I’m Yousuf, the developer behind NerdyNote - a markdown-first note-taking app built specifically for developers.
As a developer, I grew frustrated juggling notes across apps that didn’t play well with Git or respect plaintext. I wanted something simple: a tool that saves directly to my GitHub repos as markdown files, where I can keep my personal notes in the private repo and also have the option to manage notes in a community in public notes. Nothing revolutionary, just what I wished existed.
Thank you for your support. I hope you like what I built.
I built this because, most programmers just want to write notes quickly without worrying about design or formatting. But readable notes can make a big difference in understanding and collaboration.
I built NerdyNotes to make this easier. It uses Markdown, which many developers are already familiar with, and automatically applies simple styling with shortcuts with no extra effort needed.
With GitHub sync, your notes are always backed up in your private repo. You can also create teams and use a shared repo to collaborate on notes together.
It's a small tool, built with the hope of making note-taking simpler and more useful for developers.
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@musfk really cool. wishing you the very best with the launch
I am curious why the app is only available on mobile devices as a native app? I do the majority of my development on a laptop and a desktop, which I suspect is true of the majority of developers. Do you have plans to offer a web version? Or perhaps a VSCode extension?
Thank you@tforster for your interest. Current I am working on the web version, it will be available very soon.
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Congratulations Yousuf on launching NerdyNote! Love how you solved a real problem you faced as a developer. The Git integration is brilliant - keeping notes in markdown files right in our repos is exactly what many of us have been wanting. The private/public repo options make perfect sense for personal vs community notes. Elegant solution to a common frustration! Excited to try this out and see my notes living happily alongside my code where they belong.
Congrats on launching NerdyNotes! As a dev, this "by devs, for devs" tool hits the sweet spot! GitHub sync + plaintext MD files solve the fragmentation pain perfectly. Love how it balances private repos with potential community-building through public notes—genius move! Quick ideas: Mobile editing could shine with keyboard shortcuts, and a team collaboration layer (PR-style reviews?) would make it unstoppable. Already upvoted—can’t wait to see where this goes! 🚀
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@masump Thank you so much. The NerdyNotes support search features and the bidirectional linking will be available very soon.
a cool little tool, @musfk.
what are your aspirations for it? no secret that there are prob millions note-taking apps out there. why build another one?
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Thank you @taniabell, it's a very good question.
I built this because, most programmers just want to write notes quickly without worrying about design or formatting. But readable notes can make a big difference in understanding and collaboration.
I built NerdyNotes to make this easier. It uses Markdown, which many developers are already familiar with, and automatically applies simple styling with shortcuts with no extra effort needed.
With GitHub sync, your notes are always backed up in your private repo. You can also create teams and use a shared repo to collaborate on notes together.
It's a small tool, built with the hope of making note-taking simpler and more useful for developers.
@musfk really cool. wishing you the very best with the launch
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Thank you so much@taniabell for you support.
Congrats on the launch! Beautiful webpage! Don't forget to change the old twitter icon and url!
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Thank you@deffro for noticing. I'll fix it.
I am curious why the app is only available on mobile devices as a native app? I do the majority of my development on a laptop and a desktop, which I suspect is true of the majority of developers. Do you have plans to offer a web version? Or perhaps a VSCode extension?
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Thank you@tforster for your interest. Current I am working on the web version, it will be available very soon.
Congratulations Yousuf on launching NerdyNote! Love how you solved a real problem you faced as a developer. The Git integration is brilliant - keeping notes in markdown files right in our repos is exactly what many of us have been wanting. The private/public repo options make perfect sense for personal vs community notes. Elegant solution to a common frustration! Excited to try this out and see my notes living happily alongside my code where they belong.
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Thank you so much@shant_hambarsoumian , Glad you liked the idea and would love to hear your feedback when you try it out!
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Congrats on launching NerdyNotes! As a dev, this "by devs, for devs" tool hits the sweet spot! GitHub sync + plaintext MD files solve the fragmentation pain perfectly. Love how it balances private repos with potential community-building through public notes—genius move!
Quick ideas: Mobile editing could shine with keyboard shortcuts, and a team collaboration layer (PR-style reviews?) would make it unstoppable. Already upvoted—can’t wait to see where this goes! 🚀
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Thank you @rocsheh for you kind words. I loved you ideas and I will definitely implement in the coming updates. Your support is highly appreciated.
Truly a lifesaver for developers like me, nice efforts buddy :)
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Thank you@tajwar_sultan.