Launched this week
note.md
Local-first markdown based workspace for research writings
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Local-first markdown based workspace for research writings
311 followers
note.md is a private, local-first markdown based workspace for macOS built for focused writing, research, and structured thought.
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feels like a very real pain point for anyone doing deep research. The work gets fragmented across PDFs, notes, citations, browser tabs, and scattered thoughts. The local AI angle is especially interesting because research needs trust and grounding, not just fast summaries.how notemd handles evidence quality when finding a source for a claim, does it distinguish between strong support, weak support, contradictory findings, and loosely related papers?
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@harshalvc_ai Currently, it works like this: a search algorithm identifies the 12 text chunks that are most likely to be relevant to your claim. These chunks are then passed to a small language model, which compares each one against the claim and categorizes it as Supports, Contradicts, Nuanced, or Irrelevant.
It also assigns a percentage score to indicate how likely each text chunk is to be a good fit for your claim.
From there, you can simply review the suggested evidence and insert the citation if it works for you.
One important note: the quality of the results depends on whether your project already contains sources that are relevant to the claim.
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Hey @andreaigner This is really an intuitive product. I’ve actually struggled with this a lot myself, so I’d love to try it out. Any plans for a Windows version?
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@bluefloyd Thank you for your comment :) Right now, note.md is developed in Swift because Apple’s hardware architecture makes implementing and testing local AI models much easier.
That said, we’re definitely open to bringing note.md to Windows and Linux at some point in the future.
Local-first + markdown for research writing is exactly the right substrate — the friction in most 'AI notes' tools is that they treat notes as a flat bag of text and lose the relationships you actually built while thinking. Does note.md surface connections between linked notes, or stay strictly file-level? Been thinking about this from a mind-map angle recently (small demo:
) and the local-first constraint is what makes it real.Rizzle AI
Writers and researchers don’t want more features. They want less friction between thinking and writing.
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@hellovidya Thank you, that’s exactly the point we’re trying to address :D
From the beginning, our goal with note.md was not to add more features for the sake of it, but to reduce the friction between thinking, researching, and actually writing. A lot of the work behind thesis writing happens before the final text appears: collecting sources, structuring ideas, checking claims, finding citations, and keeping everything connected.
We’re trying to bring that process into one focused workspace, so writers and researchers can spend less time switching contexts and more time developing their ideas.
This is wonderful concept. Do we have version for Windows and Linux?
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Congrats on the launch!! This feels clean and useful for people who want seamless and free writing. A local first setup also makes it more trustworthy for focused work and research.
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@thamibenjelloun Thank you so much, really appreciate it!
That’s exactly what we were aiming for with note.md: a clean writing environment that feels seamless, but still gives researchers and writers the structure they need in the background.
And yes, local-first was very important to us from the beginning. Especially for focused work and research, we believe your notes, sources, and ideas should stay yours — and yours alone.