Notes

SilverBullet – note-taking application

SilverBullet is a note-taking application optimized for people with a hacker mindset.

With this applications your notes essentially become a database that you can query. You can build custom knowledge applications on top of.

This is free and open source software.

Features include:

  • Web application – instantly accessible wherever a (modern) web browser is available.
  • Progressive web app that supports two Client Modes: Online mode and Synced mode, where the synced mode enables 100% offline operation, keeping a copy of the content in the browser’s local IndexedDB database, syncing back to the server when a network connection is available.
  • Self-hosted – you own your data. Your space is stored as plain files in a folder on disk on your server. Back it up, sync, edit, publish, script it with any additional tools you like.
  • Provides an enjoyable Markdown writing experience with a clean UI, rendering text using live preview], further reducing visual noise while still providing direct access to the underlying markdown syntax.
  • Supports wiki-style page linking using the page link syntax. Incoming links are indexed and appear as linked mentions at the bottom of the pages linked to, thereby providing bi-directional linking.
  • Optimized for keyboard-based operation:
    • Quickly navigate between pages using the page switcher.
    • Run commands via their keyboard shortcuts or the command palette.
    • Use slash commands to perform common text editing operations.
  • Platform for end-user programming through its support for objects, live queries, live templates and live template widgets, allowing to make parts of your pages and UI dynamic.
  • Boost your writing/knowledge collection productivity using its various templates mechanisms including powerful snippets and page templates.
  • Extend using libraries and plugs.

Website: silverbullet.md
Support: GitHub Code Repository
Developer: Zef Hemel
License: MIT License

SilverBullet in action

SilverBullet is written in TypeScript. Learn TypeScript with our recommended free books and free tutorials.

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