HelixNotes — Local Markdown Notes
helixnotes.com
A local markdown note-taking app. Your notes stay on your machine. No cloud, no lock-in.

I built a note-taking app because the one I wanted didn’t exist. Clean UI, local .md files, no cloud, no account.

Built with Rust + Tauri 2.0 + SvelteKit. Full-text search powered by Tantivy. Graph view, AI writing tools (bring your own key), Obsidian import, version history.

Available for Linux (AppImage, APT, AUR), Windows, and macOS. Source: https://codeberg.org/ArkHost/HelixNotes

  • teolan@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    1 day ago

    Note taking App, AI in the front page… I don’t think you understand the point of taking notes.

    • ArkHost@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
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      1 day ago

      AI is optional, disabled by default, and doesn’t even show in the UI unless you enable it. The app works fully offline with zero AI involvement.

  • Colorslie@feddit.orgEnglish
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    1 day ago

    I just downloaded. Looks amazing. I will try it out. Do you have a Patreon Page or something?

    • ArkHost@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
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      1 day ago

      Thanks! No Patreon yet, but I’ll set something up. For now, the best support is feedback and bug reports.

      • Colorslie@feddit.orgEnglish
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        9 hours ago

        So far it has been smooth sailing. But I will report. Only things Iam missing are:

        • the ability to open notes side by side or alternatively to open a second instance of the app.
        • ability to swap/move line up/down via shortcuts with arrow keys
        • showing line numbers

        maybe you can consider these for the future.

        • ArkHost@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
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          3 hours ago

          Great! Thanks for the feedback.

          All 3 enhancements noted. Will be implemented in next release.

          Update: The line shortcuts and line numbers will be in the next release. The side-by-side/split view requires a significant architecture refactor, so that one will take longer - it’s on the roadmap but not for the immediate next release.