Private by default.
Notes live in a local SQLite database. Attachments stay on disk. No account, telemetry or required sync.
← Dakidarts ecosystem
NOTEME / DESKTOP WRITING STUDIO
Think clearly.
Think clearly.
Write deeply. Keep it local.
NoteMe is an open-source desktop app that pairs a fast Markdown notes workspace with Books Studio, a page-design surface for manuscripts. No account, no cloud dependency, no tracking — just your work on your machine.
Local SQLite storageNotes + Books StudioOpen source / MITmacOS / Windows / Linux
Latest releasev0.2.0
ONE APP / TWO WORKSPACES
A quiet home for the thought and the manuscript.
Most writing tools force a choice between quick notes and serious long-form work. NoteMe keeps both in one native desktop app, with separate workspaces that stay out of each other’s way.
01 / NOTES
Capture the thought before it leaves.
A fast Markdown workspace with rich text, tabs, categories, tags, tasks and local attachments.
- Markdown edit, split and preview modes
- Rich text with headings, lists, quotes, code and links
- Browser-style tabs, favorites, tasks, archive and trash
- Color-coded categories and tags with live counts
- Quick Capture, clipboard history and daily templates
- Full-text search and a command palette for everything
02 / BOOKS STUDIO
Write the book, then design the page.
Books Studio adds a direct-manipulation canvas for manuscripts, with typography, page geometry, artwork and publishing tools in the same app.
- Structured front matter, chapters, interludes and back matter
- Flow and Free layouts with a real design canvas
- Typography, margins, running heads and page numbering
- Tables, charts, callouts and recolorable book artwork
- Automatic local saves, version checkpoints and focus mode
- EPUB 3, DOCX, HTML, Markdown and print-ready PDF export
03 / WHY NOTEME
Built for depth without the noise.
A private local core, a fast notes workspace and a real design surface for long-form writing.
Markdown you can keep.
Notes remain portable plain text, whether you write in Markdown, rich text or the design canvas.
Fast enough to disappear.
Keyboard-first navigation, instant search, browser-style tabs and a command palette keep the interface out of the way.
A real writing studio.
Books Studio handles structure, page design, artwork and reader-ready export without leaving the manuscript.
At home on the desktop.
Native menus, window state, global Quick Capture and system themes in a Tauri 2 shell.
Open source, MIT licensed.
The code is public, the data model is documented and the app is built to be inspected.
04 / LOCAL-FIRST
Your work stays on your machine.
NoteMe uses SQLite with WAL journaling. The only network request is the update checker when you explicitly ask for it.
No account. No tracking. No required cloud.
05 / KEYBOARD
Made for the keyboard.
The everyday actions stay one shortcut away.
⌘ KCommand palette
⌘ ⇧ NGlobal Quick Capture
⌘ ⇧ VClipboard history
⌘ TNew tab
⌘ FFind in section
⌘ ,Preferences
06 / OPEN SOURCE
Inspect it. Build it. Own your copy.
NoteMe is MIT licensed. Read the architecture, build from source with Tauri and Rust, or download the latest macOS release from GitHub.
Tauri 2RustReact 18SQLiteMarkdownMIT
NOTEMEThink clearly. Write deeply.
Think clearly. Write deeply.
Keep it local.
Download NoteMe for macOS, or build it from source on Windows and Linux.