Tangent Notes
Explore connected notes without losing your train of thought.
A free, open-source knowledge app that stores local Markdown files and opens linked notes in sliding panels. Backlinks, wiki links, custom queries, and a self-building map help reveal relationships while you write.
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What is Tangent Notes best for?
Tangent Notes is a free Markdown tool best suited to thinking through networks of connected local notes. It is available as Desktop app on macOS, Windows, Linux, and it is open source.
At a glance
- Pricing
- Free
- Source
- Open source
- Best for
- Thinking through networks of connected local notes
Capabilities
- open source
- backlinks
- wiki links
- knowledge map
- custom queries
Platforms
Surfaces
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