HelixNotes | Local Markdown Notes
helixnotes.com
A local markdown note-taking app. Plain .md files on your disk. Sync them your way, or don't.

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

    • ArkHost@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
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      10 days ago

      Fair question. Use case: you take rough notes during a meeting, no formatting, just raw thoughts. AI can clean them up, summarize, or restructure after the fact. It’s completely optional though. Disabled by default, doesn’t even show in the context menus unless you explicitly configure it in settings with your own API key. If you don’t want it, it’s like it doesn’t exist.

  • Colorslie@feddit.orgEnglish
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    9 days 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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      9 days 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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        8 days 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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          8 days 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.

            • ArkHost@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
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              1 day ago

              You can now open a note in a separate window. This has been added in v1.1.6, along with other fixes and feature additions.