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Products that do what FileOutliner does

A local-first Markdown note app with an outliner editor

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   note.md▲243

   Local-first markdown based workspace for research writings

   May 2026 · notemd.org

2. 2
   SpacebarX▲125

   A keyboard-first outliner for notes, tasks and projects

   11d ago · spacebarx.app

3. 3
   Dumbnote▲141

   Offline-first Markdown note app. No lock-in. Just write.

   2025

4. 4
   LocalMark Studio▲112

   A fast, local-first Markdown editor for real work.

   Jan 2026

5. 5AU
   A user-friendly UI for viewing and editing Markdown files▲269

   2024 · marker.pages.dev

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   LINER for iOS▲216

   The only private web highlighter with cloud sync 😺☁️️💾

   2017

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   NotePlan 3▲264

   Native (Mac & iOS) note-taking based on local Markdown files

   2020

8. 8N3
   NotePlan 3 – Native (Mac/iOS) note-taking based on local Markdown files▲56

   2020 · noteplan.co

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   SideNotes▲311

   Quick notes on screen edge

   2025

10. 10MN
    Markdown New Tab – A new tab replacement to jot down notes in Markdown▲218

    2018 · github.com

11. 11TM
    Textual Markdown – a Markdown “browser” in the terminal▲254

    Hi HN, This is a TUI app which displays interactive Markdown documents. Interactive in the sense that you can scroll code fences / tables / and click links. There's a Table of Contents extracted from the MD, and a very rudimentary browser like forward + back. I'm thinking it could be the starting point for a variety of hypertext like applications in the terminal. Very much a work in progress.

    2022 · github.com

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    note.md▲280

    your notes and research documentation now a local LLM Memory

    Jun 2026 · notemd.org

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    OpenMarkdown▲189

    A markdown editor you and your agent co-edit

    Jul 2026 · openmarkdown.dev

14. 14
    LINER 5▲207

    The best web highlighter just got better

    2018

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    Material Notes▲169

    Simple no hassle notes app in a beautiful material design

    2017

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    An outliner where S3 is the database and there's no server▲5

    A free outliner for notes, plans and lists. Infinitely nested — every bullet is a page. Keyboard-first, works offline, exports to OPML. No paywall.

    19d ago · bulletlist.org

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    Benchpad▲4

    Offline-first markdown. Total clarity. Just Write.

    Mar 2026 · benchpad.app

18. 18
    Strike▲152

    Powerful outlining app that will make your writing happy

    2018

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    MinkNote▲157

    Private macOS notes built on plain Markdown files

    Jul 2026 · muse23.com

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    OmniOutliner▲81

    It's like paper, only better.

    2014

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    Liner Write▲173

    Cursor for professional writing

    Feb 2026 · write.liner.com

22. 22IW
    I wrote a local-first notes app for Mac, with data longevity in mind▲128

    2021 · noteship.com

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    Bamboo▲114

    Markdown notes with AI under your control

    Jul 2026 · apps.apple.com

24. 24
    LINER Browser Extension▲119

    The all-new highlighter pen for the internet

    2019

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