v1.3.2 - Now Available for Linux, Windows, macOS & Android I wanted UpNote's clean editor with Obsidian's local files, minus the bloat and the lock-in. It didn't exist, so I built it: plain Markdown, stored on your own disk.
What you get
An editor that gets out of the way
Slash commands, tables, code blocks with highlighting, and live KaTeX math. A clean WYSIWYG
that writes plain Markdown you can read with cat, and a source mode for when
you want the raw text.
Every task, in one place
HelixNotes pulls every - [ ] checklist from across your notes into a single
Tasks view. Set priority and due dates per row, then work in a list or drag tasks around a
calendar.
See how your notes connect
Link notes with [[wiki links]] and the graph fills in on its own. Hover a node
to trace its connections and find the ideas that tie everything together.
A journal, built in
Daily Notes gives you a calendar and a note for every day. Click a date to open it or create it. Good for standups, journaling, or just thinking out loud.
Make it yours
Light, dark, and 29 built-in palettes (Solarized, Nord, Catppuccin, Gruvbox, Synthwave, One Dark and more), accent colors, fonts, and an interface scale from 80 to 200%.
And a lot more
- Plain
.mdfiles, no database, no lock-in - Built on Rust and Tauri, not Electron
- Full-text search (Tantivy), CJK-aware
- KaTeX math and Mermaid diagrams, rendered natively
- Optional WebDAV sync to your own server
- Version history with diffs, automatic backups
- Optional AI, local with Ollama or your own key
- Obsidian import and an external
.mdviewer - Outline panel, tags with autocomplete
- Focus mode, multi-window, file associations
- Customizable keyboard shortcuts, hideable sidebar items
And it travels with you
The same notes on Android, no account required.
The full editor, tables and all
Tasks on the go
The graph in your pocket
Daily notes anywhere
Get HelixNotes
Free and open source. Available for desktop and Android.
Install via APT
Add the official repository and install with automatic updates:
curl -fsSL https://repo.arkhost.com/gpg.key | sudo gpg --dearmor -o
/usr/share/keyrings/arkhost.gpg && echo "deb
[signed-by=/usr/share/keyrings/arkhost.gpg arch=amd64] https://repo.arkhost.com stable
main" | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/helixnotes.list && sudo apt update
&& sudo apt install helix-notesInstall via AUR
Install from the AUR using your preferred AUR helper:
yay -S helixnotes-appimage-binBlank or white screen on X11 or Wayland? If you see Failed to create GBM buffer, try:
WEBKIT_DISABLE_DMABUF_RENDERER=1 helixnotesInstall on Solus
HelixNotes is in the official Solus repository. Install it with eopkg:
sudo eopkg it helixnotesInstall via F-Droid
Add the ArkHost F-Droid repository to your F-Droid client, then install HelixNotes and receive automatic updates through F-Droid.
Scan with F-Droid to add the repo982AA0B4A99828C0B9F212964FA16D30554A74A0A2F24C9DC2D1C8B8D55AC972 Verify this matches the fingerprint shown in F-Droid before adding the repo.Don't have F-Droid yet? Get it at f-droid.org. Prefer a direct download? Grab the APK from Codeberg releases.
Build from source
Install system dependencies for your platform:
sudo apt install libwebkit2gtk-4.1-dev libssl-dev libayatana-appindicator3-dev
librsvg2-dev build-essential pkg-config curl npmsudo pacman -S webkit2gtk-4.1 base-devel openssl libayatana-appindicator librsvg
curl npmsudo dnf install webkit2gtk4.1-devel openssl-devel
libayatana-appindicator-gtk3-devel librsvg2-devel gcc pkg-config curl npmVS Build Tools (Desktop development with C++)
Install Rust and pnpm:
curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -sSf https://sh.rustup.rs | shnpm install -g pnpmClone and build:
git clone https://codeberg.org/ArkHost/HelixNotes.git && cd HelixNotes && pnpm install
&& pnpm tauri build