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Heron is a native notes app for people who want a note on screen faster than they can think of what to write. Written purely in C++, it consistently uses under 10 MB of memory, opens with no splash screen or warmup, and functions as a tool, not a service. No login, no cloud sync, no uploads. It is simple, elegant, and is excels at being exactly what it claims to be.
Although the current focus on AI-centric software architecture has led to a lot of incredible pieces of software that I never though possible, I always find myself interested in the opposite. For my personal projects, I want to emphasize the importance of continuing to create tools that work reliably and efficiently. When did a carpenter's hammer stop being a hammer and begin prompting to wait for a security update before the first swing of each day?
That's what Heron is. The best local notes app available.
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About Heron on Product Hunt
“Notes, made simple”
Heron was submitted on Product Hunt and earned 1 upvotes and 1 comments, placing #141 on the daily leaderboard. Heron is a native notes app for people who want a note on screen faster than they can think of what to write. Written purely in C++, it consistently uses under 10 MB of memory, opens with no splash screen or warmup, and functions as a tool, not a service. No login, no cloud sync, no uploads. It is simple, elegant, and is excels at being exactly what it claims to be.
Heron was featured in Windows (12.8k followers), Productivity (659.6k followers) and Notes (8.4k followers) on Product Hunt. Together, these topics include over 165.4k products, making this a competitive space to launch in.
Who hunted Heron?
Heron was hunted by Ty Fox. A “hunter” on Product Hunt is the community member who submits a product to the platform — uploading the images, the link, and tagging the makers behind it. Hunters typically write the first comment explaining why a product is worth attention, and their followers are notified the moment they post. Around 79% of featured launches on Product Hunt are self-hunted by their makers, but a well-known hunter still acts as a signal of quality to the rest of the community. See the full all-time top hunters leaderboard to discover who is shaping the Product Hunt ecosystem.
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