🧠 brain.nvim

A minimal Neovim plugin to quickly capture notes into a local ~/brain folder.

Features

• :Brain command opens a guided note editor (title → tags → content)
• Notes saved as Markdown files in ~/brain/ named after the title
• Tags normalized and written to frontmatter
• Opens the saved file after writing

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Installation

Using lazy.nvim

{
  "italianow/brain.nvim",
  dependencies = { "nvim-telescope/telescope.nvim" },
  config = function()
    require("brain").setup()
  end,
}

Usage

1. Run :Brain — a split opens at the bottom
2. Type your title, press <Enter>
3. Type your tags (comma or space separated, e.g. ideas, work, nvim), press <Enter>
4. Write your note content freely
5. Press <C-s> or run :BrainSave to save

Press <Esc> at any point to cancel.

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Output Format

Each note is saved as ~/brain/<title>.md:

# My Note Title

tags: #ideas #work #nvim

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Your note content goes here.

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Configuration

require("brain").setup({
  brain_dir = "~/brain", -- where notes are stored
})

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