Can I use my own AI API key with Znote?

Yes! Znote supports Bring Your Own Key (BYOK). You can connect OpenAI, Claude, DeepSeek, Ollama, or any OpenRouter-compatible LLM. This gives you full control over your AI usage and costs.

Does Znote work offline?

Yes, Znote is 100% local-first. All your notes are stored on your device, and you can work completely offline. AI features require internet only when using cloud-based LLMs (you can use Ollama for fully offline AI).

What programming languages can I run in Znote?

Znote supports JavaScript/Node.js code execution directly in your notes. You can import any NPM package, run bash scripts, query APIs, and export your code as standalone scripts.

Turn Your Notes Into Tools

Stop juggling scripts, ChatGPT tabs, and messy notes.

Write Markdown notes that can run JavaScript, analyze data, call APIs, and work with AI.

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⚡️ An executable note is a Markdown file that runs.
Write code, connect to APIs, call AI models, all inside a plain .md file on your machine.

⚡️ Executable Notes

Markdown files that run Node.js, call APIs, and work with any AI model

💬 Turn Notes into Editable Conversations

Turns your Markdown files into interactive AI chats you can edit, save, and run.

- Ask AI to rewrite, summarize, or brainstorm. Right inside your notes
- Keep conversations linked to the text they come from
- Continue where you left off. No more lost chats
- Works with OpenAI, OpenRouter, Ollama, or your own LLM

🧩 Make Reusable Tools

Your notes are programmable. Write a script, hit run, see the output inline. Build a tool once. Open it any time like a mini app.

- Run Node.js and Bash scripts locally
- Query your database, hit REST endpoints, parse JSON inline
- Import any NPM package or CDN library
- Turn a note into a DB explorer, API tester, or data pipeline

🎙️Voice Input: Captured, Transcribed, Processed

Record a meeting, dictate an idea, or upload an audio file. The result lands in your note.

- Record audio or upload a file, no cloud bots needed
- Transcribe locally with Whisper, all stays on your machine
- Pipe the transcript to AI: summarize, extract action items, reformat

🛠 Built for the Tools You'll Build

The editor, the structure, and the local files that make executable notes practical every day.

🖋 Two Editors

WYSIWYG for text, Code Editor with auto-complete

🧵 Tabs

Work on multiple documents at once

🏷️ Tags & Folders

Find everything fast with full-text search

🗂 Local Files

Open, edit, and organize your Markdown files

🧠 AI Runtime

Call any model from a code block or chat

🔐 Private & Secure

Lock notes with passwords, stay offline by default

🛡 Notes You Own. Tools You Keep

Plain Markdown files. Local execution. Your AI key.

✅

Works offline

All files stored locally

🧠

Choose your AI

Works with OpenAI, Claude, Ollama, or local models

✍️

Plain .md files

Markdown + executable code blocks. Open in any editor, run in Znote

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Interoperable

Easy to export, share, back up

🛡️

Private by default

You stay in control

💬 A note is just text. An executable note is a tool you built, documented, and can run again tomorrow.
That's the difference Znote makes.

📊 No Other Tool Does This

Executable notes with built-in AI, local execution, and no subscription

Feature	Znote	Obsidian	Notion	Jupyter
Local-first & Offline	✓	✓	✗	✓
Built-in AI Chat	✓	Plugin	✓	✗
Run JavaScript/Node.js	✓	✗	✗	✓
Meeting Transcription	✓	✗	✗	✗
WYSIWYG Editor	✓	Limited	✓	✗
Bring Your Own LLM	✓	Plugin	✗	✗
One-time Payment	✓	✓	✗	Free

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🎯 What People Build With It

Executable notes look different for every person — here are three real workflows

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Developers

Build mini tools like API testers, DB explorers and data transformers. Write the documentation and the working code in the same file.

→ Run Node.js against real endpoints
→ Ask AI to explain or rewrite code
→ Share a note that works, not just explains

🎓

Students & Researchers

Record a lecture, transcribe it locally, and have AI extract key concepts. All without leaving the note or touching a cloud service.

