Early Inks quality comes from real use, feedback, reproducible reports, and patient iteration. This page will keep a careful record of people and projects that helped the product grow.
Inspiration origin, Official account operator, Early tester
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From the developer: The first inspiration for this app came from the time we edited Apple Notes together. That is where the story of Inks began (2025.9.15). She also helps run the official account, works as a tester, witnessed the early demo versions, and is my dear one ❤️
We also use and respect open-source software, fonts, audio, and visual-effect references. See the full license notice for details.
MIT License. Provides stable and clear Swift database access for local SQLite storage.
Apache License 2.0. Supports playback and rendering for Lottie animation resources.
MIT License. Helps us understand product usage outside letter content when the user allows analytics.
MIT License. Provides Liquid Glass-style compatibility references for systems before iOS 26.
MIT License. One reference for Metal shader-based sticker highlights and materials, with original copyright notices retained.
Recipe source acknowledged in app shader files. Sticker visual work used recipes such as animation-foil, animation-glitter, animation-intense-bling, and animation-chromatic-glass.