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  • HelixNotes - a local markdown note-taking app (Rust + Tauri, AGPL-3.0)

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  • The name comes from the double helix. Structured but flexible, like how notes should be. Trilium is a solid project, but it stores notes in an SQLite database and runs on Electron. HelixNotes keeps everything as plain .md files and uses Tauri, so much lighter on resources.

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  • It's on the list. Flatpak packaging is coming.

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  • Not at this stage. It's something I'm considering but the priority is getting the core experience right first.

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  • I looked at Logseq, it's a great project. Main difference is HelixNotes focuses on a clean WYSIWYG experience out of the box rather than an outliner approach. Different workflows.

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  • Different use case. HelixNotes is for people who want a clean, simple note-taking app that works out of the box - not a customizable text processing pipeline. If Vim snippets work for you, stick with that. Not every tool needs to be for everyone.

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  • Not yet, but it's a straightforward feature to add. Open an issue on Codeberg and I'll get it on the roadmap.

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  • Good question. "No sync" means no built-in cloud sync - not that sync is impossible. Your notes are plain .md files in a folder, so you can sync them with Syncthing, Nextcloud, rsync, Git, or anything else you already use. The app watches the filesystem for external changes and picks them up automatically.

    The philosophy is: I don't decide where your files go. You do.

    As for contributions - absolutely welcome. PRs won't be rejected on principle. If you want to work on a self-hosted sync feature, open an issue on Codeberg and let's discuss the approach first. I'd love to see it.

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  • You just described why I built HelixNotes. Clean, simple, open source (AGPL-3.0), no bloat. Desktop is ready, give it a try. Mobile is on the roadmap once the desktop experience is solid.

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  • Built with Tauri on Linux, available as AppImage, AUR, and APT package. Thought it was relevant for Linux users looking for a native note-taking app.

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    HelixNotes - a local-first markdown note-taking app (Rust + Tauri, AGPL-3.0)

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  • Not yet, but it's on the roadmap. The app is still young, right now I'm focused on getting the desktop experience solid based on feedback before shifting to mobile.

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  • Give HelixNotes a try :)

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  • Correct. Yes I am.

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  • Exactly. Off by default, invisible unless you enable it.

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  • 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.

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  • Correct, this has nothing to do with the helix TUI text editor in any way.

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  • vs Obsidian: Same local-first philosophy with plain .md files, but HelixNotes gives you a clean WYSIWYG editor out of the box. No plugin setup, no CSS tweaking, no learning curve. Open an app, write, close it. vs Joplin: Joplin uses its own database format internally. HelixNotes stores everything as plain markdown files in folders on your filesystem. Also Tauri instead of Electron, so much lower resource usage. Both are great projects. I built HelixNotes because I wanted UpNote's UI with Obsidian's philosophy, and that combination didn't exist.

    I wrote a longer comparison here: https://helixnotes.com/why-i-built-helixnotes.html