# zk-org/zk

A plain text note-taking assistant

Repository: https://github.com/zk-org/zk
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/zk
Homepage: https://zk-org.github.io/zk/
Language: Go
License: GPL-3.0
License Family: copyleft
Topics: zettelkasten, wiki, cli, notes, second-brain, documentation-tool
Last push: 2026-08-24T23:37:19+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 94/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 83, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 2079, "days_push": 9, "days_rel": 38, "gap_med": 42, "n_releases_24m": 8}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 2777, forks 184 (observed 2026-08-28T04:07:21.479555+00:00)

## What it is
zk is a command-line note-taking assistant for maintaining a plain text Zettelkasten or personal wiki in Markdown. It offers templated note creation, advanced search and filtering, editor integrations via LSP, and an interactive fzf-powered browser.

## Use cases
- manage a zettelkasten from the terminal
- search and filter markdown notes by tags and links
- create notes from templates
- integrate note-taking with neovim or vscode via LSP
- maintain a daily journal in plain text
- build a personal wiki with wikilinks

## When to choose
- you prefer plain text Markdown notes that stay future-proof
- you live in the terminal and want fast note search and creation
- you use an LSP-compatible editor and want note completion and navigation
- you want automation-friendly note management with aliases and filters

## When to avoid
- you want a graphical note editor or WYSIWYG interface
- you need to publish notes on the web out of the box
- you want a mobile or cloud-synced note app

## Facets
- artifact type: cli-tool
- maturity: active
- function: cli, search-engine, documentation, markdown, editor
- domain: developer-tools, documentation
- platform: cli, windows, cross-platform
- tags: zettelkasten, note-taking, personal-wiki, second-brain, lsp, fzf, plain-text, wikilinks, command-line, macos, linux

## Member repositories
- zk-org/zk (main) score 94

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:21.479555+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 2026-08-30T08:16:32.002973+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/zk-org/zk (fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:21.479555+00:00, sha 72b7a5caa6ef)
  - homepage: https://zk-org.github.io/zk/ (fetched 2026-08-29T09:55:41.137386+00:00, sha 9c4636f64116)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.