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Notes that think and run.

Znote is a clean, local Markdown editor with two things built in: AI that answers from your own files, and code blocks that actually run. Everything else stays out of your way.

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Znote — asking the AI to suggest the next book, with @Reading List picked as context right in the note
Znote — a JavaScript code block rendering a bar chart inline, right in the note
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01 · ask

Compose a prompt from your notes.

Type @ and pick what the AI should read — a note, a template, a code block. That's your context, composed in two keystrokes. The answer lands inline, in the note you're writing.

a
Summarize a meeting note
@meeting-monday → "give me the decisions and action items."
b
Turn a rough idea into a user story
@user-story-template → "turn this brainstorm into a user story."
c
Cross-check an idea against your research
@user-interviews → "which of these features did people actually ask for?"
brainstorm.md ● ran 0.9s
# Brainstorm — gym finder app
I want make app for people find gym close. Right
now hard to know where gyms are. Also booking
for class complicated.
user-interviews.md
research
user-story-template.md
templates
competitor-research.md
research
✨ Turn this idea into a user story, following @user-story-template.
↓ inline output
User story — find a gym nearby
As a gym-goer, I want to see gyms open near me on a map, so that I can pick one without calling around.
✓ Map shows open gyms within 2 km
✓ Each gym links to one-tap class booking
Your files in, answer inline — no chat window, no copy-paste.
02 · run

A code block becomes a little tool.

Write a JS / Node block, press play: query a database, call an API, parse a file — the chart or table renders inline. Save the note and you've built a tool. Next week: open, play, done.

a
The Monday sales chart
db.query(...) → barChart(rows). Change the month, press play, done.
b
Clean up a CSV export
Parse it, filter it, render the table — inline, next to your notes about it.
c
Your own tiny status page
await fetch(...) your APIs, print the results. One note, rerun anytime.
q1-channels.md ● ran 230ms
# Q1 channel performance
▶```js
// change the year, press play
const rows = await db.query(`
  SELECT channel, month, SUM(amount)
  FROM orders WHERE year = 2026
`)
barChart({ horizontal: true, series: rows })
```
↓ inline output
total_sales by channel · 2023
Facebook Google
2023-01 2023-02 2023-03 2023-04 0 100 200 300 400
Save the note — it's a tool now. Press play next week.
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and the rest?

Just Markdown.

A calm WYSIWYG editor for plain .md files on your disk. Free, offline, no account — your Obsidian vault opens as-is.

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pricing

The app is free.
Unlimited AI is one license away.

Every feature included, with free AI requests to try. A one-time 29.90€ license unlocks unlimited AI with your own models — OpenAI, OpenRouter, or 100% local with Ollama.

Download free → Get Pro · 29.90€
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quick questions

Frequently asked.

Yes — the app and every feature are free. The AI comes with free requests to try; for ongoing use, a one-time Pro license lets you bring your own key (OpenAI, Ollama, OpenRouter).
Znote is a focused Markdown editor with two things built in: AI that lives inside your notes, and code blocks you can run to shape and visualize data — output appears inline. No plugins, no cloud, no subscription. And since it's all plain .md, your Obsidian vault opens as-is.
Not to get started — every install includes free requests, so you can try the AI right away with no key. To keep going on your own terms, the one-time Pro license lets you bring your own key (OpenAI, Ollama, OpenRouter…) — your models, your privacy, no markup.
On your machine. Plain .md files in folders you choose. No cloud, no account, no telemetry by default.
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