Kuku is a truly native, local-first markdown editor for macOS — built with Tauri, not Electron. Notes are stored as plainmd files with wikilinks, backlinks, and graph view. Its AI agent doesn’t just chat — it searches, edits, and links your files, with every change shown as Cursor-style diffs you can review. Fast, lightweight, offline-first. No cloud. No lock-in. Obsidian + Cursor, without Electron.
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Kuku: open source
Launching today
Kuku is back as an open-source, local-first second brain for the AI era. It keeps your knowledge in plain Markdown files, then turns your vault into reusable context: wikilinks, backlinks, graph, search, and AI-assisted edits with reviewable diffs. Unlike closed note apps or one-off AI chats, Kuku is built to make your memory portable across tools, models, and self-hosted setups.
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Thanks! Inkdrop is a fantastic app, so that comparison means a lot.
Regarding privacy:
Local-First: Your files stay 100% on your disk. We don't store them in any cloud.
Roadmap: We are preparing to add "Bring Your Own Key" and Other LLM support. This will soon allow you to have complete control over the AI data flow.
Verification: We plan to open-source the code. That way, you won't have to take my word for it—you'll be able to audit the codebase yourself.