Bamboo - Markdown notes with AI under your control
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Bamboo is a Markdown-first notes app for people who want a simple, portable workspace for ideas, documents, tasks, research, and personal knowledge. It combines a focused editor, collections, wiki links, web clipping, import/export, backups, and cross-device sync across iPhone, iPad, and Mac. AI is optional and controlled by you: connect supported providers, choose your model, and draft, rewrite, summarize, or brainstorm inside your notes.


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Finally a notes app where AI feels like a helpful assistant instead of a roommate that rearranges all your furniture. 😄
I like that AI is optional and that I choose the model. One thing I could not find: can I connect a local model, like Ollama or LM Studio, or are only cloud providers supported?
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@alieksia Yes, local models are supported as long as they expose an OpenAI-compatible API.
In Bamboo, add a new provider with type “OpenAI Compatible”, then set the Base URL and model identifier manually. For example:
- Ollama: http://localhost:11434/v1
- LM Studio: usually http://localhost:1234/v1
One note: there is no special Ollama/LM Studio auto-discovery yet. It works through the generic OpenAI-compatible provider setup.
On iOS, “localhost” means the device itself. If the model is running on your Mac, use your Mac’s local network IP instead, for example http://192.168.x.x:11434/v1 .
@zhigui Thank you, that is perfect for me. Appreciate the clear steps, including the iOS localhost note :)
Johnny, keeping everything in plain text so my notes can move wherever I go is exactly the kind of quiet decision I appreciate. Notes that outlive the app they live in just feel right. The optional AI being there only when I want it is a lovely touch.