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Curio
Curio · North Carolina, USA · founded 2004
Plans and prices
Free
No purchase required · projects limited to 5 idea spaces · larger projects open read-only
Read 11 Oct 2026 · zengobi.com
Standard license key
Unlimited idea spaces · One year of updates included
Read 20 Sep 2026 · zengobi.com
Professional license key
Advanced power-user features · Curio CLI and MCP for eligible sustainers · One year of updates included
Read 20 Sep 2026 · zengobi.com
Standard subscription
Standard features · Mac App Store subscription · Automatic updates
Read 20 Sep 2026 · zengobi.com
Professional subscription
Professional features · Mac App Store subscription · Automatic updates
Read 20 Sep 2026 · zengobi.com
Standard
Unlimited idea spaces · educational price shown as $79.99
Read 11 Oct 2026 · zengobi.com
Professional
Includes Standard plus CLI + MCP, Smart Kanban, formulas, synced figures and files, Mermaid diagrams, presentation mode · educational price shown as $99.99
Read 11 Oct 2026 · zengobi.com
On the record
- AI services
- The product page lists ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Copilot, Perplexity, Poe, Groq, Grok, Mistral, DeepSeek, Qwen, and local LLM chat servers through Sleuth.zengobi.com · read 11 Oct 2026
- Automation
- Curio CLI can query, read, update, import, export, and navigate project content, and includes an MCP server for supported AI clients.zengobi.com · read 11 Oct 2026
- Content and collections
- Curio supports rich text, Markdown, images, PDFs, documents, web links, multimedia, mind maps, lists, tables, index cards, albums, pinboards, and Kanban boards.zengobi.com · read 11 Oct 2026
- Free-mode limit
- Free mode allows creation and editing of projects with up to 5 idea spaces; larger projects open read-only for viewing, exporting, and printing.zengobi.com · read 11 Oct 2026
- Integrations
- Curio lists Apple Shortcuts actions, Calendar and Reminders task syncing, TaskPaper and OmniOutliner import/export, and support for DEVONthink items.zengobi.com · read 11 Oct 2026
- Intended users
- The maker describes use by designers, writers, students, professors, scientists, project managers, programmers, lawyers, and entrepreneurs.zengobi.com · read 11 Oct 2026
- License updates
- A website license is a one-time purchase with one year of major updates; after that the app continues working but stops receiving updates until renewal.zengobi.com · read 11 Oct 2026
- Local projects
- Curio projects are local files on the Mac and the maker says work is not uploaded to remote data centers.zengobi.com · read 11 Oct 2026
- Note sharing
- Yeszengobi.com · read 20 Sep 2026
- Offline access
- Yeszengobi.com · read 20 Sep 2026
- Platform and requirements
- Curio 34 runs on macOS 15 Sequoia through macOS 27 Golden Gate on Apple silicon or Intel.zengobi.com · read 11 Oct 2026
- Product
- Curio is a freeform notebook for notes, research, brainstorming, mind mapping, tasks, and documents.zengobi.com · read 11 Oct 2026
- Project security
- Professional includes a project password feature.zengobi.com · read 11 Oct 2026
- Security
- The Mac App Store edition is sandboxed; the documentation says sandboxing can impose feature limitations.zengobi.com · read 11 Oct 2026
- Support
- Zengobi directs users to email [email protected] and says it will write back as quickly as possible.zengobi.com · read 11 Oct 2026
- Trial
- Curio starts with a 2-week fully functioning trial that enables Professional features.zengobi.com · read 11 Oct 2026
