Show HN: Mib – A 300KiB Vim-Style Markdown Scratchpad for Linux / Wayland

A developer released mib, a Vim-style Markdown scratchpad for Linux/Wayland that stays under 1MiB (currently under 300KiB) and offers 9 fixed pages with no files or folders to organize. The developer stated the project is "100% AI generated (Claude and Codex)" while being hand-directed toward a minimal footprint, positioning it as a fully local native alternative to Obsidian's multiple Electron processes for throwaway notes. The Show HN post drew 2 points and 0 comments.

I tend to make a lot of scratch notes as a way to help me think. These usually don't last very long and what does survive usually ends up in a git repo, a wiki or most often just gets thrown away. I was using Obsidian for this, but gosh, 4 or 5 Electron processes just for throwaway notes seemed like overkill. Neovim is a better fit but I like it just the way it is for coding and didn't want to install any image plug-ins for that. mib is a bit like a basic Vim editor, with a few Obsidian features cherry-picked and a workflow optimized around scratch notes with just 9 glorious pages - no files or folders to organize . It's called "mib" because it is, and always will be under 1MiB currently < 300KiB . Its a fully local, native app that is smaller than some JavaScript frameworks. Disclosure: I still write a lot of code by hand but this project is 100% AI generated Claude and Codex . I was a tough taskmaster though - we worked through a lot of approaches to arrive at something this small. Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50456803 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50456803 Points: 2 Comments: 0