Heron is a native notes app for people who want a note on screen faster than they can think of what to write. Written purely in C++, it consistently uses under 10 MB of memory, opens with no splash screen or warmup, and functions as a tool, not a service. No login, no cloud sync, no uploads. It is simple, elegant, and is excels at being exactly what it claims to be.
Although the current focus on AI-centric software architecture has led to a lot of incredible pieces of software that I never though possible, I always find myself interested in the opposite. For my personal projects, I want to emphasize the importance of continuing to create tools that work reliably and efficiently. When did a carpenter's hammer stop being a hammer and begin prompting to wait for a security update before the first swing of each day?
That's what Heron is. The best local notes app available.