Kuku: A Native, Local-First Markdown Editor for macOS Built with Tauri
By
Minkyu Lee
Hard crust, hollow middle. Skim only.
Summary
Kuku is a native, local-first markdown editor for macOS built with Tauri instead of Electron. It stores notes as plain markdown files with wikilinks, backlinks, and graph view capabilities. The editor features an AI agent that can search, edit, and link files, with all changes displayed as Cursor-style diffs for review. It's designed to be fast, lightweight, offline-first, with no cloud dependency or vendor lock-in, positioning itself as a combination of Obsidian and Cursor without Electron.
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Notes are stored as plainmd files with wikilinks, backlinks, and graph view.
Its AI agent doesn't just chat — it searches, edits, and links your files, with every change shown as Cursor-style diffs you can review.
Fast, lightweight, offline-first. No cloud. No lock-in. Obsidian + Cursor, without Electron.
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