→ Transcribe lectures automatically
→ AI-powered study summaries
→ Works offline in class

🚀

Indie Makers

Prototype in a note. The same file holds the idea, the working code, and the AI conversation that shaped it. Ship faster by keeping context together.

→ Build a Gmail automation in 5 min
→ Keep your stack in notes you own
→ One-time payment, own forever

✂️ Write Once. Share Everywhere.

Write your meeting notes in Znote — fast, distraction-free, no lag. One click to copy, then paste directly into your team tools with perfect formatting preserved.

Stop wrestling with slow, clunky online editors.
Znote generates beautiful ✨, ready-to-share reports in seconds.

→ Meeting minutes ready to paste in Teams or Confluence
→ Formatted tickets directly into Jira
→ Clean emails straight into Gmail or Outlook
→ Works with any rich-text field, anywhere

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Copy meeting notes from Znote and paste in Gmail with rich formatting

Meeting notes copied from Znote, pasted into Gmail — formatting intact.

Anthony
creator of Znote

"I have a note that queries my database. Another that tests my API. One that rewrites my emails. They're just Markdown files, and they run."

I write the tool once, it lives in a file, and I run it whenever I need it. I type fast and messy, AI cleans it up, and I paste wherever I need it. That's literally it.

✓ Meetings & notes — I type messy, AI rewrites it clean in one click
✓ Passwords & secret keys — stored locally, never in the cloud
✓ Mini-tools — DB explorer, API tester, email converter, all in a note
✓ Reusable templates — ready to copy-paste across all my projects
✓ Zero subscriptions — replaced tools I was paying for and barely using

Write in Znote. Copy-paste anywhere. It just works.

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Great job on the launch of Znote! It's an incredible product that allows users to learn and prototype their ideas faster. The AI integration is fantastic and the JavaScript and Markdown support is top-notch. Keep up the great work

Ali

I've been using Znote AI as my go-to JavaScript playground app for the past few weeks, and I have to say, it's been a lifesaver.
The app's integration with Markdown makes it incredibly easy to document and organize my code snippets, and the ability to run code directly in the app is a huge time-saver.
The platform is user-friendly and has a clean interface, which makes it easy to navigate. It made writing and experimenting with code much more efficient.
A great way to keep track of my different projects and code snippets.

Sanjeet

Open zNote. Dump your idea. 'Play with it'. (literally)
The simplicity of how zNote integrates into my workflow encourages me to try new things more often. In comparison, even 'traditional' online playgrounds appear to be time consuming and 'complicated'.
That is the main reason, zNote is about to become my GoTo braindump to catch simple ideas as well as to collect notes.

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The best “Jupyter-like” notebooks for JS

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Really, can't work without it! It's my main tool for working.

So Happy to discovered Znote! Love your minset and your reactivity!

Thanks for all your support 🙏 I'm using it for my daily work and having the voice to add things in Roadmap is really helpful.

Executable Note Recipes

Start With a Working Note

Each recipe is a ready-to-run executable note. Open it, connect your credentials, and it works. No setup, no separate tool.

📧 Automate your Gmail replies with AI — set it up in 5 minutes and never leave your notes to answer emails again.

🗄️ Query your SQL database directly from Znote — get results inline, no context switching, no extra tool.

🔌 Test your HTTP endpoints and write the docs — all in one note. Postman is officially optional.

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❓ Quick Questions

What makes Znote different from Obsidian or Notion?

Znote combines markdown editing with built-in AI chat, JavaScript code execution, and meeting transcription - all in one app. Unlike Obsidian (requires plugins) or Notion (cloud-based subscription), Znote is local-first, works offline, and has a one-time payment model.

Is Znote free to use?

Yes! Znote is free for basic markdown writing. The Pro license (one-time) unlocks AI, code execution, meeting transcription, themes, and removes the "Unlicensed" label.

Can I use my own AI API key?

Yes! Connect OpenAI, Ollama, or any OpenRouter-compatible LLM. Full control over your AI usage and costs.

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