Features

Markdown Editor

Rich formatting toolbar, slash commands, source mode. Powered by TipTap v3.

Graph View

Visualize connections between notes. Link with [[wiki-links]] syntax.

Full-Text Search

Tantivy-powered search. Fast and accurate.

Lightweight

Rust + Tauri. No Electron.

Version History

Per-note snapshots with diff view.

Themes

Light and dark mode. 8 accent colors. Multiple fonts.

Local Files

Plain .md files on your disk. Open them in any editor. Sync with anything.

File Watcher

Picks up external file changes automatically.

Get HelixNotes

Free and open source. Available for desktop and Android.

Linux

Download AppImage Arch, Fedora 43+, openSUSE Tumbleweed · amd64

macOS

Download DMG macOS · Intel (works on Apple Silicon via Rosetta 2)

Windows

Download Installer Windows 10/11 · x64

Android

Download APK Tested on Android 16 · Universal

Install via APT

Add the official repository and install with automatic updates:

                            curl -fsSL https://repo.arkhost.com/gpg.key |
                                sudo gpg --dearmor -o
                                /usr/share/keyrings/arkhost.gpg && echo
                                "deb [signed-by=/usr/share/keyrings/arkhost.gpg
                                arch=amd64] https://repo.arkhost.com stable
                                main" | sudo tee
                                /etc/apt/sources.list.d/helixnotes.list
                                && sudo apt update && sudo apt
                                install helix-notes
                        

Install via AUR

Install from the AUR using your preferred AUR helper:

yay -S helixnotes-appimage-bin

Blank or white screen on X11 or Wayland? If you see Failed to create GBM buffer, try:

                            WEBKIT_DISABLE_DMABUF_RENDERER=1
                                helixnotes
                        

Build from source

Install system dependencies for your platform:

Debian / Ubuntu / Mint

                                        sudo apt install
                                            libwebkit2gtk-4.1-dev libssl-dev
                                            libayatana-appindicator3-dev
                                            librsvg2-dev build-essential
                                            pkg-config curl npm
                                    

Arch / Manjaro

                                        sudo pacman -S webkit2gtk-4.1
                                            base-devel openssl
                                            libayatana-appindicator librsvg curl
                                            npm
                                    

Fedora

                                        sudo dnf install
                                            webkit2gtk4.1-devel openssl-devel
                                            libayatana-appindicator-gtk3-devel
                                            librsvg2-devel gcc pkg-config curl
                                            npm
                                    

Windows

VS Build Tools (Desktop development with C++)

Install Rust and pnpm:

Install Rust via rustup.rs

                                        curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2
                                            -sSf https://sh.rustup.rs | sh
                                    

Install pnpm

npm install -g pnpm

Clone and build:

                                git clone
                                    https://codeberg.org/ArkHost/HelixNotes.git
                                    && cd HelixNotes && pnpm install && pnpm
                                    tauri build
                            