Ilmeka: Knot Guide

Ilmeka teaches knots step by step. Each knot has a clear animated drawing: the rope moves one step at a time, the crossings show which part goes over and which goes under, and a dashed arrow shows the next move. Pause, go step by step, or turn the knot over to see it from behind. Everything ships with the app: it works without an internet connection, with no account and no ads. 29 KNOTS • Loops, hitches, bends, stoppers and decorative knots • By use: sailing and boating, climbing, fishing, camping and everyday, decorative • Among them: figure-eight, bowline, clove hitch, round turn and two half hitches, sheet bend, cleat hitch, reef knot, Carrick bend, constrictor, timber hitch, taut-line hitch, double fisherman's, uni knot, Prusik, Klemheist, Turk's head • Each knot: what it is for, how hard it is, how well it holds, how easy it is to untie, and similar knots THREE VIEWS OF EVERY KNOT • Tying: the animation, step by step • In use: the knot dressed and set on a post, ring or plate, with an arrow for the direction of the load • Untying: how to loosen it; knots that jam under load say so clearly THE PLAYER • Play / pause, previous / next step, a slider with step marks • Speed from 0.5× to 2×, loop, pause after each step • Turn over (view from behind), mirror, fit; pinch to zoom • Left-handed view; rope colour natural, red, blue or yellow; in bends the second rope has a contrasting colour TIE IT • A guided mode that goes with you step by step; replay any step's move • At the last step a short checklist and "Mark as learned" • No tests and no timers SAFETY Climbing knots carry the notice "Not a substitute for training": the drawings are reminders, and every knot used for life safety must be checked by a competent instructor. Strength notes are qualitative and approximate. SAVED AND PROGRESS • Search by name, other names and use notes • Favourites and collections; tie a collection in order • Three sample collections to start with; edit or delete them, add them back any time • Share a collection as an .ilmeka file and open it on another device; share a step card as an image • Progress: knots learned, days tied this week, by use, and knots worth tying again • Back up and restore Available in 11 languages, in dark and light themes, on phone, tablet and computer. PRIVACY No account, no ads, no tracking. Your favourites, collections and progress stay on this device; nothing is sent to any server.

The first release of Ilmeka: • 29 knots for sailing, climbing, fishing, camping and decoration • Animated drawings, step by step • Tying, In use and Untying views for every knot • Turn over, mirror, left-handed view • Guided Tie it mode with checklist • Collections, progress, .ilmeka files • Offline; no ads, no tracking, no account