Offline-first
Your vault lives on your disk. Open it on a plane. No spinners while the cloud thinks.
Desktop app · Available now
memrynote for Desktop.
A local-first PKM that lives on your machine. Free, open source, and available for macOS, Windows, and Linux.
Open sourceEnd-to-end encrypted syncFree forever
Pick your platform
Three platforms. One vault.
Signed builds with automatic updates. Pick yours.
Automatic updates keep you current. Source stays open on GitHub. Code signing policy.
Why desktop
Your second brain. On your machine.
A native window for serious work. Local-first, encrypted, open source.
End-to-end encrypted
When you turn sync on, XChaCha20-Poly1305 encrypts every byte before it leaves your machine. Server never sees plaintext.
Plain markdown vault
Every note is a .md file in a folder you own. Read it in any editor. Portable forever.
Open source
Read the code, file the bug, submit the PR. The desktop app is built in the open.
In action
Built for the keyboard.
Command palette, full-text search, tabs, split panes. Everything reachable in one keystroke.
Command palette
⌘P jumps to anything. Notes, tasks, journal entries, settings.
Tabs and split panes
Open as many notes as you want. Split vertically or horizontally. Drag tabs between panes.
Full-text search
SQLite FTS5 indexes your whole vault. Results in milliseconds.
Works with everything
Yours forever. No lock-in.
Any sync service
Your vault is a folder. Sync it with iCloud, Dropbox, Syncthing, Git, or just leave it local.
Open source code
Read the repo, file an issue, submit a PR. Built in the open from day one.
memrynote Sync (optional)
Turn on E2E-encrypted sync between your own devices when you want it. Pay nothing for the local app.
Get started
Three steps to your vault.
Download
Grab the installer for your platform. Signed builds for macOS, Windows, and Linux.
Open
Double-click the installer. macOS: drag to Applications. Windows: run the .exe. Linux: chmod and launch.
Pick a vault
Create a new folder or point memrynote at an existing markdown folder (Obsidian vaults work directly).
Release channel
Live now.
Signed macOS, Windows, and Linux builds are available now, with automatic updates. The source stays open.
- Open issues against the public repo
- Submit PRs through the normal flow
- Desktop installers target macOS, Windows, and Linux
- Automatic updates keep every platform current
FAQ
Before you download.
Your second brain, on your machine.
Free, local, open source. Download memrynote and pick a vault in under a minute.