# xwmx/nb

CLI and local web plain text note‑taking, bookmarking, and archiving with linking, tagging, filtering, search, Git versioning & syncing, Pandoc conversion, + more, in a single portable script.

Repository: https://github.com/xwmx/nb
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/nb
Homepage: https://xwmx.github.io/nb
Language: Shell
License: AGPL-3.0
License Family: copyleft
Topics: notes, bash, shell, productivity, command-line, cli, sync, note-taking, vim, vscode, git, pandoc, notebook, bookmarks, knowledge-base, archiving, bookmark-manager, notes-app, markdown, zettelkasten
Last push: 2026-08-26T00:51:47+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 98/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 97, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3886, "days_push": 8, "days_rel": 21, "gap_med": 11, "n_releases_24m": 20}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 8377, forks 253 (observed 2026-08-28T04:10:20.594564+00:00)

## What it is
nb is a command-line and local web note-taking, bookmarking, archiving, and knowledge base application implemented as a single portable shell script. It stores notes as plain text (Markdown, Org, LaTeX, AsciiDoc) with Git-backed versioning and syncing, tagging, wiki-style linking, full-text search, encryption, and Pandoc-based import/export.

## Use cases
- take plain text notes from the command line
- manage bookmarks with local full-text search
- build a zettelkasten knowledge base with wiki-style links
- version and sync notes with git
- encrypt private notes and bookmarks
- convert notes between markdown, org, latex, and other formats
- keep todos and tasks alongside notes

## When to choose
- you want plain-text, future-proof notes stored in standard formats
- you live in the terminal and use editors like Vim, Emacs, or VS Code
- you want git versioning and syncing built in without extra setup
- you need a portable single-script tool with no heavy dependencies
- you want a local, distraction-free bookmark manager with cached page content

## When to avoid
- you need rich WYSIWYG editing or mobile apps
- you require real-time multi-user collaboration
- you prefer GUI-first note apps like Notion or Obsidian with plugin ecosystems
- you need a database-backed system with structured queries

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: stable
- function: search-engine, documentation, markdown, file-system, cli, gui, security, version-control, plugin-system
- domain: developer-tools, self-hosted, files
- platform: windows, cli, self-hosted, cross-platform
- tags: note-taking, bookmarks, zettelkasten, plain-text, git-sync, pandoc, knowledge-base, shell-script, archiving, vim, vscode, command-line, linux, macos

## Member repositories
- xwmx/nb (main) score 98

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:10:20.594564+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 2026-08-29T17:27:32.352696+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/xwmx/nb (fetched 2026-08-28T04:10:20.594564+00:00, sha f461ae6df048)
  - homepage: https://xwmx.github.io/nb (fetched 2026-08-29T08:27:21.833024+00:00, sha 99e77ee4f548)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.