ZenNotes

v1.8.0 Feature

This release adds 2 notable features for engineering teams evaluating rollout.

Published 2mo Productivity & Wikis

✓ No known CVEs patched

✓ No known CVEs patched in this version

Topics

electron local-first markdown mcp notes vim

Summary

AI summary

ZenNotes registers as a markdown file handler and fixes reverse‑proxy static asset loading.

Full changelog

Open any markdown file with ZenNotes (#56). ZenNotes now registers as a handler for .md and .markdown files, so you can open them straight from Finder/Explorer ("Open With"), a double-click, or by dropping them on the dock. A file inside a vault opens as a normal note; a file anywhere else opens in a standalone editor window with full editing and live preview — plus a Move to Vault button to pull it into your vault when you want.
zen open <file.md> from the terminal. The zen CLI can now hand one or more markdown files to the app, opening each as a vault note or a standalone editor — zen open ~/Downloads/notes.md.

Reverse-proxy static assets now load (#58). When self-hosting under ZENNOTES_BASE_PATH, the CSS, JS, and web manifest were being returned as index.html (wrong MIME type) and rejected by the browser. The static handler now strips the base-path prefix so assets resolve correctly beneath the configured subpath.

Pick the right binary for your platform from the assets below.

macOS (Apple Silicon): ZenNotes-1.8.0-mac-arm64.dmg (or .zip)
macOS (Intel): ZenNotes-1.8.0-mac-x64.dmg (or .zip)
Windows: ZenNotes-1.8.0-win-x64.exe (installer) or .zip (portable)
Linux: ZenNotes-1.8.0-linux-x86_64.AppImage or ZenNotes-1.8.0-linux-amd64.deb

Full changelog: https://github.com/ZenNotes/zennotes/compare/v1.7.0...v1.8.0

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Keyboard-first Markdown note-taking