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Markdown notes that run.

Write a note. Press play. Get a Jira ticket, a chart, an email draft. Plain .md files on your disk — yours forever.

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see it in action

What your notes can actually do.

Real examples of notes turning into results — inline, in the same file you wrote.

01 · messy → structured

Improve your messy notes into structured thinking.

Write the idea the way it comes out. Znote's AI picks it up and turns it into a structured note — inline, right where you wrote it.

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. App should make gym things
easy.
✨ Identify the 3 features that make this worth building.
↓ inline output
Next steps
• Send updated SOW by Friday
• Schedule kickoff w/ engineering
• Confirm pricing tier (Acme prefers annual)
02 · meeting → jira

Transform your notes into Jira tickets.

A rough product specs sits in @specs. The AI block reads it, breaks it into user stories, and pushes them to Jira.

specs-to-jira.md ● ran 4.2s · 3 tickets
# Specs → Jira
▶```ai tools=createJiraIssue
@project/specs.md
Break these specs into user stories
and create them in Jira project ZN.
```
↓ inline output
ZN-482Refactor onboarding empty stateTo do
ZN-483Webhook retry on 5xxTo do
ZN-484Tag filter on recipes APITo do
03 · record → recap

Capture and summarize your meetings.

Hit record. Znote transcribes the meeting and drafts a clean summary — inline, in the same note.

customer-call.md ● recorded 12:03 · transcribed
# Customer call · Acme Corp
🎙 MacBook Air Microphone (Built-in)
   ● recording 12:03
▶```ai
Summarize the call into next steps.
```
↓ inline output
Next steps
• Send updated SOW by Friday
• Schedule kickoff w/ engineering
• Confirm pricing tier (Acme prefers annual)
04 · sql → chart

Explore your data with one SQL query.

A JS block queries your database, shapes the rows into series, and renders a chart — inline, in your note.

q1-channels.md ● ran 230ms
# Q1 channel performance
▶```js
const rows = await db.query(`
  SELECT channel, month, SUM(amount)
  FROM orders WHERE year = 2026
  AND channel IN ('Facebook', 'Google')
`)
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
05 · gmail → draft

Draft email replies in seconds.

A Gmail thread labeled partnership carries your drafting notes. The AI block reads the thread, follows your notes, and saves the reply as a draft.

partnership-reply.md ● saved as draft
# Reply to partnership thread
▶```ai tools=gmail.threads, gmail.draft
Find Gmail threads labeled partnership with a saved draft. Use the draft notes and the thread messages to write the reply.
```
↓ inline output
the problem

Your best prompts shouldn't live in a chat thread.

Stop writing prompts. Start running workflows.

WITHOUT ZNOTE

The five-app shuffle

✕Prompts lost in chat history
✕Scripts in 4 different folders
✕Context disappears with the tab
✕Constant copy-paste between apps
✕Re-typing the same thing every sprint
WITH ZNOTE

One file. One click. Done.

✓Reusable workflows you keep forever
✓Prompt + context + code in one .md file
✓Run anytime, anywhere
✓No context switching, no glue code
✓Save it once, run it next sprint
anatomy

What lives in a .md file?

Your notes, your AI's context, and your code — all in one plain Markdown file.

01
Readable by your AI
Reference a folder, a note or a code block with @. The AI reads it as grounded context — no hallucination.
02
Editable by you
It's Markdown. Add context, tweak a prompt, run a script. Your file, your rules.
03
Yours forever
Plain .md files on your disk. Share them, back them up, open them in any editor. No cloud lock-in.
weekly-report.md anatomy
# Weekly report — week 18
Reviewed onboarding metrics with the team.
← Markdown prose, like always.
@analytics/onboarding-funnel.md
← @references — your AI reads files & blocks as context.
```ai
Write a 3-bullet summary of @onboarding-funnel.
```
← AI block — calls your model with the @context above.
```js
const data = await db.query(...)
barChart(data)
```
← JS / Node block — runs locally, returns inline output.
recipe library

Install a recipe. Run it. Get results.

No setup. No glue code. Working workflows you can install in one click and customize like any .md file.

Browse all recipes →
gmail · ai

Gmail auto-reply

Classify and reply to labeled emails with AI-written drafts.

↓Install recipe
jira · ai

Jira from specs

Write user stories in Markdown, push tickets to Jira.

↓Install recipe
http · code

API tester

Test endpoints and document them in the same file. Bye Postman.

↓Install recipe
database · code

SQL explorer

Query your DB and display results inline. No extra tool.

↓Install recipe
slack · ai

Standup digest

Summarize a Slack channel into a Monday morning brief.

↓Install recipe
ai · code

Prompt library

Save your best prompts as runnable files, not chat history.

↓Install recipe
capabilities

Everything your notes can do.

Every Pro note comes with these built in.

context

AI @references to notes, files & code

Reference blocks, files, or code with @. Replies stay tied to your material — no generic guesses.

runtime

Run JavaScript & Node.js inline

Fetched data, formatted output, API responses — all next to the code that produced them.

voice

Voice recording & transcription

Hit record, end the call, get a structured note back. No typing, no cleanup, no second app.

web

Web search from your AI blocks

AI browses the web and writes current results back as context you can keep and reuse.

tools

AI tool calls into your JS

AI calls your JS functions to fire HTTP requests, query databases, hit APIs.

apps

Gmail, Jira & database plugins

Draft emails, create tickets, post to Slack, query databases — straight from your note.

bring your own AI

Your AI key. Your models.
Your rules.

No vendor lock-in. Connect OpenAI, run models locally with Ollama, or access hundreds of models via OpenRouter.

OpenAI
Ollama (local)
OpenRouter
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built for

People who think in files.

And want those files to do things.

primary

Tech leads & POs

Meeting notes that become Jira tickets. Specs that query your APIs. Prompts you run again next sprint — not re-type.

✓Record a standup, ship tickets in 30s
✓Save your best prompts as runnable files
✓Keep project context in files you own
also for

Indie developers

The Markdown editor that replaced your Postman, your prompt library, and half your Notion workspace.

✓Test APIs and document them in one file
✓Run Node.js inline against real endpoints
✓Bring your own AI key — no subscription trap
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pricing

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✓Everything in Free
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✓Voice recording & transcription
✓Gmail, Jira & DB plugins
✓Web search, themes, password-locked notes
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quick questions

Frequently asked.

Yes. The core app is free. Pro unlocks AI, code execution, meeting transcription, and themes — one-time payment, no subscription.
Znote runs code directly in your notes. No plugins, no cloud, no subscription. Write a script, hit run, see the output inline.
Yes — bring your own key (OpenAI, Ollama, OpenRouter…). It's the cheapest way to stay in control: pay only for what you use.
On your machine. Plain .md files in folders you choose. No cloud, no account, no telemetry by default.
Yes — they're plain Markdown. Send them, commit them, open them in any editor. Run them in Znote.
Nothing. You keep your notes, your scripts, your Pro license. Only the AI blocks stop working until you re-add a key.
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