A writing app for Mac

1. Download quorly.dmg and open it.
2. Drag Quorly into Applications.
3. Open it. There is nothing to sign into and no first-run wizard.

The build is unsigned, so macOS refuses the first launch with a message about an unidentified developer. Two ways through, both normal for unsigned software:

• Right-click (or Control-click) the app and choose Open, then confirm.
• Or open System Settings → Privacy & Security and choose Open Anyway for Quorly.

That prompt is about the missing developer certificate, not about the file being tampered with — but it is a fair thing to be wary of, and the browser version needs no install at all.

It is a native window around the web app: the editor loads from quorly.dev and stays current with it, while the shell changes only when you download a new build. There is no auto-updater yet. It is not a sync client — the app has its own storage, separate from Safari or Chrome, so a draft written in one does not appear in the other. Export a .quorly package to move one across.

Drafts live in the app's own store. Time Machine will not back up a browser profile's IndexedDB reliably, so the safe routine is the one in the backup guide: a monthly .quorly export, Local Sync to a folder, or Pro Cloud Sync to your own Google Drive. A folder in iCloud Drive that Local Sync writes to is a perfectly good second copy.

Safari and Chrome both run the editor; Chrome can install it as a web app from the address bar. On an Apple-silicon Mac the web app is often the faster route to a new version, because it updates with the site rather than with a download.