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Pnote

Free to useOpen source
v0.1.0

Bring an idea to life
The best way to connect your local notes with AI

Keep your ideas, files, and the thinking behind them together by project.
Save locally, build on what you know, and help AI understand your work.

Explore Pnote

Stay in the flow
Pick up where you left off

Your ideas, resources, and progress,
all connected in Pnote.
Find what you need and pick up where you left off.

Get to know Pnote

Three ways to keep
your work moving

It starts with a quick note.
Add to it as you go.
Your work and the thinking behind it are there when you come back.

01 / Capture

Capture Hub

Capture the thought
Stay in the flow

Save useful files and web pages to the project too.
Leave a note while the thought is fresh,
then get back to what you were doing.

Quick captureChoose a projectFiles and web pages
Choose a project for everything you capture.
Capture Hub
Capture Hub demo: choose a project, save interview notes, and link a file
Catch the thought before it slips away. Save it to the right project.
02 / Organize

Project cards

Your projects
At a glance

Group your projects by the way you work.
Each project's files, tasks, and conversations stay together.
Find what you need without hunting through folders.

Project groupsRelated resourcesProject progress
Files, references, and notes. Together in one project.
Project card demo: title, status, tags, resources, and progress
Start with the project. Find the files in context.
03 / Continue

Timeline

Revisit your work
Pick up the thread

Follow your project's notes, files, and conversations in one timeline.
See what happened and why,
so you know where to go next.

ConversationsSourcesYour train of thought
See how a decision came about and what comes next.
Timeline demo: interview notes, design decisions, and follow-up ideas in order
Pick up the thread next time.

These interactive previews use sample data and the plugin's interface. They never read or write your vault.

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More than one way to work

Different fields. Different workflows.
Manage projects your way with Pnote

Product & design / Improving the user experience

Ground every design decision
in real user feedback.

Keep user quotes, references, and design trade-offs in the same project. Pick up the next iteration with the reasons behind each decision already there.

From discovering user needs to making design decisions and testing the next iteration.

Keep it all in the project

  • User interview notes.mdSource material
  • Prototypes and design referencesRelated resources
  • Trade-offs and design decisions.mdThought process
  • Next test plan.mdNext steps
These examples illustrate ways to organize your work. They do not imply industry-specific approval, analysis, or compliance features.
Context from your work

Bring AI up to speed
So it can help you move forward

Keep your goals, resources, and past decisions together,
so you don't have to brief AI from scratch every time.
Organize the context first,
then pass it to the AI tools you've set up and authorized.

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Choose project files for this demo

This is an interactive demo. It doesn't call an AI model or upload files.

Context preview
# Bring AI up to speed on your project
project: Next-generation product experience
context:
  ✓ Project brief.md
  ✓ User interview notes.md
  ✓ Design decisions.md

# Select files to preview your project context.
This preview includes only the files you select.

Keep using your AI subscription

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Codex
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No need to pay twice for AI

Pnote doesn't charge extra for AI usage.Connect the AI tools you've already set up and authorized. Keep your usual sign-in and use your existing subscription wherever the tool supports it.

Subscription support and usage limits depend on the tool and provider. Not every subscription works with every tool. Your provider may bill API usage separately.

Use it on its own. Extend it when you need to.

Pnote organizes your local knowledge. Pnote Studio uses the same project context for terminal sessions and project Skills.

Pnote Pnote Studio
Local data. Your choice.

Your content. Your workflow.

Local files you can keep

Projects and synced entries stay in your Obsidian vault as Markdown files. You can keep reading and editing them as your workflow changes.

Build around your projects

No need to rebuild your workflow just to take notes. Group your projects and connect scattered files, bookmarks, and ideas to the work they belong to.

Choose how to use AI

Organize your resources, then decide how to work with AI. If you use an external AI tool, that tool's permissions and privacy policy apply to how it processes your resources.

FAQ

Before you start
A few things to know

How does Pnote work with Obsidian?

Pnote is an Obsidian plugin, not a separate cloud notebook. It adds project cards, a Capture Hub, and a timeline to your vault, so you can organize files and notes around projects.

Can I use Pnote without AI?

Yes. Pnote lets you capture notes, manage groups and projects, organize resources, and use the project timeline without AI. AI is optional and works with the context you've already collected.

Does my data ever leave my device?

Your project content is saved locally. GitHub sync and external AI tools require an internet connection. If you use them, the relevant content is handled according to your connection settings, the tool's permissions, and the provider's policies. Local storage doesn't mean every feature works offline.

How is Pnote different from Pnote Studio?

Pnote captures notes, organizes projects, and keeps their context together. Pnote Studio focuses on managing terminals and editing Skills for individual projects. Pnote works without Studio. If you use both, they share context through a limited integration, so you don't have to maintain the same information twice.

Will I keep my notes if I uninstall Pnote?

Your Markdown files, attachments, and saved resources stay in your vault. Pnote's card styling, code block rendering, and action buttons stop working, but uninstalling the plugin does not automatically delete your local content.

Build on your work
Take the next step

Start with one project,
or simply capture a thought.

Get started in Obsidian

To start your first project, you'll need Obsidian and the Pnote plugin package.

  1. Open your Obsidian vault

    Need Obsidian? Visit the official Obsidian download page。

  2. Add the Pnote plugin files

    Copy main.js, manifest.json, and styles.css from the plugin package into this folder in your vault:

    .obsidian/plugins/paranote/
  3. Enable Pnote and create your first project

    In Obsidian, go to Settings → Community plugins and enable Pnote. Then set up your groups and projects.

A verified plugin download link isn't available here yet. Try the script-free Markdown example below.

Plain Markdown · No sign-in needed

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