Observable Desktop
Observable Desktop is a notebook editor for macOS, editing notebooks as local files in an open, human-readable file format. It is built on Notebook Kit, our open-source tooling for generating static sites from notebooks.
Here’s a short demo:
Observable Desktop is available as part of Notebooks 2.0 Technology Preview.
Observable Desktop currently requires macOS 15+ and Apple Silicon. By downloading and using Observable Desktop, you agree to our terms of service. An Observable account is required.