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Hey HN! I’ve been building [Octarine](https:&#x2F;&#x2F;octarine.app&#x2F;) for a little over 2 years. It started because I wanted a note-taking app that was: - Lightweight (< 30MB, fast to launch, no Electron bloat). - Opinionated (good defaults, clean UI, not a plugin bazaar). - Yours (all plain Markdown, nothing proprietary). --- - Command bar (Cmd&#x2F;Ctrl+K) to navigate and run commands quickly. - WYSIWYG editor (rich text without live preview jumping). - Git sync built-in — backups to GitHub&#x2F;GitLab, no plugins. - Natural language dates (“yesterday”, “last week”). - Multiple…

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