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CLUSTER FIRST-LOCAL-SYNC · 15 ENTRIES · EARLIEST ENTRY 2026-09-17

Local-first note-taking apps

This cluster comprises local-first note-taking applications that emphasize offline storage, full-text search, block editors, and optional sync or encryption. The cluster's dated history is too thin to read a shape from — it predates the index or its members are undated. Traction leaders are Jotrail (4 stars), followed by BlockNotes and suibi-github (1 star each).

Entry timeline

ENTRY TIMELINE

AUG 2026: 1SEP 2026: 10OCT 2026: 4
AUG 2026OCT 2026

Each bar is the month a member carries, which is a creation date where the source published one and a crawl date otherwise. Nothing in the index was found before 11 August 2026, and coverage broadened sharply on 14–15 August, so a bar from then on reports how much we found that month, not how much was built; an earlier bar reports how far back a member's own source dated it — not how long we have been watching.

Members by activity

Activity signals, not revenue.

Build origin · 15 unlabelled

Operator · 8 hobby · 1 open source · 6 unlabelled

Two labels per entry, never collapsed into one: how it was built, and who stands behind it. Counted over the 15 listed below. Unlabelled means nothing has decided yet — not that the answer is small.

  1. 01Jotrail4★16 days—Local-first desktop notebook that links notes into timeline journeys, helping users track progress across long-running themes.
  2. 02BlockNotes2★4 days—hobby3D block-themed Windows note-taking app that stores notes locally in a virtual study room, with book writing, lectern reading, shelf sorting, and chest archiving.
  3. 03marks-marks1★4 days—hobbyFree open-source Windows notes app that stores text, screenshots, and videos locally, with a floating shortcut and ZIP backups.
  4. 04suibi-github1★1 molivehobbyLocal-first Windows desktop app for personal writing that offers a WYSIWYG Markdown editor, automatic saving, and password-protected offline storage of notes.
  5. 05Noto0★7 days—hobbyWindows notes app that provides local-first contextual note-taking with keyboard-first interactions.
  6. 06kikit0★12 days—hobbyLocal-first notes app that provides a block editor, offline persistence, and cross-device sync for personal writing and real-time collaboration.
  7. 07PWA-NOTE0★11 dayslivehobbyOffline-first notes app that stores text and voice notes locally, supports search and filtering, and installs as a progressive web app.
  8. 08Docly0★23 days—hobbyLocal offline note-taking app with rich text editing, tags, favorites, and full-text search, storing documents entirely on the user's device.
  9. 09quicknotes0★5 days—Local-first note-taking app for Windows with full-text search, revision history, protected notes, encrypted archives, and optional cloud sync.
  10. 10light-note0★16 days—Local-first note-taking app for Windows that provides full-text search, Markdown editing, math support, version history, and optional cloud sync.
  11. 11AquarellNotes0★1 moliveopen sourceLocal-first note-taking and shopping-list app that stores all data on the device and supports colors, search, and sharing.
  12. 12memoca0★3 days—hobbyLocal-first note-taking app with a block editor, folder organization, offline sync, search, and end-to-end encryption.
  13. 13Knowto: Instant Note Taking0★9 daysliveLocal-first notes app with an always-ready composer for capturing ideas quickly, organizing with tags and threads, and syncing across devices.
  14. 14pebble0★2 mo—An offline-first PWA for capturing atomic notes, with optional cloud sync and Obsidian integration.
  15. 15DearWiki0★unknownliveLocal-first notes and personal wiki app for storing Markdown, tasks, research, and connected ideas, with on-device OCR and optional WebDAV sync.

Ranked by traction, highest first, and paged 20 at a time — this is a window on the cluster, never the whole of it. Ties are broken by a stable id so a product cannot appear on two pages or fall between them. Browse every cluster.