Launching today
MinkNote
Private macOS notes built on plain Markdown files
143 followers
Private macOS notes built on plain Markdown files
143 followers
MinkNote is a native macOS notes and journal app built on plain Markdown files you own. No database, no account, and no vendor lock-in. Organise work with projects, journals, tags, fast search, rich text or Markdown editing, and automatic image organisation in one private, local-first workspace.
Congrats on the launch! Coming from TextMate, I really appreciate the minimalist, local-first approach.
Quick question: Are there already built-in keyboard shortcuts for quick navigation?
Excited to test it this weekend!
@hannesh thanks for the kind words!
Keyboard shortcuts have been central focus in the app's development, more than 90% of all operations are mapped to keyboard shortcuts, here's a preview:
@demianturner Perfect, exactly what I was hoping for. Excited to give it a try!
Been using MinkNote for a bit and it's exactly what i wanted. super minimalistic, no clutter, nothing fighting for attention. the fact that it's just plain markdown files means i'm not locked into anything, no account, no database, just my notes as files i actually own. journal + project organization is simple without feeling barebones. if you want something quiet and local-first this is it
Thanks so much@velogan_boy :-)
There's more essential work needed but I felt it was finally time to launch an MVP and get user feedback. If anything feels missing as you keep using it, I’d love to hear it.
Love that the frontmatter stays visible and the plain files remain fully readable outside the app, treating long-term ownership as a feature rather than an afterthought.
Thanks for the input @ilko_kacharov .
I came to frontmatter through Jekyll/blogging years ago, and it still feels like the cleanest tradeoff: structured enough for the app, plain enough that the note remains yours.
Quick thank you to everyone who's checked out MinkNote, upvoted or left comments, it means a lot to me. The comments have already clarified a few priorities, especially around external edits and making the "journal" naming more clear.
Fedica
Markdown is so underrated! Congrats on the launch Demian!
@albattran thanks so much!