rednote
rednote is the macOS app for Xiaohongshu/RED, used to browse and interact with social, lifestyle, shopping, and short-form content.
What is rednote?
rednote appears to be the macOS desktop application for Xiaohongshu, also known as RED, published by xingin. People use it to view posts, discover products and lifestyle content, read or create notes, and interact with their account on a larger screen. On a Mac, users may encounter the app itself, its bundle identifier, and standard per-user data such as preferences, caches, and application support files.
Safety overview
Status: Unknown
No clear malicious indication is provided by the available metadata. As with most social media apps, local data may include account information, login state, cached media, and user preferences, so removing related files can sign you out or clear offline data.
Recommendation: Keep it if you actively use RED on your Mac. If you do not use it, removing the app is generally optional, but review any remaining user data first because it may contain cached content or account-related information.
Common paths
/Applications/rednote.app
Cache paths
~/Library/Caches/com.xingin.discover
Support paths
~/Library/Application Support/com.xingin.discover
Preference paths
~/Library/Preferences/com.xingin.discover.plist
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