Show HN: Jotite – A whimsical Linux Markdown note-taking app

Jotite - A whimsical, lightweight, distraction-free Linux markdown note-taking app with live rendering.

Make sure you have GJS and GTK4 installed:

• Ctrl+S or Ctrl+Enter - Save note
• Ctrl+Shift+S - Save As (choose location)
• Ctrl+N - New file
• Ctrl+O - Open file
• Ctrl+T - Toggle TODO checkbox on current line
• Ctrl+X - Cut entire line (when no selection)
• Ctrl+Up/Down - Move current line up/down
• Ctrl+Plus/Minus - Zoom in/out
• Ctrl+0 - Reset zoom
• Escape - Close application
• Tab/Shift+Tab - Indent/outdent bullets
• Enter - Auto-continue bullet lists
• Double-click - Toggle TODO box status ([ ] ↔ [X])

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/maxberggren/omarchy-jotite.git cd jotite

2. Install the files:

   # Install the main script sudo install -Dm755 jotite.js /usr/local/bin/jotite # Install desktop entry sudo install -Dm644 jotite.desktop /usr/share/applications/jotite.desktop # Install icon sudo install -Dm644 icon.png /usr/share/pixmaps/jotite.png # Install custom font sudo install -Dm644 pxlxxl.ttf /usr/share/fonts/TTF/pxlxxl.ttf sudo fc-cache -fv

3. Make sure dependencies are installed:

   Debian/Ubuntu:

   sudo apt install gjs gir1.2-gtk-4.0 gir1.2-adw-1 fontconfig

   Fedora:

   sudo dnf install gjs gtk4 libadwaita fontconfig

Open a specific file:

Or launch from your application menu after installing the desktop entry.

Configure a global hotkey in your desktop environment to launch Jotite:

Hyprland (Omarchy):

Generic Hyprland:

Contributions are welcome! Please feel free to submit a Pull Request.

MIT

Built with:

• Jot - Forked from Jot
• GJS - GNOME JavaScript bindings
• GTK4 - The GTK toolkit
• Libadwaita - GNOME design patterns
• pxlxxl font - Pixel font for headers (free for personal use)