... everyone We re launching Kuku today on Product Hunt, and I d love to do a small AMA / feedback thread here. Kuku started as an Obsidian-like Markdown editor, but we rebuilt it into something more specific: an open-source, local-first second brain that turns your Markdown vault into reusable context for AI tools. Why we re building it: AI chats are useful, but memory is fragmented. Your useful context gets stuck inside tools, chats, or closed note apps ... ... these: 1. Would you trust an AI to edit your notes if every change came as a reviewable diff? 2. Should AI memory live inside chat apps, or in your own local files? 3. If you use Obsidian

... legends, I was a Roam user. Then Obsidian. Logseq. Notion. Beautiful graphs. Lots of [[backlinks]]. And I still forgot what I read last week. Why? Because linking isn't learning. Encoding is. Cognir enforces encoding: Read Annotate with your thought (no skipping) Graph appears Compile to prose or report It's not a database. It's a thinking instrument. If you've ever stared at your own PKM and thought "this feels like a filing cabinet for stuff ...

... been using Obsidian for years and love the second brain concept. But I personally struggled with two things: - Local-first structure - Paid sync for cross-device access So I built something for myself fully browser-based and accessible from anywhere. That s how **Tracen** was born. What is Tracen? Tracen is a web-based visual note-taking SaaS that combines: - Markdown-powered knowledge management - Infinite canvas for visual thinking - Real-time editing - Import / export (Markdown & JSON) - No local vault ...

... checkpoint: "Can I do it too?" I started posting in other subreddits, rewriting the story, sharing short videos. Some posts took off. One already has ~100 upvotes and 37 comments, with users clearly saying: "We want this as an Obsidian plugin." (Feature insights from Reddit deserve a separate post.) In total: 4-5 posts ~40,000 views ~180 visits to the landing page Solid conversion into registrations Now the real question: How do I get to 5k DAU? The post ... ... didn't hit 3k upvotes. Should I try again? P.S. A couple of days ago, the original developer came back and posted that they're working on new features. I also discovered that Obsidian

... with your full knowledge base, which will roll out over the next 1 2 weeks! Get notified of the launch here! What s New Bulk Markdown Import (Part 1) Import up to 10K markdown files at once perfect for Obsidian vaults or Notion exports.This is our third most requested feature on Canny with 195 upvotes. A few things to note: Supports Obsidian

... Notion, Obsidian, and Roam are great, but they re not for everyone. Maybe you found something simpler, faster, or just less overwhelming. What s the one productivity tool you actually stick with the one that makes life easier instead of adding more work? Comment from Nina Kolari(@ninakolari): I'd go with pen and paper! Its literally changed the game for me as I only focus on what's important today. I'm not distracted about what's happening tomorrow ...

... small ecosystem going: @todoist for personal tasks @Linear for work tasks @Akiflow to stitch everything together and assign each task a day and a time block Comment from Tania Bell(@taniabell): @alan_rivera  lfg. Obsidian all the way. love the tool, the ethos and their community. supper cool and inspirational Comment from Alan Rivera(@alan_rivera): @bradharrs awesome will look into click up for future endeavors! What's the one thing (or multiple) that made clickup that much better ... ... management? Comment from Tania Bell(@taniabell): currently - Obsidian

... discover some new products I hadn't seen before. I'm also just a big fan of desktop apps over web apps. I find it a lot easier to stay focused when I'm flipping between apps vs flipping between tabs. These are the apps in my dock: @Google Chrome - Pretty basic. I've really been considering switching over to @Horse though. @Slack - The de facto option. @Superhuman - Maybe the fastest I've become a fan of a product ... ... Shane Pollard(@techgiant): Great thread. Some gems in here :) Ive spend most of my time on a hybrid work / play computer: Mac Finder Chess app Calculator app Notes app Whatsapp @WhatsApp Safari Browser app @Safari Brave Browser app @brave VS

... useful hierarchy. There are some other gripes, like the lack of version backups (I accidentally deleted a really critical note and there was no recourse), but generally, I like everything else. I've heard lots of people talk about @Obsidian , but I've been reluctant to explore it because it seems non-trivial to set up syncing, and I'm dreading making the transition (I never transitioned my Evernote notes due to lots of rich media - audio notes ... ... should consider? Comment from Rajiv Ayyangar(@rajiv_ayyangar): @taniabell interesting - you don't find that having knowledge in two places makes retrieval more difficult? E.g. when you search for something, you need to remember whether it's in your Obsidian