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brain

minimal note-taking with obsidian-like ux and notion-style editing

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✨ features

🎯 core

  • minimal design - clean, distraction-free interface
  • keyboard-first - navigate without touching your mouse
  • local storage - your notes stay on your device
  • instant search - find any note in milliseconds
  • auto-save - never lose your work

🎨 editor

  • notion-style blocks - rich text editing experience
  • dark/light themes - easy on your eyes
  • focus mode - distraction-free writing
  • font zoom - ctrl+scroll to adjust size
  • resizable sidebar - customize your workspace

📦 installation

download pre-built binaries

note: binaries are automatically built via github actions for all platforms

platform download format
latest release .exe / .msi
latest release .dmg / .app
latest release .deb / .AppImage

⌨️ keyboard shortcuts

action shortcut description
new note ctrl + n create a fresh note
search ctrl + / find notes instantly
focus editor ctrl + enter jump to editor
delete note ctrl + delete remove current note
toggle theme ctrl + b switch dark/light
shortcuts help ctrl + k show all shortcuts
navigate / move through notes
zoom ctrl + scroll adjust font size

🚀 development

prerequisites

  • node.js 20+ with pnpm
  • rust (latest stable)
  • platform dependencies:
    • windows: webview2 (pre-installed on win11)
    • linux: webkit2gtk, libgtk
    • macos: xcode command line tools

setup

# clone the repository
git clone https://github.com/byigitt/brain.git
cd brain

# install dependencies
pnpm install

# run in development mode
pnpm tauri dev

🔨 building

build for your platform

# generate app icons
pnpm generate-icons

# build the application
pnpm build-app

automated ci/cd builds

the project uses github actions for automated cross-platform builds:

# tag a release
git tag v0.1.0
git push origin v0.1.0

# builds will be available in:
# github.com/byigitt/brain/actions

🏗️ tech stack


tauri
native desktop

react
ui framework

typescript
type safety

blocknote
notion-style editor

📄 license

mit © 2025 byigitt


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