erictli/scratch

Health v2 · maintenance only

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1561 stars · 150 forks observed · 2026-08-28

What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded

Scratch is a minimalist, offline-first markdown note-taking desktop app built with Tauri. Notes are stored as plain .md files with WYSIWYG editing, wikilinks, Mermaid diagrams, KaTeX math, and optional Git-based sync.

Use cases

• take markdown notes offline without an account
• edit markdown files with a WYSIWYG editor
• link notes together with wikilinks
• write notes with mermaid diagrams and math equations
• sync notes across devices using git
• edit notes with local AI agents like Claude Code or Ollama
• preview markdown files by drag-and-drop

When to choose

• you want a lightweight alternative to Obsidian or Notion
• you need offline-first notes stored as plain markdown files you own
• you want git-based version control and multi-device sync
• you prefer keyboard-driven editing with a command palette

When to avoid

• you need cloud sync or mobile apps
• you rely on a large plugin ecosystem
• you need collaborative real-time editing

Facets

application · maturity active

markdown editor documentation developer-tools text-editors cross-platform windows cross-platform note-taking offline-first wysiwyg wikilinks mermaid katex tauri git-integration ai-editing macos linux desktop

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