Brain
Notes, mail and tasks on a folder of Markdown files
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Notes as Markdown files on your own server, committed to git on every save. Mail and tasks in the same window. An MCP server lets Claude read, write, sort and send for you, with every action logged. MIT, one command to install.
PH · launched Sep 28, 2026 · 1 upvote (top 69%) · 0 views
Niche: markdown editors and viewers · 158 launches, 13 in the last 7 days ▲ +86% · Explore this niche →
Category and tags
- Horizontal
- Workflow automation
- Prosumer
- Not AI
- Commercial product
- Productivity
- Open Source
- Notes
- GitHub
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More like this: all 158 launches in markdown editors and viewers →
Could you build this?
Yes This is a lightweight local-first markdown note/task app integrated with Git commands, basic IMAP/SMTP handling, and an Model Context Protocol (MCP) server interface.
Competitors
Other products that read as similar to this one : 400 launches clear the similarity bar, closest 8 shown.
Attention rank: #336 of 401 (itself plus its competitors, highest first, normalized so YC and Product Hunt are compared fairly).
Launched 311 days after the earliest competitor.
- static.md · ph · 2026-10-31 · 4 upvotes · similarity 0.59
- Noteline · ph · 2026-10-31 · 2 upvotes · similarity 0.58
- inkwell - Write without distraction. · ph · 2026-09-14 · 3 upvotes · similarity 0.57
- Plainkeep · ph · 2026-11-01 · 2 upvotes · similarity 0.57
- blocks · ph · 2026-11-07 · 1 upvotes · similarity 0.55
- Branchnote · ph · 2026-11-14 · 1 upvotes · similarity 0.54
- Quick Write · ph · 2026-09-09 · 2 upvotes · similarity 0.53
- Exporter · ph · 2026-11-13 · 1 upvotes · similarity 0.53
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