INKWELL
Sovereign, local-first Markdown editor built with Rust
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INKWELL - Sovereign, local-first Markdown editor built with Rust

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Inkwell is a fast, distraction-free Markdown editor designed around privacy, local data ownership, and zero telemetry. Built on Rust and Tauri v2 with a local SQLite database engine (inkwell.db), it launches in under a second and keeps your workspace state, version history, and file trees fully offline on your own hardware.

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Hey Product Hunters! I'm not a software developer or coder myself, but when I stumbled across Inkwell, I immediately fell in love with what the team at 4Worlds built here. ​A lot of modern writing apps force you to create accounts, sign up for monthly subscriptions, or save your private thoughts to someone else's cloud. Inkwell takes the total opposite approach: it's a beautifully designed, fast, and quiet Markdown editor that lives 100% locally on your own computer. Complete Privacy: Zero tracking, no telemetry, no required accounts, and no cloud locks. Everything you write stays right on your machine. ​Built to Last: It saves your work automatically to a local database on your hard drive, keeping snapshots every 5 minutes so you never lose a draft. ​Gorgeous & Distraction-Free: Clean custom themes (Editorial, Midnight, Sepia, Mono), customizable fonts, and a simple Focus Mode that lets you just focus on your words. ​Publish-Ready: Beautiful PDF exports with built-in support for math equations, table formatting, and diagrams. I hope you take a look and enjoy it.