Jot

A minimal, local-first note-taking app for macOS (and Windows/Linux). Notes are saved as plain files on your disk — no accounts, no cloud lock-in.

Features

• Rich text editing via Tiptap — headings, bold, italic, lists, code blocks, images, and more
• Folders — organize notes into custom folders
• Smart folders — All Notes, Pinned, Trash built in
• Hashtag support — tag notes inline with #hashtag and filter from the sidebar
• Local storage — every note is a plain file in a folder you choose (Documents, iCloud, Dropbox, etc.)
• Dark / light mode
• Collapsible sidebar
• Onboarding — pick your notes folder on first launch

Tech Stack

• Tauri v2 — native desktop shell
• React 19 + TypeScript
• Tiptap — rich text editor
• Tailwind CSS v4
• Zustand — state management
• Vite

Development

Prerequisites

• Node.js 18+
• Rust (for the Tauri build)

# Install Rust
curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -sSf https://sh.rustup.rs | sh

Install & run

npm install
npm run tauri dev

Build for production

cargo tauri build

Installers are output to src-tauri/target/release/bundle/:

• macOS → .dmg / .app
• Windows → .msi / .exe
• Linux → .deb / .AppImage

License

MIT