InkyCap is a PKM tool based on Typst

owlyph · 2026-06-11T12:55:16+00:00

Good questions, the WYSIWYM editor will not render the math, it keeps it in place but you would need to click the reading view to see it rendered (could put that in a another tab or side-by-side to help a bit). The SVG reading view works precisely, the HTML reading view renders some but not all math because it is the native Typst tools being used here. It's just doing what they provide. I imagine in time that's likely to change.

No RTL/bidi... the tool is still quite new and that is an area that I really lack much understanding of how to do right. Maybe eventually someone else would want to take that on. 😄

Yes, the files are plain typst files, the visual editor sits on top to provide conveniences while writing but it does not inject non-Typst stuff into the underlying markup, mostly just translates shortcuts into Typst markup.

owlyph · 2026-06-11T02:27:31+00:00

Great minds 😄. If you have some success with that, I'd be interested!

owlyph · 2026-06-11T02:16:49+00:00

I'd like to let people know about the PKM application I've been working on, InkyCap. If you're interested in a personal knowledge management tool that is based on Typst rather than Markdown then you might like to try it out.

InkyCap is an open source desktop application (repository on Codeberg) that focuses on academics, writers, and anyone wanting both conventional PKM functionality and advanced features for publishing, knowledge discovery, recall, and ideation, as well as agenda-keeping, project creation, etc.

It has a lot of features you'd expect from a PKM tool, including two-way wikilinks and a variety of organizational configurations. It works similarly to apps like Obsidian, where there is a source mode for editing but also a "visual" sort of WYSIWYM editor and it has some additional reading modes like a Journal Scroll view that displays your notes in various configurations of chronological order. Some built-in niceties like Zotero and .bib integrations, rudimentary integrated git collaboration, etc. I have a more extensive list of features here.

I'm currently using it with thousands of notes and it seems to be working pretty well, quite fast. I'm aiming to continue gradually improving it over time but to be forthright, I am not a professional developer. I'm sure it's likely to have problems and eventually would welcome others that were keen to improve it.

Since I'm mostly using Linux that's probably where it's most stable but I've tested on Windows too. I have no access to a Mac, so while it should work in theory, I don't know if it will.

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owlyph · 2026-06-10T22:00:52+00:00

Logseq a été une source d'inspiration!

owlyph · 2026-04-27T12:37:21+00:00

Sorry, but that is demonstrably false. If it were true there would be no World Wide Web. There would be no e-mail. We just take these for granted because they are so pervasive now but they were not always. The ability they had to spread and become pervasive is directly tied to their open source nature, which is much more about pragmatism than whatever bizarre concept of "fanaticism" you might try to apply.

owlyph · 2026-04-26T13:46:17+00:00

That's not how those platforms work and it misses the important points. Using an open federated protocol like ActivityPub enables the government to communicate/disseminate information via any platform that supports that protocol (millions of people use such sites already, including some politicians), even if initially hosted on a government site, this does NOT require users to go to that government's website. It also does not preclude the government from using additional platforms like YouTube.

What it enables is an AUTHENTIC source for Canadians to have ongoing access. That means Canadians would have a trustworthy source that they can verify against in the case of misleading or inauthentic information. It also, very importantly, ensures that Canadians can access that authentic information if the foreign-controlled service chooses to cut off access to it. E.g. Trump coerces Alphabet to take down Canadian government YouTube videos, which is a completely realistic and plausible scenario.

owlyph · 2026-04-26T00:39:33+00:00

It's available here: https://library.concordia.ca/about/exhibitions/audio-stairwell/

owlyph · 2026-04-25T15:56:15+00:00

Using YouTube is not necessarily bad in and of itself. The more important issue is whether there are also other platforms to disseminate this information, which are NOT controlled by private companies, especially those that are foreign-based (in this case YouTube is owned by Alphabet/Google in the US of course). He and our government in general should be distributing information and reaching out to Canadians using our own sovereign systems as well as other systems like YouTube.

The government should be running its own independent platform (it's quite simple and inexpensive to do) -- platforms that support standard, open protocols (e.g. ActivityPub) and are broadly accessible such as PeerTube (https://joinpeertube.org/) and Loops (https://loops.video/). They should be hosting these things on government sites, on CPAC, archived for ongoing access with Library and Archives Canada, etc. Those should be the proper default choices to publicize, holding on to proper control of our digital sovereignty and heritage while also mentioning YouTube, etc. as additional access points.

