files.md: A local-first, private note-taking app using plain Markdown files
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zakirullin
Sesame, salt, and substance. A flagship bake.
Summary
A GitHub repository for a note-taking application called "files.md" that stores personal information in plain Markdown files. The app is local-first, private (no data sent to servers), and designed to be LLM-friendly. The creator has been building it for 5 years and positions it as a tool for owning your own files and knowledge, with the ability to grow software around it using LLMs. It's currently in beta at app.files.md.
Key quotes
· 5 pulledYou should own your files, and the software that opens them.
You grow your knowledge with your brain. You grow software around it with an LLM. Both can last through the ages.
All in plain .md files, local-first. LLM-friendly.
Private, no data is sent to server.
I have been building this project for 5 years.
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