Scapple
Scapple is a macOS note-mapping app for freely arranging ideas on a blank page and linking them to explore relationships and structure.
What is Scapple?
Scapple is a native macOS brainstorming and note-mapping app that helps users capture ideas quickly and arrange them visually on a freeform canvas. It is designed for writers, students, researchers, and other users who want a less rigid alternative to traditional mind-mapping tools. You can place notes anywhere, connect them with lines or arrows, and move groups around as your thinking changes. The app supports lightweight organization features such as stacking notes, creating backgrounds, and exporting or printing your work for planning and review. Literature & Latte offers Scapple alongside its writing tools, and many people use it for outlining projects, exploring story structure, planning essays, or organizing research before drafting.
Key features
- Create notes anywhere on a blank canvas without a fixed hierarchy
- Connect ideas with lines or arrows to show relationships
- Move, stack, and group notes as a plan evolves
- Add shape, style, and background elements to organize sections visually
- Export maps for sharing, printing, or use in other writing workflows
- Use it for outlining stories, essays, research, and project ideas
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Safety overview
Status: Safe
Scapple is a legitimate note-mapping application from Literature & Latte. It typically works with files you create in the app and does not normally require unusual system access for its main purpose. The main consideration is your own content: removing the app can leave your Scapple project files untouched, but you may lose convenient access to them unless you export or keep compatible copies.
Recommendation: Keep Scapple if you use it for brainstorming, outlining, or visual note organization. If you no longer use it, removing the app is usually fine, but save or export any important Scapple documents first so you can still access your work later.
Common paths
/Applications/Scapple.app
Support paths
~/Library/Application Support/Scapple
Preference paths
~/Library/Preferences/com.literatureandlatte.scapple.plist
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