Welcome to the first official release of JotPad! 🎉
JotPad is a modern, lightweight, and extensible note-taking desktop application built with Electron, React, and TypeScript. Designed for speed and developer experience, it features a rich MDX (Markdown) editor, atomic state management, and seamless offline-first local file system storage.
✨ What's Included in v1.0.0
- Rich Markdown Editing: Live-preview, block-based WYSIWYG experience for Markdown powered by
@mdxeditor/editor. - Offline First & Secure Storage: Notes are persisted directly to your local file system as
.mdand.txtfiles through highly secure Inter-Process Communication (IPC). - Lightning-Fast Atomic State: State management is handled by
jotaiallowing isolated re-renders, instant auto-saving, and high UI performance. - Beautiful Cross-Platform UI: Polished interface styled via Tailwind CSS, complete with a clean floating title bar and minimalist aesthetic.
- Powerful Search and Management: Real-time instantaneous filtering, note pinning, and soft-delete features via the Trash panel.
📥 Installation
Download the executable for your operative system below under Assets.
Note for Windows Users: Download the .exe file below and run it to install JotPad on your machine.