sidebar.
A board per chapter
Keep several boards, each with its own name, description and colour. Switch between them from the sidebar.
Completed and Archive
Finishing cards move to Completed; retired ideas go to Archive. Out of the way, never gone.
Adjustable dates
Mark a card complete and set the day it happened — or the day you'd like it to.
Distortions, explained
Each of the eleven distortions carries a plain-language note, so the list teaches as you use it.
Twelve themes
ProFrom the original Classic to Neon Velvet and Paper Bear. Classic is free; the other eleven come with Premium.
iCloud sync
ProYour boards, wins and records follow you across your Macs through your own private iCloud.
Themes
Make it feel like yours
From the original Classic to Neon Velvet and Paper Bear — twelve skins, each with its own mood. Classic is free; the other eleven come with Premium.
Private by design
Your thoughts are yours. We can't see any of it.
Mandaboard has no accounts, no sign-in, and no servers of its own. What you write is stored on your Mac, and synced — only if you ask — through your own private iCloud, not ours.
Stays on your Mac
Boards, wins and thought records live in a local database. Images are kept on your Mac too.
No accounts, no sign-in
There is nothing to register and no profile to build. Open the app and start writing.
Your iCloud, not ours
Premium sync runs through your personal iCloud account. We never receive the contents.
No analytics or ads
Mandaboard doesn't phone home. There is no tracking, no advertising, and no data sold.
Pricing
Free to use. Premium when you want more.
Free to use forever. Premium is an optional subscription for sync, security and privacy features, and themes.
Free
Everything you need to start, forever.
- Boards, areas and cards
- The Mandala
- Wins — Need Love and All
- The CBT Log and thought records
- The ⌘K command palette
- The Classic theme
Premium
PremiumSync, privacy and every theme.
- Everything in Free
- iCloud sync across your devices
- Security & privacy features, including encryption
- All 11 premium themes
- Family Sharing included
$29.99 / year
Coming soon toMac App StoreAuto-renewing. Family Sharing included.
FAQ
Questions, answered
What is Mandaboard?
A native Mac app with three connected rooms: a vision board to picture what you're working toward, a Wins box to keep the evidence you're making progress, and a CBT Log to work through difficult thoughts. It's for anyone who wants their goals, their wins and their thinking in one calm place.
Is it a therapy app?
No. Mandaboard is a self-help tool, not therapy or a medical device, and it isn't a substitute for professional care. If you're in crisis or thinking about harming yourself, please reach out to a crisis line — findahelpline.com lists services worldwide, and in the US and Canada you can call or text 988.
Is my data private?
Yes. There are no accounts and no servers of our own. Your data lives on your Mac. If you use Premium sync it goes through your own private iCloud account, which we can't read. We don't run analytics or ads.
Do I need an account?
No. There's no sign-up and no sign-in. Download the app and start writing.
Which Macs are supported?
Any Mac running macOS 14 Sonoma or later. Mandaboard is built with SwiftUI and SwiftData and has no third-party dependencies.
What's included in Premium?
Premium adds iCloud sync across your devices, security and privacy features including encryption, and all eleven premium themes — for $29.99 a year, with Family Sharing. Everything else is free.
Is there an iPhone or iPad app?
Not yet. Mandaboard is a Mac app today. If you'd like it on your phone, tell us — it helps us decide what to build next.
How do I get it?
From the Mac App Store — the listing is on its way. In the meantime you can follow along and build it from the source on GitHub.
A tool, not a treatment
Mandaboard is a self-help app. It isn't therapy or a medical device, and it isn't a substitute for care from a professional. If you're struggling, please talk to someone.
- US & CanadaCall or text 988
- Elsewherefindahelpline.com
- EmergencyCall your local emergency number
Your Mac, your thoughts
Three rooms for the life you're living.
Envision it, remember it, reframe it — all in one calm, private app.