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submitted 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago) by Transhumanist@lemmy.ml to c/opensource@lemmy.ml

Hey folks! I’m completely new to Lemmy and still figuring out how everything works around here... But I’d love to share a project I’ve been building.

It's called VOID (Versatile Open-source Infrastructure for Developers) - an open-source, local-first second-brain (note taking app but more powerful) application that combines the flexibility of Obsidian with the powerful organization of Notion.

Unlike many other tools, VOID is not just another note-taking app. It’s built with the idea of being a true second brain that you fully control. No vendor lock-in, no hidden cloud, no feature walls. Everything is open-source, customizable, and designed to adapt to your workflow instead of forcing you into someone else’s.

I'm currently building it with Rust, Tauri v2 and Vue.js. For certain plugins and configs, it also supports SurrealDB as a database.

check it out on my GitHub

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[-] sdiown@lemmy.world 4 points 4 days ago

So basically, a markdown editor?

[-] oyzmo@lemmy.world 10 points 5 days ago

Nice :] sounds great. Any chance you will create a Flatpak?

[-] Transhumanist@lemmy.ml 10 points 5 days ago

Yep, 100% I will! But a little bit later, cause for now app is still WIP

[-] frozenspinach@lemmy.ml 4 points 4 days ago

Awesome! I want more and better apps in this space. I personally don't trust myself not to lose my phone, so I want to manually sync files to some trusted place, or preferably, have webdav/nextcloud for syncing the way some notes apps have it. It's your project, so do what suits you, but that's something that would push it to the top for me.

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[-] NaNin@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 3 days ago

Thanks for sharing! I'll give it a try

[-] Transhumanist@lemmy.ml 1 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

Thanks, app is still in WIP state. Huge redesign and new cool features like databases coming soon

[-] qaz@lemmy.world 5 points 4 days ago

I saw you picked SurrealDB, what has been your experience with that so far?

[-] Transhumanist@lemmy.ml 3 points 4 days ago

I really like SurrealDB. It has amazing compatibility with rust + tauri and can be used in file mode with rocksDB. For my usecase it fits the best. I love static types)

[-] gaiety@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 4 days ago

this looks cool!

[-] quick_snail@feddit.nl 3 points 4 days ago

Why is this better than zim?

[-] spicehoarder@lemmy.zip 2 points 4 days ago

I thought Zim was just an archival format?

[-] quick_snail@feddit.nl 2 points 3 days ago

Nope. But some do use it for mediawiki dumps. Never understood that, really

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[-] mysticmartz@lemmy.world 7 points 5 days ago

Markdown support, plugin ecosystem, automation?

[-] Transhumanist@lemmy.ml 12 points 5 days ago

Full markdown support, all notes are just .md files like in obsidian. I’m currently working on plugins api and trying to implement layer that would allow obsidian plugin’s compatibility. Automation: I don’t really understand what you’re trying to say, can you specify please?

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[-] hansolo@lemmy.today 7 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago)

There's already many foss notes apps.

What none of them do well is syncing and collaboration without paying for hosting or self hosting. Joplin lets me workaround this with 2 Dropbox files (1 per profile, 1 being a shared profile) and it's a pain. And the Dropbox file isn't encrypted.

An encrypted API access file I can shove anywhere and use would be lovely as an option. Anyway I can share across users would be lovely.

[-] cygnus@lemmy.ca 9 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago)

What none of them do well is syncing and collaboration without paying for hosting or self hosting.

Not to pick on you here, but you're surprised that nobody is bulding an app for free and then paying for a server to also give away for free? Open source devs already struggle to make ends meet - now they're supposed to operate at a loss?

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[-] communism@lemmy.ml 6 points 5 days ago

What none of them do well is syncing and sharing notes without paying for hosting or self hosting.

What about Notesnook's monograph functionality? Unless you mean sharing as in collaboration not publishing

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[-] gon@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 points 5 days ago

Cool!! Will definitely check it out.

[-] Everyday0764@lemmy.zip 5 points 5 days ago

hi there, how it does compare with silverbullet?

https://github.com/silverbulletmd/silverbullet

like in the readme you say 'no server' then how do i use it on multiple devices?

i saw the editor video, cool, is way less snappy than silverbullet. in silverbullet they immediately render the markdown and that makes the cursor jump a bit.

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[-] Erro@lemmy.world 5 points 5 days ago

Awesome! Thank you for all your effort on this. Looking forward to trying it out!

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