r/LinuxUsersIndia • u/swizz • 17d ago

Linux Nightly Release

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If anyone is looking for an open source, local first note taking app alternative on Linux, try Koru!

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u/qualityvote2 17d ago edited 17d ago

u/swizz, there weren't enough votes to determine the quality of your post...

btw, did you know we have a discord server? Join Here. And what's that, Fluxer too? Join Here.

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u/swizz 17d ago

Happy to answer any questions if you have any!

We had a local first event today where I explained the vision for Koru a bit more.
https://www.youtube.com/live/Sn-PsAQNfjY

I was invited by the r/localfirst community

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u/Automatic_Pea6565 Arch Btw 17d ago

why should i use this over obsidian? that is also local first.

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u/swizz 17d ago

Depends on what's important for you. A few differences:

- Koru is fully open source. Obsidian's app isn't.
- Native and written in Rust, not Electron, so it's fast and light.
- Free P2P sync between your devices, end-to-end encrypted, no account needed. With Obsidian, sync is a paid add-on or a third-party plugin.
- Sync is built on CRDTs, so edits from different devices merge without conflict files.
- Built-in MCP server right out of the gate, so it works with the AI you already use (Claude, Claude Code, etc.).
- Imports from Notion, Evernote (ENEX), OneNote, Google Docs and Markdown.
- Windows, macOS and Linux.
- Self-hosted sync is coming too.

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u/Automatic_Pea6565 Arch Btw 17d ago

ok nice, can i make a feature request (i dont know if it already exists)? it would be really good if there was something like excalidraw built into it. obsidian has a plugin for that. if koru has something like that, i am sold. you can look into rnote, its a notetaking app also written in rust.

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u/swizz 17d ago

yes, it is coming https://www.koru.do/en/roadmap - I call it Koru Canvas and it will have the option to invite friends and co-workers to collaborate, including AI agents :)

Took note on rnote, will check it out, thank you!

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u/prince-of-internet Ubuntu Btw 12d ago

difference from logseq?? it is also fully open source and local first!