fylepad
is a privacy-first intelligent writing workspace for note-taking and personal knowledge management. Rich text, Markdown, diagrams, and on-demand AI in a ~10 MB app.
Download the latest version for your platform from the Releases
page. You can also use the web version.
Important
Since the application is currently unsigned, macOS users may need to run.
xattr -c fylepad_aarch64.app
Warning
Node.js 18+
, pnpm
and Rust
toolchain (for desktop development) are needed.
- Install dependencies
pnpm install
- Run the application
pnpm dev
pnpm tauri dev
Tip
The backend is not required for normal development.
You only need backend services and environment variables if you want to test cloud sync, authentication, and server-side AI features.
Note
You can clone the backend repo.
- Run the backend server and these credentials in the
.env
of frontend repo.
VITE_AI_BACKEND_API=
VITE_BACKEND_API=
The previous version v3
has been deprecated. Source code remains available in the v3-legacy
branch.
MIT