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Structured police station attendance notes — free during beta. no credit card. paid pro planned after beta.

Download Custody Note

Install in under a minute on Windows or Mac. Core features free forever — no credit card required.

Custody Note dashboard with Custody Attendance, Voluntary Attendance, Telephone Advice, and Quick Capture options
Latest — v1.9.74

Custody Note for Windows

Windows 10 or later · 64-bit · ~90 MB

Download for Windows

Free during beta · No credit card required · Core features included

Custody Note for Mac

macOS 11 or later · Apple Silicon & Intel · Developer ID signed · ~130 MB

Download for Mac (Apple Silicon (M1/M2/M3/M4))

In beta · Free while we test · No credit card required

Other Mac builds (Apple Silicon / Intel) appear here after the page loads.

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Windows installation

Prefer a walkthrough? Watch the short video, or follow the steps below.

  1. 1Click Download for Windows above. Your browser may show a warning — click Keep (Chrome) or Keep anyway (Edge) to save the file.
  2. 2Run Custody-Note-Setup-1.9.74.exe. If Windows SmartScreen shows “Windows protected your PC”, click More info, then Run anyway. This is standard for newer software and does not indicate a problem.
  3. 3If your antivirus quarantines the file, add an exception for the installer or the installation folder. The warning is triggered because the software is new to your antivirus provider.
  4. 4Follow the setup wizard — it creates a Start Menu shortcut and installs in under a minute.
  5. 5Set your recovery password, configure your firm details, and you're ready. The app works fully offline from day one.

Mac installation

  1. 1Download the correct .dmg for your Mac (Apple Silicon or Intel) and open it. Drag Custody Note to Applications.
  2. 2On first launch, Custody Note is Developer ID signed. If macOS Gatekeeper blocks the app, right-click Custody Note in Applications and choose Open once.
  3. 3If macOS asks for access to Custody Note safe storage, enter your macOS login password and click Always Allow. This lets the app store encryption keys securely in Keychain.
  4. 4Set your recovery password, configure your firm details, and paste your licence key in Settings if you have one — the same key works on Windows and Mac.
  5. 5The Mac app checks GitHub for updates on launch — same licence, same account, same offline-first workflow as Windows.

About Windows SmartScreen warnings

Custody Note is a recently released application. Windows and some antivirus software use reputation-based systems that flag new software until enough users have installed it. This is normal, does not mean the app is unsafe, and resolves as the app builds reputation. If you have any concerns, please contact us.

About Mac Gatekeeper

The Mac download is Developer ID signed; Apple notarization is still pending, so Gatekeeper may require right-click → Open once on first launch. Use the correct architecture (Apple Silicon vs Intel).

What's New in v1.9.74

View full changelog →

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