Field Notes v0.10.0
Field Notes is an offline, private harm-reduction journal & trip-sitting workstation. Everything stays on your device.
What's new in v0.10.0
The Companion stays responsive. It used to lock the whole window while it thought — worst on the first message, when the model loads into memory — which could look like a crash. It now runs in the background, and the model quietly pre-loads when you open the Companion, so the first reply comes back at normal speed. The same fix applies to Import from text.
It's honest about your hardware. Local models are memory-bound, so the app now checks whether your machine can actually run the one you've picked and tells you plainly — plenty of room, close, or not enough, choose a smaller model. It warns before a multi-gigabyte download in setup, and once you've chatted it factors in the real reply speed, so a machine that fits the model but runs it slowly is flagged too.
Import from text actually works now. On the default model it was slow to the point of looking hung and often reported "No doses were detected." It's been rebuilt: it reads any format — a one-line note or a full trip report with T+ timestamps — pulls out every dose, and uses each substance's standard name so the interaction checker recognises it (e.g. acid → LSD, shrooms → psilocybin). The screen now says what to paste, shows everything it found for review, and lines up the timeline against the start you confirm.
A first-run choice for the Companion. Fresh installs are asked once whether to enable it. It's optional and on-device, and the safety checker, crisis scan, and dose reference all work either way.
Send feedback in one click. A new card in Settings opens a prefilled bug report or feature request on GitHub, in your browser. Nothing is sent from the app itself.
Downloads
| Platform | File |
|---|---|
| Windows (installer) | Field.Notes_0.10.0_x64-setup.exe |
| Windows (MSI) | Field.Notes_0.10.0_x64_en-US.msi |
| macOS (universal) | Field.Notes_0.10.0_universal.dmg |
| Linux (AppImage) | Field.Notes_0.10.0_amd64.AppImage |
| Linux (Debian/Ubuntu) | Field.Notes_0.10.0_amd64.deb |
| Linux (Fedora/RHEL) | Field.Notes-0.10.0-1.x86_64.rpm |
Existing installs update themselves — you'll be offered Install & restart on next launch.
First launch
The installers aren't code-signed yet, so the OS will warn on first run:
- Windows — SmartScreen: More info → Run anyway.
- macOS — Gatekeeper: right-click the app → Open (or System Settings → Privacy & Security → Open Anyway).
- Linux — make the
.AppImageexecutable (chmod +x) and run it, or install the.deb/.rpm.
The .sig files, Field.Notes_universal.app.tar.gz, and latest.json are used by the in-app auto-updater — you don't need to download them.