Hi HN. I built this because I wanted UpNote's clean UI but with local .md files and no cloud dependency. Couldn't find it, so I built it.
Stack: Rust backend (Tauri 2.0, Tantivy for search), SvelteKit + TipTap frontend. Notes are plain markdown files on your filesystem - sync with whatever you already use.
AGPL-3.0, source on Codeberg:
https://codeberg.org/ArkHost/HelixNotes
Happy to answer questions about the stack or design decisions.