Show HN: Tolaria – open-source macOS app to manage Markdown knowledge bases(github.com)

60 pointsby lucaronin2 hours ago12 comments

stock_toaster34 minutes ago
I've been using octarine[1] recently (after having used obsidian for quite a while), but I'm definitely going to try this out.
[1]: https://octarine.app
SpyCoder7739 minutes ago
As I was scrolling down the page I was like "what if I wanted to use a notion-style editor instead of markdown" and my requests were instantly met
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r0bbie2 hours ago
Super nice! I've ended up settling on Logseq for note-taking for a while now, but never loved the UI.
This is clean and love the git-backed approach. Would love to see a dark mode too!
redaantaran hour ago
That’s awesome! I’m a huge fan of projects like that. I recently launched ckourse.com (open-source) to help manage downloaded courses. Combining tolaria and Ckourse will give a smooth learning experience. Thanks for the tool.
bovermyeran hour ago
I'm glad you've built something that works for you! Keep at it. Experiment, don't just leave it the same way it is now.
antonkochubey2 hours ago
Doesn’t Obsidian already do pretty much the same?
- hoppyhoppy22 hours ago
  >open-source
  - jimmcslim2 hours ago
    And I was going to say Mac native as well, but uses Tauri. I’d love some app with the polish of Bear Notes but that just edited raw Markdown files. Ideally Obsidian with the Notebook Navigator plugin (strongly inspired by Bear Notes perhaps?) and (checks list) this very specific list of plugins that I need and should be good for everyone else thanks.
  - bovermyeran hour ago
    Zettlr would like a word.
    morelikeborelax28 minutes ago
    I really like Zettlr, but I find it is always crashing when markdown changes behind the scenes and it has the document open.
    It's so good for viewing all markdown in a repo, but dies all too often.
- jryioan hour ago
  Exactly - cooperation is not incentivized properly
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subdomain2 hours ago
I run a newsletter too, so this is cool to see! Not sure if I need it yet (my "knowledge base" is still pretty small), but I'll definitely keep it in mind for the future.
Pym2 hours ago
Wow thanks!
Better than the one I was planning to build for myself.
Love the UI. Love the fact that the app was made with Tauri.
Nice work, will share!
amd926 minutes ago
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kskzjsjdjwan hour ago
A freaking web app?
Boo. Boooooooooo. Thanks but no thanks.
- droidjj37 minutes ago
  At least it's Tauri!
jryio2 hours ago
Just another disposable piece of software maintained by a single person that does 80% of what other apps do but worse.
Max lifespan 2 years
- rglover2 hours ago
  Please cut this out. You really don't want to live in a world where individuals are discouraged from trying to build things that are good.
  If you want something to stick around: you have to use and pay for it.
- lbreakjai33 minutes ago
  You're right. We should absolutely only rely on "Ask sales for price" closed-source software from megacorps, that get worse on every release, and get sunset anyway when the funding runs out.
- morelikeborelax26 minutes ago
  I hAvE a FeW qUaLmS wItH tHiS aPp
  https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9224
- qsort2 hours ago
  But if they ever choose to decommission it, they have the chance to do the funniest thing:
  https://scryfall.com/card/plst/INV-156/obliterate
- SpyCoder772 hours ago
  Some people...
- GreenTimeTrkran hour ago
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