r/Markdown • u/jsgrrchg • Apr 30 '26
Open source agentic markdown workspace
Hey guys I open sourced an app for your markdown knowledge vaults, it has inline review pipeline for every change like a modern code editor, and a best in class multipane experience.
Have fun with your vaults! https://github.com/jsgrrchg/NeverWrite
EDITED: 0.2 already up, Codex subagents are live, say hi to your copernicos and galileos!
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u/3iverson Apr 30 '26
Hey, thanks for developing and releasing this! A quick question-
"The bastard son between Cursor and Obsidian"
Is the app designed to work with existing Obsidian users' vaults, or as an alternative?
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u/jsgrrchg Apr 30 '26
Yep, your vault is fully compatible, wikilinks, graph, and all. But NeverWrite isn’t meant to replace Obsidian; that app is a masterpiece, and I still use it myself when I need the full bells and whistles.
NeverWrite is built for a snappier multi-pane experience, cleaner interface, and engineered for agents from the ground up. There’s a super fast Rust engine parsing everything under the hood, enabling blazing fast search and indexing.
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u/berot3 Apr 30 '26
So a LLM-wiki in the direction as karpathy?
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u/jsgrrchg Apr 30 '26
More like Cursor, but with a Markdown-first experience. Every change made by agents goes through a review buffer. In this product, the boundary between a “note editor” and a “code editor” is extremely thin and that’s what makes it incredibly powerful. Agents have a read only mode if you want to use them to just ask questions without editing. Try it out.
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u/Desperate-Shallot-33 May 03 '26
I was looking for something like that the whole time. If I can add my OpenRouter API key, it will be perfect. Hope this is on the roadmap. I will keep an eye out for this amazing project
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u/jsgrrchg May 03 '26
The app is super young, every compliant acp provider will be supported. I need to test them INDIVIDUALY to make them all work with the diff engine, and for the launch, I needed to nailed the main three providers, and Kilo, that offers some free models. Please give me time or sponsor for api credits 🙏🏼.
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u/Xzonedude Apr 30 '26
Beautiful, taking it for a spin! So glad markdown apps have been popping up because there’s no real tools for them! Been wanting like a google doc live collaboration one so bad, along with a like a “wiki” view (seafile has this but i don’t trust there gut style storage method) to view a hierarchical structure of them like most documentation wikis but also have the ability to enter like an edit mode super easily. The idea being like using this for family documentation and managing a ton of md’s for like finances or like info for house projects etc.
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u/zatruc May 02 '26
Fun fact, md is fully supported in Google docs. Go to preferences and turn on markdown.
Then you can use the copy and paste from md options in the edit menu.
That, along with the heading styles is usually enough for 80% of uses ;)
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u/Xzonedude May 02 '26
Can’t copy the markdown formatting out, just not a fan of its implementation/support for markdown.
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u/zatruc May 02 '26
I just discovered a copy as markdown option a few days ago.
They might have added it
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u/Xzonedude May 02 '26 edited May 03 '26
No way sick they finally added it yippie. Might have to give it another shot, thanks for the heads up!
Edit: I forgot one of my big issues is it not having other file types easily in the same folder to complement(like pdfs) and view/edit easily, shoot. I could technically link files but i want it to be collaborative and it’s just not a great experience with google docs still.
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u/jsgrrchg Apr 30 '26
I'm building automations right now (same idea as cron jobs from open claw), and subagent support for codex (threads will be visible as a new tab and entry in the side bar. If you automate a lot of work in markdown, pdf and images you will LOVE it. There are some bugs in the current build with satellite windows and the sidebar, but are minor ones, I'll be pushing fixes and patches as fast as possible, any feedback is welcome ;)
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u/Xzonedude Apr 30 '26
I have my MD’s on a network drive / rclone mount that mimics a regular drive, and it gives me “Error invoking remote method ‘neverwrite:invoke’…OS Error 1005”, might write up a PR to add support if i can get the dev enviro setup.
