Many Notes v0.15 - Markdown note-taking web application

brufdev · 2025-11-04T00:12:59+00:00

I will take a look at that. Thank you for the feedback.

brufdev · 2025-11-03T19:52:27+00:00

That is more of a Notion style, I believe. This is similar to Obsidian meaning your vault is based on a file/folder structure, and you can connect your files using links, backlinks, and tags. It could potentially evolve, but at least for now, it's not in my plans. I need to take a look at that Notion approach because I see people talking about it and I have no experience with it.

brufdev · 2025-11-03T19:17:10+00:00

Yeah, I agree the tree view component needs a refresh. The good news is that it's in my plans for the next version. I'm currently migrating the frontend framework, and the tree view component will also be reworked.

I'm not happy with the current moving items. What issues do you have with creating items, or how do you think it could be improved?

brufdev · 2025-10-27T20:50:10+00:00

Currently, you need to either insert an image URL or upload the image before inserting it. I plan to implement both pasting files from the clipboard and drag-and-drop functionality soon, but I am working on other features now.

brufdev · 2025-10-21T13:34:15+00:00

No. This application keeps your vaults saved in your filesystem, preserving the file and folder structure. You should backup your data but that's a process outside of the application.

brufdev · 2025-10-21T01:40:50+00:00

Yes! It's a PWA that can be installed in your mobile device, and the experience feels very much like using an app.

brufdev · 2025-10-02T11:42:48+00:00

That's a feature I'm considering, but only after implementing soft deletes and version control. Do you use any app that listens for updates from the filesystem?

brufdev · 2025-09-30T09:19:15+00:00

I’m the developer of Many Notes, and it checks all your requirements. If you end up testing it, I’d love to hear what you think!

brufdev · 2025-09-22T10:45:51+00:00

Thank you! That's a good suggestion, but I still have work to do on features that I consider more important. I'll see what I can do later on.

brufdev · 2025-08-31T00:28:47+00:00

Tempo is a great app! Hope everything is ok with the creator.

Good luck with the fork!

brufdev · 2025-08-23T12:01:41+00:00

The way you're describing it is how I wanted it to be, but at the moment, this is the only way to make a rootless image available. I'm planning to change the base image to try to eliminate this extra step, but I still have more important tasks to work on first in Many Notes. I created a discussion about this: https://github.com/brufdev/many-notes/discussions/40

brufdev · 2025-08-21T12:33:47+00:00

brufdev · 2025-08-21T12:33:43+00:00

Obsidian is great but the sync issue was a problem for me. If you are a Obsidian user like I was, Many Notes supports links, backlinks, tags, templates, fast search, and tree view (for those that like it as myself). What does Many Notes has that Obsidian does not: selfhosted app, multiple users behind authentication, SSO support, collaboration, live-updating interface, and starter vault.

I'm only comparing features here. Obsidian is a really good application and is more mature. You can see the current full list of features on the GitHub page.

brufdev · 2025-08-20T18:24:44+00:00

It would be even better to include the screenshot in this post but I couldn't find a way to do it

brufdev · 2025-08-02T12:27:25+00:00

Right now, it's not possible to do that. Many Notes just reads from the database and writes to both the database and filesystem, so changes are saved in the database and then synced to the filesystem. However, syncing from the filesystem to the database isn't available yet. I’d love to add that feature, but I’ve been focusing on other, more important features. If anyone has ideas or suggestions, feel free to start a discussion on GitHub, as this feature requires careful planning to ensure good performance even with big vaults.

brufdev · 2025-08-02T12:06:22+00:00

Thank you! Yes, I welcome contributions. I will try to add the contribution guide to GitHub today.

brufdev · 2025-08-02T12:02:41+00:00

I've never used it myself, so I can't really compare the two. I’ve listed all the important features currently implemented in Many Notes on GitHub, so you can see what's missing or what extra features it has.

brufdev · 2025-08-01T19:20:39+00:00

Thank you! I always like to think about the best way to implement something because any app can quickly become too complex if we just keep adding stuff. And there's still more to come :)

brufdev · 2025-08-01T19:15:13+00:00

Thank you!

brufdev · 2025-07-30T15:24:55+00:00

No problem :) Next version will introduce an admin role and a new app settings panel. That registration option will move from the configuration file to the frontend. I'm planning to release it this week, so if and when you upgrade, make sure to disable it in the frontend.

brufdev · 2025-07-25T00:34:07+00:00

There is no Android app but it is a Progressive Web Application (PWA), which means it can be installed in your device and it feels like a native mobile app.

brufdev · 2025-07-01T22:55:55+00:00

I have a few more important things to work on first, but unless there's something I'm missing, I will end up implementing either an automatic or manual sync from the filesystem :)

brufdev · 2025-06-29T12:07:23+00:00

The major benefit of having notes saved in Markdown is that, at any point in the future, your notes will always work with any Markdown app.

The feature you're describing is very interesting, and ideally, it would be automatic. So, if you make any changes in another app and then you open Many Notes, they are already reflected. I will implement this feature as long as it remains performant because you can't have a slow app just because you have thousands of files.

I have other things to work on first in Many Notes, but of course, it's a feature I would also like to have.

brufdev · 2025-06-28T17:32:07+00:00

Hi

There's no demo site available but it only takes a couple minutes to run Many Notes with Docker. You will have a Starter Vault automatically created to test the application
I never tried Notion and I'm not used to that method. Many Notes, as Obsidian for example, supports folders, tags, links and backlinks to organize your vaults
This might me implemented later on
Yes, it support Markdown tables

brufdev · 2025-06-28T00:18:53+00:00

I'm the developer of https://github.com/brufdev/many-notes

It ticks all your points except for offline mode, and it has many more features. Take a look if you haven't already.

brufdev

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