NotebookME 🧠

Your Self-Hosted AI Second Brain. A private, powerful, and intelligent note-taking application designed to be a simpler, faster alternative to NotebookLM and Obsidian.

✨ Features

📝 Smart Note-Taking

• Markdown Support: Full rich-text editing with automatic markdown formatting.
• Distraction-Free: Clean, minimalist interface focused on your thoughts.
• Quick Capture: Capture ideas instantly without losing flow.

🤖 AI Integration (The "Exocortex")

Your personal AI assistant is woven into every note:

• Chat with Context: The AI knows your notes. Ask questions, find connections, or summarize entire notebooks.
• RAG-Powered Search: Semantic search across all your notes using local embeddings.
• Smart Action Bar:
  • ➕ Append: Add AI ideas to the end of your note for brainstorming.
  • 📍 Insert: Seamlessly expand on points right where your cursor is.
  • 🔄 Replace: Rewrite sections or entire notes to improve clarity/tone.

🕐 Version History

• Google Docs-style Auto-save: Automatic versioning based on time and idle detection.
• Preview & Restore: View any previous version and restore with one click.
• AI Edit Checkpoints: Every AI modification creates a secure checkpoint.

🛡️ Privacy & Safety

• 100% Self-Hosted: Your data lives on your device/server. No vendor lock-in.
• Local Embeddings: Privacy-first semantic search using all-MiniLM-L6-v2.
• Ownership: You own the code and the data (data/notebookme.lance).

🚀 Getting Started

Prerequisites

• Node.js (v18+)
• NPM

Installation

1. Clone the repository

   git clone https://github.com/rajpootathar/NoteBookMe.git
   cd NoteBookMe

2. Install dependencies

   npm install

3. Configure Environment Copy the example env file and set your secrets:

   cp .env.example .env

   Edit .env to set your USER_PASSWORD and JWT_SECRET.

4. Run the Server

   npm start

   Access your Second Brain at http://localhost:3000.

🛠️ Tech Stack

• Frontend: Vue 3 + Vite (PWA)
• Backend: Express.js
• Database: LanceDB (vector database with semantic search)
• Embeddings: all-MiniLM-L6-v2 (local, privacy-first)
• AI: OpenAI-compatible API (configurable)

📸 Screenshots

AI Chat Interface

AI Assistant Panel

Context Menu

📄 License

This project is licensed under the Elastic License 2.0 (ELv2).

You are free to use, modify, and distribute this software, with the following limitations:

• You may not provide this software as a hosted/managed service to third parties
• You may not remove or alter licensing notices

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