mindforger  by dvorka

Markdown editor for personal knowledge management

created 7 years ago
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Project Summary

MindForger is an open-source, privacy-respecting personal knowledge management tool and Markdown editor inspired by the human mind. It addresses the challenge of scattered information by providing a unified environment for notes, ideas, plans, and more, enabling users to discover relationships between their knowledge.

How It Works

MindForger functions as a Markdown editor with IDE-like features, including multi-document workspaces, refactoring, and autolinking. It incorporates a knowledge graph navigator and search capabilities (name, tag, text, regex, similarity) to facilitate knowledge discovery and organization. Its human-mind inspiration is reflected in features like "think as you browse" and "think as you write."

Quick Start & Requirements

  • Install: Pre-built binaries are available for macOS, Windows, Ubuntu, Debian, Fedora, FreeBSD, Arch Linux, NixOS, and openSUSE. Docker images and tarballs are also provided.
  • Requirements: No specific hardware or software prerequisites are mentioned beyond standard OS compatibility.
  • Documentation: Getting started, installation, user, and developer documentation are available. Tutorials can be found on YouTube.

Highlighted Details

  • Markdown editor with support for math, diagrams, images, and table of contents generation.
  • IDE features include section refactoring, cloning, scopes, and stencils.
  • Organizational tools like the Eisenhower matrix and Kanban boards are integrated.
  • Knowledge graph navigation and "find similar sections" functionality.

Maintenance & Community

The project has been featured in Fedora Magazine and UbuntuPIT, indicating some community visibility. Bug reports and feature requests are managed via GitHub issues.

Licensing & Compatibility

The project is licensed under the GPL-3.0 License. This copyleft license may have implications for integration into closed-source commercial products.

Limitations & Caveats

While offering a wide range of features, the README does not detail performance benchmarks or specific limitations regarding scalability with very large knowledge bases. The GPL-3.0 license may restrict commercial use cases.

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