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AI-powered self-hosted note-taking for capturing fleeting thoughts
Blinko is a self-hosted, AI-enhanced card note-taking tool that helps you instantly capture, organize, and retrieve fleeting ideas with natural language search and complete data ownership.
Blinko is designed for individuals who need to quickly capture and organize fleeting thoughts without losing creative momentum. Built with privacy-first principles, this self-hosted note-taking platform ensures you maintain complete control over your data while leveraging AI capabilities to enhance retrieval and organization.
The platform features advanced RAG (Retrieval-Augmented Generation) technology that enables natural language queries to find notes effortlessly. Notes are stored as plain text with full Markdown support for quick formatting and seamless sharing. Built on Tauri, Blinko delivers a lightweight architecture with native support across macOS, Windows, Android, and Linux. The Windows desktop version includes offline voice recognition powered by Whisper, with both CPU and GPU-accelerated options available.
Blinko can be deployed in seconds using Docker, making self-hosting accessible to users of all technical levels. As an open-source project under GPL-3.0, it welcomes community contributions and maintains complete transparency through its GitHub repository. Whether you're a creative professional, researcher, or knowledge worker, Blinko provides the speed and privacy needed to preserve every spark of inspiration.
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Creative Brainstorming
Writers and designers capture spontaneous ideas instantly, then use AI search to rediscover related concepts when developing projects
Research Note Management
Researchers store observations and findings in Markdown, retrieving relevant notes through natural language queries during analysis
Voice-to-Text Journaling
Users on Windows leverage offline Whisper recognition to dictate thoughts without internet, maintaining complete privacy
Personal Knowledge Base
Knowledge workers build a searchable repository of insights, accessible across all devices with self-hosted data control
Blinko uses RAG (Retrieval-Augmented Generation) to enable natural language search queries, making it easy to find notes without exact keyword matching.
Yes, the Windows desktop version includes Whisper-powered offline voice recognition. Choose the CPU version (Blinko.exe) or GPU-accelerated CUDA version for faster performance.
Blinko runs natively on macOS, Windows, Android, and Linux through its Tauri-based architecture, providing consistent performance across all platforms.
Yes. Blinko is self-hosted, meaning all notes and data remain on your own infrastructure. You maintain complete control and ownership of your information.
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