Synology Note Station
Synology Note Station Client is a dedicated desktop application for macOS that connects to Note Station, a self-hosted note-taking system running on Synology NAS devices. It allows users to access, create and edit notes offline with rich text formatting, checklists, tables, images, files and flashcard support. The app syncs notes seamlessly with the Note Station package on a user's DiskStation and integrates with the broader Synology ecosystem including Synology Drive, Calendar and the mobile DS note app. It is designed for users who value data ownership and privacy by self-hosting their note-taking infrastructure rather than relying on third-party cloud services.
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1 suggestionThe search results mention a native Apple M2-compatible build ("native Mac client for Apple M2") but these appear to be promotional content with limited credibility and do not clarify whether a current native Universal Binary is being shipped by Synology as the default download. A forum post from November 2021 documents a Synology Note Station Client user on an Intel Mac unable to run version 2.2.1-553-mac-x64 on macOS Monterey, and suggests the app may not have been updated to meet modern macOS compatibility standards. Since there is no clear, authoritative evidence that Synology is currently shipping a native Apple Silicon build as the standard download, you should contact Synology support directly to confirm whether a native Universal Binary version of Note Station Client exists and, if not, when one is planned. Given that Apple will remove Rosetta 2 in macOS 28 (September 2028), it is important to establish this now so you can plan any necessary migration well in advance. In the meantime, the Synology Note Station web interface (accessed through any modern browser) remains a supported way to access your notes and will continue to work natively on Apple Silicon without any client-side updates.
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