walkthrough-vid.mp4
- your notes are saved to
.mdfiles on your computer #tags: categorize notes by topic/status[[internal links]]: Clicked internal links go to a note of that title and create it if it doesn't exist- markdown:
# headers,[external links](https://url.com),**bold**,*italic*,- bullet lists, etc should all work as expected - daily notes: each day starts with a blank note where you can write stream-of-consciousness style all day in one place, tagging each section of the note for easy access later by category.
- Xin runs spell check and grammar check automatically
- draft blog posts two ways, even in your daily note
===followed by enter creates blank post template@<your blog name> postis an even quicker way to start a post
- both methods show a rocket icon button that will publish the post instantly and show progress bar of publish status
- easily specify which blog to send a post to, if you have more than one blog
- import and sync all your blog's posts for full CMS edit and delete post functionality
- Clone the repo and install dependencies:
git clone https://github.com/mark-mcdermott/xin.git cd xin pnpm install - Build the app:
pnpm run package
- Open the generated
.dmg(macOS) or.exeinstaller (Windows) from therelease/folder - macOS: Drag Xin into your Applications folder. Windows: Follow the installer prompts.
- Open Xin
I used to write notes, both personal and work related, in Obsidian. I write everything each day in one daily note, but I need to be able to easily delete an entire tag's content throughout the whole app without losing the rest of the daily notes. I also need a desktop CMS that has one-click publishing with a progress bar. Obsidian sort of did some of this, but not by default and not gracefully. So I built Xin.
I vibe coded the Xin MVP in Claude over two weeks of evenings and weekends. Over the next month I used Claude and added more features, refined micro-interactions, etc. The process taught me a lot about TypeScript, Electron, CodeMirror and coding for e-commerce.
If you wear clothes or know someone who does, please buy a comfy Xin hoodie in the in-app store (click the cart icon in the left sidebar). Or buy me a coffee in-app or file a bug report (click the gear icon towards the bottom). Starring this repo also helps, as would contributing any code for bugfixes or new features.
Xin has detailed in-app documentation. Click the book icon in the left sidebar.
I'll be rebuilding Xin from scratch on the rebuild branch without Claude, just to learn more and have a cleaner, more logical and more secure codebase.
Possible other future plans:
- adaptors for publishing to blog platforms besides Cloudflare Pages (only if other people need them--I don't)
- Xin web and mobile apps with cross-platform content sync
- landing page website
- a spinoff featuring Pedro Pascal