Octarine
A private Markdown workspace for notes and daily planning.
Capture ideas, organize knowledge, and plan from a fast local-first editor that keeps notes as plain Markdown files. Octarine combines a Daily Desk, workspace search, tasks, properties, backlinks, optional AI assistance, shared-note feedback, and a companion web clipper across desktop and iOS.
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What is Octarine best for?
Octarine is a freemium Markdown tool best suited to private knowledge management and daily work in files you own. It is available as Desktop app, Mobile app, Browser extension on macOS, Windows, Linux, iOS, and it is proprietary software.
At a glance
- Pricing
- Freemium
- Source
- Proprietary
- Best for
- Private knowledge management and daily work in files you own
Capabilities
- local Markdown files
- daily planning
- workspace search
- tasks and properties
- backlinks
- optional AI assistance
- web clipping
Platforms
Surfaces
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