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Tangent Notes

Local-first Markdown note editor with linked notes

Notes & Knowledge Base ★ 573 stars Easy setup MIT

Tangent is a free, local-first note-taking application that stores notes as plain Markdown files and links them together into a connected map. It focuses on capturing and connecting ideas without a cloud dependency.

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Key features

  • Local-first storage
  • Linked note map
  • Plain Markdown files
  • Session history

Strengths

  • Released under the MIT license
  • Easy to set up — beginner-friendly
  • Written in TypeScript
  • Tiny footprint — runs in 256 MB RAM

Is Tangent Notes secure?

OSV.dev has no published security advisories for Tangent Notes's repository. No known vulnerabilities is not proof of security: it means none have been publicly catalogued.

Source: OSV.dev, checked 2026-10-14. How this is measured.

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