$cat ./apps/nib/README.md
Nib
Fast, local-first markdown notes
A quick-capture markdown notebook that lives in your menu bar. Your notes are plain .md files in a folder you choose, with no account and no lock-in.
Closed testing
Free. Updates install from inside the app. How to install
Features
What Nib does
Summon anywhere
One hotkey brings Nib up over any app and hides it again.
Plain markdown files
Your vault is a folder of .md files. Open it in any editor
Instant Search
Full-text search across every note and code snippet.
Version history
Every save is kept. Restore any earlier version in one click.
Sync your way
Sync through your own private git repo, or any folder-sync service.
Runnable code
Run JavaScript, Python, Bash and Rust blocks right inside a note.
Download
Get Nib
Free. Once installed, Nib checks for updates on its own and installs them when you say so.
How to install
macOS · macOS 10.13 or later · Apple Silicon & Intel
- Open the downloaded .dmg and drag the app into Applications.
- Launch it from Applications or Spotlight. It lives in the menu bar, not the Dock.
Windows · Windows 10 or later
- Run the downloaded setup .exe and follow the installer.
- If Windows shows "Windows protected your PC", click More info, then Run anyway.
Linux · 64-bit · AppImage
- Make the AppImage executable: chmod +x Nib-linux.AppImage
- Run it: ./Nib-linux.AppImage
Trouble installing? Visit support.