Patchwork Notebook

Scratch – A minimalist markdown scratchpad

An offline-first, open source markdown note-taking app. No cloud, no account, no subscriptions.

GitHub issues for notes

GitHub issues is almost the best notebook in the world. Free and unlimited, for both public and private notes. Comprehensive Markdown support, including syntax highlighting for almost any language. Plus …

Note-ifying all the things (with Boris Mann)

Conversation about note-taking, the overwhelm of tools, and future possibilities. (shortlink:…

lfnovo/open-notebook

An Open Source implementation of Notebook LM with more flexibility and features

The Economic Benefit of Refactoring

Notes from my Thoughtworks colleagues on AI-assisted software delivery

Tiles Notebook | Note Taking Tool With AI Agents

A notebook that makes working with AI agents easier.

Reflect

A beautifully minimalist note-taking app designed to mirror the way you think. Now with a native AI integration.

outl — local-first markdown outliner & LLM second brain

Open-source bullet-point outliner. Plain markdown on disk (no UUIDs), peer-to-peer tree-CRDT sync that doesn't lose data when devices edit offline — your devices talk straight to each other, end-to-end encrypted, no cloud or third-party server holding your notes — and an MCP server so Claude, Cursor and ChatGPT use your notes as a second brain. A modern Roam, Logseq and Obsidian alternative built in Rust.

prime-radiant-inc/engineering-notebook

CLI tool that ingests Claude Code sessions, generates LLM summaries, and serves a browsable engineering journal

Malleable software: Restoring user agency in a world of locked-down apps

The original promise of personal computing was a new kind of clay. Instead, we got appliances: built far away, sealed, unchangeable. In this essay, we envision malleable software: tools that users can reshape with minimal friction to suit their unique needs.

Notes on my Remarkable Tablet

Some notes on my note taking device

reMarkable: The Paper Tablets for Focused Work

Experience the power of focused work. reMarkable’s paper tablets and accessories provide a dedicated space for your notes, documents, and ideas, free from notifications. Reclaim your attention now.

On filing the corners off my MacBooks

I file the sharp corners off my MacBooks. People like to freak out about this, so I wanted to post it here to make sure that everyone who wants to freak out about it gets the opportunity to do so.