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Jot Markdown notes without leaving the terminal

by ovonvo·Mar 9, 2026·1 point·1 comment

AI Analysis

MidCozy

Ephe for the terminal, but terminal note apps already exist in dozens of flavors.

Strengths
  • Rust-based TUI with minimal dependencies installs via npm
  • Treats Markdown files as a notebook with TODO checkbox management
  • Inspired by Ephe's paper notebook concept but CLI-native
Weaknesses
  • Terminal note-taking is saturated—vimwiki, jrnl, and glow already dominate
  • Only 12 GitHub stars suggests limited adoption and community support
Category
Target Audience

Developers who work primarily in terminal environments

Similar To

Ephe · vimwiki · jrnl

Post Description

Hi HN,

I built aeph, a small TUI app for jotting down notes and TODOs in Markdown without leaving the terminal.

The idea was inspired by Ephe (https://github.com/epheapp/ephe). I liked the concept of using Markdown as a kind of "paper notebook" for notes and tasks. It felt simple and flexible.

I wanted something similar but that could live entirely in the terminal, since I spend most of my time there.

aeph treats Markdown files like a notebook:

* write quick notes with md support * manage TODO checkboxes

It's written in Rust and uses a minimal TUI.

Interestingly, after a Japanese blog post introduced it, the npm package was downloaded a few thousand times. That made me curious how useful this idea might be for a broader developer audience.

I'd love to hear any thoughts or feedback.

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