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Welcome to Glyph

Glyph is an offline-first desktop notes app built with Tauri, React, and TypeScript. It combines powerful markdown editing, AI chat capabilities, and local-first data storage to create a simple space for your notes and ideas.

Quickstart

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Installation

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Features

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GitHub

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What is Glyph?

Glyph is designed for people who want a fast, offline-first notes app that doesn’t compromise on features. Your notes live in a local folder as plain markdown files, giving you full ownership and portability.
Offline-first: All your data stays on your device. No cloud sync, no servers, no vendor lock-in. Just you and your files.

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Key Features

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Markdown-First Editing

Glyph uses a powerful TipTap-based markdown editor that supports:
  • Standard markdown syntax
  • Wikilinks for connecting notes ([[note-name]])
  • Slash commands for quick formatting
  • Task lists with checkboxes
  • Frontmatter metadata

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AI Chat Integration

Chat with AI models directly from your notes sidebar. Glyph supports multiple AI providers:
  • OpenAI - GPT-4, GPT-3.5
  • Anthropic - Claude models
  • Google Gemini - Gemini Pro and Flash
  • Ollama - Local models
  • OpenRouter - Access to multiple models
  • OpenAI-compatible - Custom endpoints
The AI panel includes:
  • Multi-turn conversations with context
  • Chat history and session management
  • Multiple AI profiles for different use cases
  • Attach files and folders as context
// From src/components/ai/AIPanel.tsx:111
void chat.sendMessage(
  { text: trimmed },
  {
    body: {
      profile_id: profiles.activeProfileId ?? undefined,
      provider: activeProvider,
      mode: aiAssistantMode,
      context: built.payload || undefined,
      context_manifest: built.manifest ?? undefined,
      audit: true,
    },
  },
);

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Daily Notes

Create a note for each day automatically. Glyph generates daily notes with YYYY-MM-DD naming: 
// From src/lib/dailyNotes.ts:13
export function getDailyNoteFilename(date?: string): string {
  const d = date ?? getTodayDateString();
  return `${d}.md`; // e.g., "2026-03-03.md"
}
Configure your daily notes folder in Settings → Daily Notes.

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Tasks & Databases

Glyph indexes your markdown task lists and provides a unified tasks view:
  • Checkbox syntax: - [ ] task and - [x] completed
  • Task filtering and search
  • View tasks across all notes
  • Task completion tracking
Hybrid search powered by SQLite indexing:
  • Full-text search across all notes
  • Tag search and filtering
  • Link graph exploration
  • Frontmatter metadata queries
Search uses a hybrid index stored in .glyph/ within your space folder, combining full-text and metadata indexing.
Connect your notes with wikilinks:
  • [[Note Title]] - Link to another note
  • Automatic backlink detection
  • Link graph for exploring connections
  • Works with partial matches

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Architecture

  • Framework: React 19 + Vite + TypeScript
  • UI: shadcn/ui + Radix + Tailwind 4
  • Editor: TipTap (ProseMirror)
  • State: React Context API
  • Animation: Motion (Framer Motion)
  • Framework: Tauri 2
  • Database: SQLite (via rusqlite)
  • AI Runtime: Rig framework
  • File watching: notify-rs
  • Storage: Local filesystem + .glyph/ metadata

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Local-First Philosophy

Glyph stores everything locally:
  • Notes: Plain markdown files in your chosen folder
  • Index: SQLite database in .glyph/index.db
  • Settings: Per-space configuration in .glyph/
  • No cloud: Your data never leaves your device (unless you choose to sync the folder yourself)

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Open Source

Glyph is open source on GitHub. Official release binaries include a 48-hour free trial with optional Gumroad license activation.

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Development builds are free and unlimited. The trial and licensing only apply to official release binaries.

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Next Steps

1

Install Glyph

Download and install Glyph for your platform
2

Create your first space

Follow the quickstart guide to set up your workspace
3

Start taking notes

Create your first note and explore the editor

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