kuku
Native, local-first Markdown on macOS — AI edits your vault, offline-first.
kuku is a local-first Markdown knowledge base for macOS built with Tauri, offering wikilinks, backlinks, and graph view on plain files. It integrates AI that can search, edit, and link your vault with reviewable, Cursor-style diffs while keeping everything offline and in your control. The project is open source and targets users who want a fast, native note-taking experience without cloud dependency or vendor lock-in.
kuku runs natively on macOS using Tauri, stores notes as plain Markdown files locally, and uses AI to search, suggest links, and apply reviewable edits to your vault without sending data to the cloud.
macOS users who want a fast, offline-first markdown knowledge base with AI capabilities
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- Status
- launched
- Business model
- open-source
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