Your folder is the source.
Open an existing Markdown vault. No import, conversion or proprietary database for your notes.
Native Markdown · public beta
Your vault.
At your fingertips.
Opens your existing Markdown vault in place — no import.
A lightning-fast Markdown editor and viewer, built for your desktop.
Rust + GPUI / macOS · Windows · Linux
Ordinary files. No account required.
YOUR VAULT. WITH THE CONTEXT IN VIEW.Markdown / Properties / Backlinks
Real app. Demo notes. Tables, properties and backlinks keep your project in context.
Lightning-fast, by design.
A native Rust + GPUI interface, keyboard navigation and indexed full-text search.
Offline is the default.
Read, search and work locally. Your desktop vault doesn’t need a server or an account.
A shorter path through your notes
Find it. See it. Work on it.
Keyboard shortcuts for the frequent moves. Source and Live Preview for the way you want to write.
A few letters. The right note.
Open quick open with ⌘K on macOS or Ctrl+K on Windows and Linux. Filter notes by name, select a result and keep working.
⌘K / Ctrl+K Quick open⌘⇧F / Ctrl+Shift+F Search contentsCtrl+Tab Recent notes
[[context retained]]
Links that stay useful.
Wikilinks, aliases, embeds and backlinks. Properties and a table of contents keep the surrounding context in view.
- [ ] next action
Notes become next steps.
A Tasks dashboard with filters, due dates and snooze. Bring tasks together without moving them out of your Markdown.
English / עברית / русский
Your words, your direction.
Hebrew and right-to-left text, Russian and mixed-language notes. Light and dark themes for different working hours.
SAFE SAVE
Change the note.
Keep a way back.
Atomic saves, per-note history and crash-recovery drafts. Edits are checked against the file on disk, so an external change can be surfaced as a conflict.
Read the save behavior ↗- Compare the base.Check whether the original file changed outside Okilum.
- Write atomically.Persist through a temporary file before replacing the note.
- Keep recovery separate.Draft recovery protects work without silently overwriting the source.
What's coming / The vision
From thought.
To action.
Today, Okilum is a local Markdown editor and viewer. Next, we want to connect your ideas, context and agent work into an optional second brain.
01Capture
02Context
03Agents
04Action
VISION / OPTIONALBrain
Thought → action.
Context retained.
Brain · your second brain
Connect your project knowledge: ideas, decisions, sources and the next useful action. Keep the original context with the outcome. Brain is an experimental prototype, not available in this desktop beta.
Inbox · a place to think
The vision: capture a thought from anywhere, explore it in conversation and turn it into a note or an actionable brief. A separate Inbox would bring together captures and questions that need your attention.
LLM & agent tracker
Follow conversations and delegated work in one place: what is running, what needs your input and what came back. Keep results linked to the context that started them.
Connected to Maestro
Connect with Maestro, BeFeast’s open-source agent orchestrator. Bring project progress, agent questions and review decisions into your field of view. Maestro would continue to own its execution queue and workers.
All of this is future direction, with no release date promised. Brain, Inbox and integrations are optional. Your local desktop app works independently, without an account or a backend.
Try it on your desktop
Your next note starts here.
Free. Open source. Yours to inspect and improve.
macOS
Apple Silicon
Signed and notarized beta.
Windows
x64 · unsigned beta
Editing, safe save, rename and recovery.
Linux
x86_64 · Arch pacman repository
Signed pacman repository.
Okilum is in active development. Keep normal backups of your notes.
A few useful details
Before you open
your vault.
No migration ceremony.
No account to get started.
Can I open my existing notes folder?
Yes. Open a folder of Markdown files directly, without import. Okilum understands wikilinks, backlinks, aliases, embeds and frontmatter properties. Your notes remain ordinary files on disk.
Does Okilum sync my notes?
No built-in sync is available in this beta. The desktop app works with files on your machine. It does not require an account or an internet connection for local note work.
How much does it cost?
The desktop app is free and open source under the MIT license. You can inspect the code, build it yourself and contribute on GitHub.
Is there an iPhone or Android app?
Not in this beta. Okilum is currently a desktop app for macOS, Windows and Linux, with platform-specific availability as listed above.
Do I need Inbox?
No. Inbox is part of the planned optional service layer. The desktop app works independently with your local vault, without an account or an internet connection for local note work.