Show HN: Files.md – open-source alternative to Obsidian

Category: devtools

Tags: note-taking, markdown, pwa, local-first, open-source

Score: 5.5/10 (Innovation: 5, Technical: 6, Documentation: 6, Utility: 5)

Files.md is a minimal, local-first markdown note-taking PWA that serves as an open-source alternative to Obsidian, emphasizing simplicity, offline capability, and LLM-friendly plain files. Its interesting philosophy opposes feature bloat and 'second brain' hype, instead promoting deep thinking through restrictive design and minimal code complexity.

Target audience: backend devs, frontend devs, data engineers

Repository: https://github.com/zakirullin/files.md · Go · MIT · 18 stars

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