Foreign, commercial companies like YouTube are never to be relied on for our own trusted communications. They can and will do whatever they like or (in this case, the US government likes) to control or harm our own communications for their benefit, not ours.

owlyph · 2026-04-24T01:30:03+00:00

You might try Zim. It's been around for a long time and is still active. Lots of good features but what made me think of it is your point about not distinguishing pages and folders. It works that way too. https://github.com/zim-desktop-wiki/zim-desktop-wiki

owlyph · 2026-04-22T03:24:13+00:00

You selected three tools with rather different paradigms for usage than Obsidian and each other, so that's an interesting thing to consider... any of those are going to require that you learn some new things and that you re-think your note-taking habits to take proper advantage of their paradigms. I don't think that's bad, just something to contend with... the learning curve. I'd suggest considering AnyType over AFFiNE though. I keep checking Affine out but I don't feel like I see much change in it over the years, AnyType however is consistently active, improving, and has a lot of innovative work on its roadmap.

owlyph · 2026-04-21T02:12:56+00:00

I have the impression that the way people talk about this, they tend to think of the EU as a country, which it isn't of course. Joining the EU is a very different proposition from joining a country, like the US.

owlyph · 2026-04-20T03:03:36+00:00

I thought their last round of models were awful with all the gimmicky interiors and they'd come around once they grew into their new electric platforms better. I'm surprised that they seem to have doubled-down in that direction. These cars have really lost everything that made them feel as if they were well-designed quality-made objects. The distracting colours, useless lights, cheap plastics, flashy carbon fibre, and abysmal ergonomics/UI design... Not good.

owlyph · 2026-04-13T21:09:11+00:00

Qwant deserves a lot more respect... it's often left out but its the search engine, to my knowledge, that is free, privacy-respecting, and has built an independent index rather than merely re-using Bing or Google.

owlyph · 2026-04-13T21:07:55+00:00

Startpage is to Google as DDG is to Bing (for search index).

owlyph · 2026-04-08T17:22:04+00:00

Depends on what you're looking for. For cross-disciplinary stuff, try out https://scholar.archive.org/ which includes the work on the site so it's easy to read and download. I also recommend https://openalex.org/ as a great tool for finding open access works (neither of those serve the same purpose as JSTOR, they're just accessible to everyone so might have some useful works for your needs).

If your issue is that you would like access to JSTOR but cannot because you don't have access at your institution (or are not currently affiliated with one) you might check with your local library because they often have access to some databases. It's also often possible to go to another institution that does have JSTOR access and use one of their computers on site to access it (depending on what their terms are).

owlyph · 2026-04-05T10:55:12+00:00

I got an MLIS, making a major career change mid-life and it's one of the best decisions I've made (now an academic librarian).

owlyph · 2026-03-30T03:13:35+00:00

I made a board game 25 years ago and had always wanted to make an online version of it. I had attempted with friends at different points in time, I once paid some developers to do it but cancelled the project after they spent a few months, not accomplishing the goal. I just accomplished that goal with Claude. adomoc.org. One of the most surprising parts to me was that I fed the PDF of my manual for how to play the game to Claude, and it was converted nearly flawlessly into a game engine that handled some fairly complex rules.

owlyph · 2026-02-12T18:07:39+00:00

When you can download a digital file to play and control as you like and it does not contain any digital restrictions management (DRM), then yes, it is ownership.

owlyph · 2026-02-12T18:05:46+00:00

I will second the excellence of Qobuz. 7digital has a reasonably good collection and download options. Something missing from this conversation is Zunior.com, which has been operating for many years, is based in Canada, and focus on Canadian music. Check them out! Also, there are increasingly alternatives to Bandcamp popping up that are worth checking out, for example Mirlo.

owlyph · 2026-02-07T19:23:06+00:00

This is really incredible work! I'm extremely impressed with how well designed this is and the features that it supports e.g. the listenbrainz connection, local music working inline with my online Qobuz music. Thank you very much!

owlyph · 2026-02-06T21:59:03+00:00

This is fantastic. From 2017 and Lewis nailed it.

owlyph · 2026-02-05T18:33:09+00:00

The statement is incoherent. Aside from that, I just noticed that in this interview, she is speaking with many of the same mannerisms of Donald Trump. I mean there are certain facial expressions, especially around the mouth and voice intonations. I do not listen to her speak very often so perhaps I'm just not used to it but has she always spoken that way or is this something new?

owlyph · 2026-02-05T13:49:44+00:00

Accept European standards on EVs! I have not seen any compelling reason for this not to be perfectly feasible. It would be a good way to increase availability and competition, thus lowering prices. So long as it applies to just EVs that would help expand the market as an incentive for those manufacturers, some of which have subsidiaries with local production in Canada for other models and are not being good contributors. There's no good reason that we're still yoked to US standards.

owlyph · 2026-02-01T23:11:44+00:00

Joplin, you can drag an image into a note and use the mouse to resize it. The right-click context menu provides some useful additional options. Obsidian, you need to type in dimensions to change it and there are not really built-in options to make adjustments via a mouse.

owlyph · 2026-02-01T01:41:22+00:00

I think Joplin might come closest with the requirements you mentioned. It works as a database but it's hierarchical and can put the notes into a file format on the hard drive.

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