Internal notes from our ongoing research into soft, softer and softest software
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
Soft Apps
The future of the web relies on open standards, flexible systems, interoperable tools, and first and foremost a focus on the human being.
Tiles Notebook | Note Taking Tool With AI Agents
A notebook that makes working with AI agents easier.
PlayBook: A Programmable Paper Notebook
Malleable Software in the Age of AI - Geoffrey Litt
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.
Some notes on running new software in production
Some notes on running new software in production
prime-radiant-inc/engineering-notebook
CLI tool that ingests Claude Code sessions, generates LLM summaries, and serves a browsable engineering journal
Note taking apps
Notes, Outliners, Markdown Editors, PKMs, Memexs, Second Brains, Commonplace books, and more
Malleable Software
Software that gives users extreme agency over the interface, such as JIT interfaces.
OmniCanvas - Free Infinite Canvas Notes App
Best Notes App - Write and Organize with UpNote
Antinote — a $5 scratchpad for macOS
NotePlan – Notes, Tasks and Calendar in One Daily Note
Let your thoughts sink in — Gravity
Knowledgebase Apps (by Boris) — Semble
GPT-6 and Intelligent UI for everyone
Web Tiles (by paperpilot.dev) — Semble
Introducing Patchwork-26