What is note.md
note.md is a private, local-first markdown-based research workspace for macOS. It is designed for focused writing, research, and structured thought, acting as an all-in-one research workspace.
Features of note.md
- Local and Private Vault: Your notes and data remain on your machine, ensuring privacy.
- Markdown Support: Full support for GitHub Flavored Markdown, complex tables, and LaTeX math.
- Second Brain Functionality: Connect ideas with bidirectional links and visualize them in a graph view.
- Reading Studio: Read PDFs side-by-side with your note editor, with smart citation generation.
- Knowledge Management: Organize, read, and bookmark academic sources. Import scientific papers and complex PDFs, manage metadata, and export sources as a .bib file.
- Automatic Indexing (Premium): Extract figures, charts, and tables from PDFs.
- Graph View: Visualize connections between sources and notes, with Neo4j export support.
- Semantic Search (Premium): Search your workspace by meaning using local AI models.
- Intentional Design: Minimalist interface with a focus on distraction-free writing.
Use Cases of note.md
- Academic Synthesis: Capture ideas, organize research sources, and develop well-structured articles.
- Knowledge Organization: Manage and connect disparate thoughts and sources into a cohesive knowledge base.
- Focused Writing: Utilize a distraction-free environment for deep work.
Pricing
Free for the individual creator. Available on the App Store.




