Write in blocks
Capture rough thoughts, then move, indent, and shape them into clear notes.
Local-first notes
Make room for what’s on your mind.
Write it down. Connect the pieces. Find your next step. A calm desktop home for your notes, with your files always close at hand.
Free and open source. Windows / macOS / Linux
VispNote desktop workspaceStored locally as Markdown
- Local Markdown files
- No account required
- AI only if you want it
Why VispNote
Your notes stay useful, private, and portable.
Start with writing. Add structure only when it helps you think, plan, or finish something.
Link related ideas
Wiki links, backlinks, unlinked mentions, and related notes gather beside every note.
Review what matters
Today collects open loops, due items, and notes worth revisiting.
From a thought to a next step
Capture, connect, plan, and review.
You don’t need a system before you start. Just a thought worth keeping.
Explore all featuresCatch the thought
Quick capture saves straight to Today’s daily note. Open a new note when an idea needs its own space.
Start with a noteGive it some context
Type [[ to link another note. Backlinks and unlinked mentions help you find the connections you’ve already made.
Come back with a little clarity
Open Today from the sidebar to find unfinished tasks, due reminders, and notes worth revisiting.
Make Today usefulSpace to grow
Extend your workspace when you need to.
Enable optional packs for the way you work. Your everyday notes stay at the center.
Think beyond the page
Arrange live note cards, sketches, and connections on a Thinking Board.
Thinking BoardFor creative projects
Give scenes, chapters, characters, and story threads a place to belong.
Writer packSee the work your way
Save a useful view as a table, board, calendar, list, cards, or timeline.
Views packAlso for developers
Visp Notes brings the same thinking into VS Code.
If your notes live next to your code, the Visp Notes extension turns the Markdown already in your workspace into a connected system: live editing, wiki links, backlinks, checkbox tasks, and an interactive graph — without leaving the editor.
Local-first trust
Your notes are files, not a locked database.
VispNote stores your writing in local markdown vaults. You can use the core workflow without AI, without a hosted account, and without giving up access to your raw notes.
Local vault folders
Readable markdown
Optional AI providers
Open source releases
Latest Updates
Stay current with the newest VispNote release.
See the current version, then download the right package.
Latest release: v0.2.6
VispNote v0.2.6 is available now.
Published September 6, 2026. Builds are ready for Windows, macOS, AppImage, and DEB.
View latest releaseClearer tasks
Consistent checkboxes, visible completed tasks, and more accurate Today counts.
Safer editing
Ongoing edits are preserved during vault refreshes, with fixes for saving and Markdown round trips.
A smoother first run
Today is within reach, new notes focus the title, and search has a fallback when the index is unavailable.
Documentation included
Read the complete VispNote user guide.
Setup, workflows, shortcuts, update steps, data storage, and troubleshooting are covered there.
Download
Get VispNote for your desktop.
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Choose manually
Pick the right package for your system.
Use AppImage for most Linux distros or DEB for Debian-family systems.
- Supported OS types
- Windows 10/11 x64
- macOS Apple Silicon
- macOS Intel
- Linux AppImage x86_64
- Debian-family DEB
Windows
Installer for 64-bit Windows desktops.
Open releasesmacOS
DMG builds for Apple Silicon and Intel Macs.
Open releasesLinux
AppImage for most distros. DEB for Debian-family systems.
Open releases