ZnoteMarkdown notes for doers

A local-first markdown notebook with executable code blocks, Obsidian-compatible vaults, and an AI assistant.

Your notes are plain files

Notes live as markdown files in a vault folder on your disk. No database, no lock-in — sync them with git, iCloud, or anything else.

Learn about vaults

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Obsidian compatible

Open your Obsidian vault directly. Wikilinks, embeds, transclusion, callouts and attachments work out of the box — without rewriting your notes.

Obsidian compatibility

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Run code in your notes

Execute JavaScript, Node.js and shell blocks in place. Results are saved into the markdown itself, readable from any editor.

Running code

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AI assistant built in

Summon the AI overlay on any note, use / commands like /brainstorm or /rewrite, and create your own prompts as plain markdown files.

AI assistant

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Real tools via MCP

Connect GitHub, Postgres, Slack or your filesystem to AI blocks with tools=. Same config format as Claude Desktop, servers run locally.

MCP servers

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Works with Obsidian, live

The companion plugin adds "Open in Znote" and Run buttons inside Obsidian — run a block, and the result appears back in your Obsidian note.

Companion plugin

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Git, from the tree

Version a vault with git and drive it from the sidebar — see which notes changed here and on the remote, pull and push in one click.

Git sync

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Secrets, encrypted next to the note

Keep a note versioned and shareable while its passwords live in an encrypted sidecar. Standard sops and age — readable from a terminal, with or without Znote.

Secrets

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Data visualization included

Plotly, Danfo.js, Mermaid and ApexCharts are pre-installed. Charts can be snapshotted right into the note as images.

Persisted results