# Verso Notes Verso Notes is a local-first desktop notebook for [[Markdown]], built by ed-nico and MIT licensed. Point it at any folder of `.md` files, including an existing [[Obsidian]] vault, and it reads and writes compatible files while keeping its own settings in a `.verso/` directory. Think [[Logseq]]-style block outlining on top of Obsidian-style files-on-disk. ## What it provides - A block outliner editor with keyboard shortcuts and command menus - Wikilinks and backlinks with `[[Note]]` autocomplete - Bases: database tables and galleries with filtering and sorting, the same idea as [[Obsidian Bases]] - Tags and supertags for structure - A daily journal with calendar and "On This Day" - PDF annotation with highlight-to-note - Queries, templates, multiple vaults, a force-directed graph, and a canvas/whiteboard mode - macOS (Apple Silicon), Linux (AppImage), and Windows builds; no telemetry, no accounts, fully offline ## Why it matters The outliner camp ([[Logseq]], Roam) and the plain-files camp ([[Obsidian]]) have been split for years, and people keep asking for both at once. Verso goes after exactly that combination while keeping the data as plain text you own. The [[Local-First Software]] stance is the part I care about most: your notes stay readable by any tool, forever, no export needed. Keep expectations calibrated: it's a young project, desktop-only for now (mobile is in progress), and one developer carries it. But Obsidian vault compatibility means trying it costs nothing. Your files don't move. ## References - Repository: https://github.com/ed-nico/verso_notes - Releases: https://github.com/ed-nico/verso_notes/releases ## Related - [[Obsidian]] - [[Obsidian Bases]] - [[Logseq]] - [[Notion]] - [[Markdown]] - [[Local-First Software]]