Need a question answered about Stratus? Head to the FAQs below, or if it’s not there, send a message.
Like all journalists, the creator is actively writing, but he’ll be happy to put his writing keyboard down for a few and help out if you need answers.
Truth be told, you probably don’t need another note-taker or note-editor in your life, but hear me out for a second: Stratus Notes is different.
Built to take advantage of the Apple iCloud (or Apple Cloud, whatever it’s called), the app will sync your articles across the cloud so you can work on them on whatever device you want that supports our app. That includes iPhone, iPad, and Mac, and it includes some other features note-editors miss.
For instance, you can publish directly to WordPress from the app once everything it set up. You can upload photos, set tags and categories, and in general publish articles from your iPhone if you like.
If you’ve ever complained about needing a better journalistic workflow that optimises your time, Stratus Notes might be in.
We’re glad you asked. We actually have something for that in an article explaining how to set up WordPress with Stratus Notes. Have a read.
What is your CMS? Is it something known, or did you spend fifteen minutes vibe-coding it and now you need something to connect?
Right now, Stratus Notes connects to WordPress for easy publishing, and that’s over 40 percent of the web. Crazy, right?
Ideally, I’d like to set Stratus Notes to work with Ghost later on, and possibly other CMS. Depending on how the app grows, I’m looking at options to connect the app with other platforms, but it’s down the track. Send me a message, though, and we’ll see what we can do.
That’s not a question. But great, good for you. There are probably lots of bugs. Building an app by yourself while you have another job means I probably won’t get every single bug. So tell me about it, and I’ll try to fix it.
Do you need it to take Markdown? Right now, Stratus Notes doesn’t work with Markdown specifically, but does work with HTML code, which is handy, because WordPress accepts HTML when you use it.
It even offers a page in settings for tips, in case you’re not sure how to use small chunks of HTML in your copy. But it’s a great skill for any writer and journalist to have, since almost every Content Management System takes it.
We wouldn’t leave you high and dry; our tip page gives you quick pointers for using the right HTML codes for bold and italics, plus for throwing in links. It’s not hard, but there’s a cheat sheet in the settings to help if you forget.
Right now, no. At launch, Stratus is only available for iPhone, iPad, and Mac due to how it was build (Xcode) and how it stores data (using iCloud). I’m looking into the possibility of making it compatible with something like Google Drive or Microsoft’s One Drive, or may using a low-level database service you could support yourself, but right now, the ecosystem needs Apple gear.
Yessum, it sure is. Hi, my name is Leigh Stark. You might remember me from the award-winning ad-free technology publication that won Best Consumer Technology Media at The Australian IT Journalism Awards in 2026, and my appearances several time a week on ABC radio across the country.
Sometimes I spend time building apps, usually with the goal of helping others.
Building Stratus Notes was one of those times. It helped me to sort out a faster way of publishing my own material, and I wanted to release it so others could use it, too.