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Markdown notes, database views, and private AI

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   Handwrytten▲154

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   Noteli▲105

   An open source CLI tool to take notes

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   note.md▲280

   your notes and research documentation now a local LLM Memory

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   Browser Notes▲128

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   Noteey▲279

   The all-in-one infinite canvas app for thinking and creation

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   Notes.cx – A simple, anonymous online notepad \w Markdown support▲80

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   AS Notes▲68

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   Linky Notes▲176

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   2024

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    Trilium Notes – Scriptable note-taking application▲328

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    Totallib▲226

    Note-taking for better thinking, augmented by AI.

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    NotesHub▲95

    Fully cross-platform, markdown based note-taking app

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    NoteCove▲82

    Notes, tasks, and AI — offline-first, no SaaS bill.

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    NoteThisDown▲162

    Handwritten notes to Notion

    2024

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    KristNotes▲86

    Open-source shared notes with Markdown & Mermaid support

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    NotesOllama – I added local LLM support to Apple Notes (through Ollama)▲156

    This lets you talk to local LLMs in Apple Notes. I saw Obsidian Ollama (https://github.com/hinterdupfinger/obsidian-ollama) and thought it was handy, but I'm too lazy to migrate away from the Apple ecosystem, so I quickly hacked this together. I tend to use Notes as a scratchpad for prompts, so it's nice to do some quick inference without leaving the app. Notes doesn't really support plugins so I'm using the macOS accessibility API for reading selections and then stream responses using the clipboard (not ideal but it works).

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    Dumbnote▲141

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    2023 · writedown.app

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    Capture thoughts effortlessly with smart, secure notes

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21. 21NE
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