Thought to share a project I've recently fell in love with (not affiliated to the dev, if you have questions I'll leave a link to his profile).

It's a minimal markdown note-taking app I use as a distraction-free alternative to writing markdown in VS Code.

Just open the app Ctrl + New to create a new file
Ctrl + Shift + M to toggle between Markdown or WYSIWYG
Ctrl + Shift + Enter to enable focus mode
That's it

Key features:

• Offline-first - No cloud, no account, no internet required
• Syntax highlighting - 20 languages with GitHub-inspired color scheme
• Mermaid diagrams - Render flowcharts, sequence diagrams, and more in fenced code blocks
• KaTeX math - Render block $$...$$ math equations
• Slash commands - Type / to quickly insert headings, lists, code blocks, diagrams, and more
• Focus mode - Distraction-free writing with animated sidebar/toolbar fade
• Folders - Opt-in collapsible folder tree with drag-and-drop to organize notes
• Edit with Claude Code, OpenAI Codex, OpenCode, or Ollama - Use your local CLI to edit notes with AI (including fully offline via Ollama)
• Keyboard optimized - Lots of shortcuts and a command palette
• Git integration - Optional version control with push/pull for multi-device sync
• Available for Windows, Linux, macOS

Source: https://github.com/erictli/scratch Dev: Eric Li