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A few answers, and how to reach a person.

The idea

What is a commonplace book?

A commonplace book is an old and simple practice: one notebook in which a reader copies the passages worth collecting. A sentence from a novel, a line of poetry, a thought from a letter or an essay. It is not a diary, which is about your day, and not a scrapbook, which is about pictures. It is a private anthology of other people's words, gathered over a lifetime and returned to often. Writers, scientists, and ordinary readers filled them for centuries. Opuss is that practice in your pocket.

What is an item?

An item is one thing you have collected: a single passage, with its source and the date you collected it. It can carry a private annotation, your own note about why it mattered. The item is the unit of Opuss. Everything in the app is built around collecting it and returning it to you later.

Using Opuss

How do I collect something?

Two ways. From any app you are reading in, use the share sheet and choose Collect to Opuss, then collect the passage as it is or paste your own. Or open Opuss and compose an item by hand. Either way it takes a few seconds, and the passage is yours.

What is a recollection?

A recollection is a passage you collected, returned to you once you have half-forgotten it. Opuss resurfaces a single item at a time, quietly, so that collecting something is not the same as filing it away to never see again. You can also pull a recollection yourself whenever you want one.

What happens when I publish an item?

Publishing turns a single item into its own public page at opuss.com, viewable by anyone with the link. It is always a deliberate, per-item choice. Your annotation stays private unless you explicitly choose to publish it alongside the passage. Unpublishing removes the page.

Is Opuss free?

Yes. This version of Opuss is free to use, has no paid subscriptions, and processes no payments.

What does "kept, not owned" mean?

An item you collect is a quotation from someone else's work. You are its keeper, not its author, and Opuss claims no ownership of it. The words belong to whoever wrote them. Your annotations, the notes you add, are your own.

Account and privacy

How do I delete my account?

Open Settings in the app and choose Delete account. This permanently removes your account and personal information and signs you out everywhere. Any items you had published immediately stop resolving. If you cannot reach your account, email privacy@opuss.com and we will complete the deletion under GDPR. See the privacy policy for the detail.

How is my data handled?

We collect only what you choose to collect and your Apple sign-in. We never sell your data. Published items are public by your explicit choice; everything else is private. The full detail is in the privacy policy.

Still stuck?

How do I get in touch?

Email support@opuss.com and a real person will get back to you. For anything about your data or privacy, privacy@opuss.com reaches us directly.