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Noorg is born 🎉

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Capture Everything, Organize Nothing 📝​

In a world with an abundance of note-taking tools, Noorg offers a different approach to managing your thoughts, ideas, and knowledge. Whether you're a developer, a creative, or simply someone who loves to take notes, Noorg was designed with one core principle: focus on capturing ideas, not organizing them.

Why Noorg? 🤔​

Traditional note-taking systems often demand meticulous organization, rigid hierarchies, and time-consuming curation. Noorg is here to liberate you from these constraints. Inspired by the philosophy of "just write it down", Noorg shifts the focus from organization to effortless capture and processing.

Imagine being able to:

  • Write freely in any editor of your choice (Vim, Emacs, VSCode, Obsidian—you name it).
  • Automatically annotate and process notes using dynamic metadata.
  • Extend functionality with powerful integrations written in Python, Lua, and Rust.
  • Focus on what matters most: your ideas.

Who Is Noorg For? 🌟​

Noorg is for everyone who wants a tool that adapts to their workflows rather than the other way around. It’s ideal for:

  • Developers who prefer working in their favorite editors.
  • Writers who need a system that doesn’t get in the way of creativity.
  • Knowledge workers tired of rigid folder structures and endless tagging.
  • Hobbyists who want to experiment with automation and integrations.

⚠️ Note: Noorg is currently in pre-alpha, so expect bugs and instability. Your feedback is crucial to shaping its future. Also it is only available for MacOS currently.​

What Makes Noorg Special? ✨​

Editor-Agnostic and Seamless Integration 🔗​

Noorg is not tied to any specific editor, meaning you can use it with your favorite tools. Write in Markdown, enrich your notes with frontmatter metadata, and let Noorg handle the rest.

Dynamic Observers 👀​

Leveraging the observer pattern, Noorg provides real-time note processing without breaking your flow. For instance:

  • A time tracker monitors how much time you spend on topics.
  • Inline tags dynamically create a tagging system.
  • Observers can even generate a daily journal or tag notes based on content.

Extensible Runtime 🔧​

At its heart, Noorg is a highly extensible runtime. Want to customize it? Use Python, Lua, or Rust to build your own note-processing workflows, from automatic tagging to complex data integrations. The possibilities are endless:

  • Create Kanban boards for project tracking.
  • Automate time tracking and task prioritization.
  • Develop custom dynamic views with SQL-like queries.

Offline-First and Free 🌐​

Noorg respects your privacy and autonomy. It’s fully offline, with no cloud dependencies, free, and open source. Your notes stay with you, and the community drives its growth.

Use Cases: What Can You Do with Noorg? 💡​

  1. Dynamic Journaling: Automatically compile a daily journal from your notes.
  2. Kanban Boards: Organize tasks visually.
  3. Tagging Systems: Use inline tags to categorize and create dynamic note views.
  4. Time Tracking: Monitor your focus and productivity.
  5. Custom Automation: Build workflows with Python, Lua, or Rust, such as integrating APIs or generating reports.

Why Noorg Was Created 🛠️​

Noorg was born out of frustration with overly complex note-taking systems. It’s for the thinkers who just want to capture their thoughts without the cognitive overhead of organizing them. It's for those who value simplicity, adaptability, and innovation in their tools.

Caution: Pre-Alpha Stage ⚠️​

Caution: Noorg is currently in a pre-alpha stage. While it offers powerful features, it is still under active development and may not be stable. We strongly advise starting slowly and backing up your note directory regularly. Experiment with Noorg in a safe environment to discover its potential without risking your important data.

Join the Noorg Community 🤝​

Noorg is free, open source, and community-driven. We believe in building tools together that empower people to think freely and creatively. Join us on this journey to redefine note-taking.

Get Started Today 🚀​

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