tolaria

Tolaria is an open-source desktop application for macOS, Windows, and Linux built for managing markdown knowledge bases. It follows a files-first philosophy where notes are plain markdown files with YAML frontmatter, ensuring full portability and zero vendor lock-in. Every vault is a git repository, providing complete version history and the ability to use any git remote without depending on Tolaria servers. The app is offline-first with no accounts, subscriptions, or cloud dependencies. Your vault works completely offline and always will. If you stop using Tolaria, you lose nothing. Key design principles include: - Keyboard-first: designed for power users with a command palette and keyboard-driven editor - Types as lenses, not schemas: types are navigation aids for finding notes, not enforced validation - AI-first but not AI-only: a vault of files works well with AI agents, with support for Claude Code, Codex CLI, and Gemini CLI setup paths, plus an AGENTS file for agent discovery - Standards-based: markdown with YAML frontmatter, no proprietary formats - Built from real use: created to manage a personal vault of 10,000+ notes Use cases include operating second brains and personal knowledge management, organizing company docs as context for AI, and storing assistant memory and procedures. Built with Tauri, React, and TypeScript. Installation is available via Homebrew on macOS or direct download from releases. Windows installers are Authenticode-signed. The project is licensed under AGPL-3.0-or-later.