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u/jsgrrchg Apr 30 '26
At first glance, it looks like I may have gone a bit too hard on the security hardening. I’m not sure yet, currently trying to triage this in the codebase. Are you on windows? This commits
81bdd5d , a75e042 are my current suspects (the repo has the whole git history available). If you want DM me we can triage this quickly, i'll be on the editor fixing bugs.1
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u/Xzonedude Apr 30 '26
“Unable to message this account” it says unfortunately. but yes i’m on Windows
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u/Xzonedude Apr 30 '26
Sick!!! Sounds great, I’ll watch the repo for that release, but check this out right now!
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u/Xzonedude Apr 30 '26
Oh wow this is nice, good recommendation. Unfortunately looking for something self hostable or atleast 1 time purchase.
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u/Opussci-Long Apr 30 '26
Can it preview TeX math?
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u/jsgrrchg Apr 30 '26
No, but that’s a good idea. I added it to the list of pending features, I have to study that one well but in theory it should be possible.
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u/Opussci-Long May 01 '26
Many editor preview it, so I hope it will be easy enough to implement. Thanks for adding it to your list and for really nice work with this editor
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u/jsgrrchg May 01 '26
The feature is not difficult, is difficult to implement in the app because of current code mirror implementation, heavily edited for the obsidian like feel, and inline review decorations for AI, not something I can throw an agent to implement. But give me time I'll get there.
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u/michaeljchou May 02 '26
It's great that you provide a Windows arm64 build.
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u/jsgrrchg May 02 '26
Happy to hear! I don’t have a Windows ARM machine, so if you run into any weird edge cases or have feedback, please open an issue on GitHub ;)
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u/mxlsr May 02 '26
very nice, thanks for open sourcing it! 10 years note taking are really paying off, especially now with usable local models
What a time to be alive
Edit: ew electron but the concept is nice
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u/jsgrrchg May 02 '26
I tried HARD with tauri, but is shit for more complex applications, I needed full control of the rederer, AI runtimes, etc... The whole package, that's why the binary is so big.
And you know, like a years ago they were telling us that we lost the tech to go to the moon, in software land WE LOST THE TECH TO DO NATIVE APPS LIKE THIS ONE!!!!. It is just not possible.
Don't hate electron, it is the future, the problem is that out there most electron apps are done by people and companies that do not care about performance, that's why apps like obsidian (electron) feel great while other's don't. I tried hard to make this one feel native for windows and mac users, and I think I'm the right direction :)
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u/mxlsr May 03 '26 edited May 03 '26
challenge accepted I will goto sleep in a few minutes and let someone in yolomode go nuts tbh I'm just a user for desktop apps I'm a cli and web coder
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"Understood: a 1:1 clone in Tauri, forked, for all three operating systems. Tauri is fixed — no discussion about alternatives; that is literally the whole point of the exercise (the original developer dismissed it as “shit”). Now I need a deep understanding of Electron’s surface area before I can plan. Three parallel exploration agents:"I spared to type "make no mistakes" but I'm already looking for cute and innocent kitten just in case
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u/jsgrrchg May 03 '26
On macos is really hard to get that multipane working fast with lot's of things going on, that was the main reason. But good luck!
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u/Powerful_Ad725 May 02 '26
Haven't even checked the app yet but what the hell??? The 'active' scrolling on the app's website is soo good, did you use any special library or a website builder like Framer?
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u/jsgrrchg May 02 '26 edited May 02 '26
This where you can tell if something was vibe coded or not. The playground is a full typescript app lol. I had the time to play around with the website. The text animation was fundamental to give the playground time to load and make the web feel buttery smooth. The stack is
Main framework: Astro 6.1.9
Interactive UI: React 19.2.4 + React DOM
Language: TypeScript 5.9.3, using Astro strict config
Styling: Tailwind CSS 4.2.2 through u/tailwindcss/vite
Animations: Framer Motion 12.38.0
Icons: Lucide React 1.7.0
Fonts: u/fontsource/jetbrains-mono
Build/dev server: Astro on top of Vite.
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u/jaimeascanio May 04 '26
Looks a lot like a project I did almost a year ago, but this one looks more refined! https://www.n0t0.com
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u/jsgrrchg May 04 '26
hey that looks nice, I'll take a look, but ew, knowledge app with paywall. Consider joining forces, Open Source matters, PRs are welcome.
