# erikjuhani/basalt

TUI Application to manage Obsidian notes directly from the terminal

Repository: https://github.com/erikjuhani/basalt
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/basalt
Language: Rust
License: Apache-2.0
License Family: permissive
Topics: tui, obsidian, markdown, ratatui
Last push: 2026-08-25T01:38:52+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 94/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 98, longevity 77
- inputs: {"age_days": 1079, "days_push": 9, "days_rel": 19, "gap_med": 5.0, "n_releases_24m": 49}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1320, forks 39 (observed 2026-08-28T04:04:21.805172+00:00)

## What it is
Basalt is a cross-platform terminal user interface (TUI) application for managing Obsidian vaults and notes directly from the terminal. It provides a minimalist WYSIWYG-style editing experience built in Rust with ratatui, and is not a replacement for the Obsidian desktop app.

## Use cases
- manage obsidian notes from the terminal
- edit markdown notes in a tui
- browse and edit an obsidian vault without opening the desktop app
- take quick notes from the command line
- wysiwyg markdown editing in the terminal

## When to choose
- you live in the terminal and want fast access to your Obsidian vault
- you want a lightweight, minimalist note editor without the full Obsidian app
- you work on Windows, macOS, or Linux and want a consistent TUI note manager

## When to avoid
- you need Obsidian plugins, graph view, or full desktop features
- you want a GUI note-taking application
- you need collaborative or synced editing beyond what plain files provide

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: editor, markdown, terminal-ui, cli
- domain: text-editors, developer-tools, files
- platform: windows, cli, cross-platform, rust
- tags: obsidian, tui, note-taking, markdown-editor, ratatui, knowledge-management, command-line, linux, macos

## Member repositories
- erikjuhani/basalt (main) score 94

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:21.805172+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T04:47:27.313243+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/erikjuhani/basalt (fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:21.805172+00:00, sha 0ea9dbace622)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.