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Open Notebook Desktop v0.1.0 — macOS (Apple Silicon)

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@eryabyshev eryabyshev released this 11 Jul 10:06
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Open Notebook Desktop v0.1.0

First public desktop app release for macOS (Apple Silicon).
Everything runs locally: no Docker required — SurrealDB, API, worker, and UI in a single installer.

Install

  1. Download Open Notebook-0.1.0-arm64.dmg
  2. Open the DMG and drag Open Notebook into Applications
  3. Launch the app
  4. Go to Settings → API Keys, add your provider (OpenAI, OpenRouter, etc.), and set default models

What's included

  • Full UI (Next.js standalone)
  • Local SurrealDB v2 database
  • Background worker (embeddings, source processing, podcasts)
  • 14 UI languages
  • Update checks via GitHub (eryabyshev/open-notebook-app)

Highlights

  • Upload sources (PDF, URLs, audio, text)
  • Chat with citations, semantic search, transformations
  • Insights and summaries in the source language
  • Podcasts, model configuration via Settings
  • Optional Docling extension for advanced PDF processing (download from Settings)

Requirements

  • macOS, Apple Silicon (arm64)
  • ~2 GB free disk space (lite build, Docling not included)
  • Internet connection for AI providers (OpenAI, etc.)

Docling (optional)

Advanced PDF/OCR processing is not bundled in the DMG.
Install via Settings → Advanced PDF processing (Docling) → Download from GitHub.

Known limitations

  • Build targets arm64 only (Intel Mac requires a separate darwin-amd64 build)
  • macOS may warn about an unsigned app on first launch
  • Embedding model must be configured in Settings for vector search

For developers

Tag: v0.1.0
Asset: Open Notebook-0.1.0-arm64.dmg

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