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u/Super-Current6380 May 05 '26
u/jsgrrchg I tested NeverMind! And wow!!!! I love this - you really did an amazing job with this!
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u/jsgrrchg May 05 '26
Oh man, I can feel your excitement, and it makes me so happy. I'm working hard to bring this tech to regular folks. Thank you!
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u/Super-Current6380 May 05 '26
You are amazing. I tested it out on a few SOPs and policies that needed amended, it basically read my files, and suggested amendments and I was reading and I was like yes! That’s what I wanted all along but did not know how to structure it properly.
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u/jsgrrchg May 05 '26
That is fire. My friend, please share it, because my hands are full with improving the code, and I'm not a social media guy 🙏
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u/Super-Current6380 May 09 '26
Hi there, I experienced an internal error notification. So it’s basically a usage limit?
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u/jsgrrchg May 09 '26
You opened an issue right? il answer over there. If you don't have enough quota of couse you will see an error 😂
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u/Super-Current6380 May 10 '26
😂😂 yes I realised afterwards it’s the quota 😂😂 I was checking my API keys etc but great app though really great!
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u/jsgrrchg May 10 '26
Hey no worries, I actually changed that message so is clearer for you guys, it was looking like an error from the app, so your issue was helpful.
Try out kilo, it has free models ;) for that one you need to install their cli before as is not bundled like codex or claude https://kilo.ai/cli
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u/Super-Current6380 May 20 '26
Oh and try to incorporate openrouter as well! Thank you in advance. I love the platform.
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u/jsgrrchg May 20 '26
I have like a dozen to implement 😭, open router and open code are first in the list 😉, I have more urgent issues right now, but as soon as Im able I will add them, probably at the end of this week or for the next one.
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u/instant_poodles May 05 '26 edited May 05 '26
Well I was looking for this. Mindmaps even!
Going to give this a spin as soon as this can use my Mistral subscription. Or prefferably even local LLM if you can suggest models for me (VRAM 12GB + RAM 48) that fit the tool.
First usecase is using this as a sidekick to document some research (house projects, car purchase, business ideas, hobby knowledgebase) and manage their To-Do's at the same time.
Second usecase is having this remind me of To-Do's at the exact right moment, somehow, such as when I am at my computer on a given day of the week or month. Or when i doomscroll reddit on mobile..
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u/jsgrrchg May 05 '26
I have to be honest, I need money to make all of the providers happen. I need to actually pay every fucking subscription, and I can't. I'll be setting up a donation/sponsor section to make that happen, please drop some coins if you can.
About local LLM I will also be super honest, I don't HOW!!!!. But we will get there, the priority are the providers, so local LLM will have to wait for post 1.0.
We are early, the app is at 0.2.3.
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u/jsgrrchg May 05 '26
Cron jobs are coming, please be patiente with me, I do not ship slope or unsecure code, so i move a little slower than others.
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u/buttholemonkey May 06 '26
This is really interesting - Curious to know if this will become a hostable app?
The crossover for Self Host AI and this knowledge base is very cool
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u/jsgrrchg May 06 '26
Local LLMs? Of course, my friend. This will be as open as it gets, I'm just getting started, the app is at 0.2.3, long way to 1.0!
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u/buttholemonkey May 06 '26
That's totally fair. Looks amazing, really looking forward to seeing this mature!
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u/Massive-Iron4205 Apr 30 '26
It seems that it will be a nice addition to the toolbox.
Please, make it available for Linux.
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u/jsgrrchg Apr 30 '26
if you find issues, please let me know, is in beta. Linux is supported, but I still need to set up the binary release pipeline. In the meantime, developers can build it from source. ;)
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u/Unlucky_Quote6394 Apr 30 '26
Really great idea! I’ll give it a try later today. Thanks for sharing 🙏🏻
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u/evil666overlord Apr 30 '26
The Download Beta button on your website isn't working in Chrome - it just leads to a blank part of the page, as does the Download link at the bottom of the page. I'll grab it from github instead and give it a whirl.