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nuza
A simple, lightweight home for your markdown notes
Nuza is a simple, lightweight alternative to Obsidian for people who just want to write and organize Markdown notes without the bloat. It is free and open source, runs on macOS, Windows, and Linux, and works directly with plain Markdown files. With built-in Vim keybindings, wiki-links, backlinks, search, frontmatter, and more, Nuza keeps note-taking fast, minimal, and fully local.
I built nuza because I wanted a note-taking app that felt simple again.
I love Markdown and Vim, but most note-taking apps come with a lot of things I don't really need. I wanted something lightweight, fast, local-first, and built around plain Markdown files.
What started as a small personal project slowly evolved into a full-fledged Obsidian alternative with Vim keybindings, backlinks, wiki-links, search, frontmatter, and more.
Nuza is still evolving, and I'm hoping to keep it simple instead of turning it into another bloated productivity app.
Would love to hear what you think.
https://nuza.puang.in
Hi, nice work! I've been looking to replace Obisidian. How do you coordinate your notes between different machines?
About nuza on Product Hunt
“A simple, lightweight home for your markdown notes”
nuza was submitted on Product Hunt and earned 5 upvotes and 5 comments, placing #73 on the daily leaderboard. Nuza is a simple, lightweight alternative to Obsidian for people who just want to write and organize Markdown notes without the bloat. It is free and open source, runs on macOS, Windows, and Linux, and works directly with plain Markdown files. With built-in Vim keybindings, wiki-links, backlinks, search, frontmatter, and more, Nuza keeps note-taking fast, minimal, and fully local.
nuza was featured in Open Source (69k followers), Notes (8.4k followers), Text Editors (16.8k followers) and GitHub (41.4k followers) on Product Hunt. Together, these topics include over 55.4k products, making this a competitive space to launch in.
Who hunted nuza?
nuza was hunted by Karan. 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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