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Tolaria

A second brain for the AI era. Free forever.·tolaria.md

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Tolaria is a desktop note-taking application that stores notes as plain Markdown files with YAML frontmatter, avoiding proprietary formats or databases. It includes a rich block-based editor with wikilinks, slash commands, and whiteboards, a fully integrated Git client for version control and sync, and support for local CLI coding agents and direct AI model providers for chat over note context. It is open source, free forever, and requires no account to use.

What it's for

Personal knowledge management ('second brain')Organizing notes as Markdown files with relationshipsVersion-controlling notes with GitUsing AI agents or models to chat over note contextWriting and organizing long-form content

Features 15

  • Block-based rich editor with slash commands
  • Command palette (Cmd+K / Ctrl+K)
  • Custom note types and views
  • Direct/local AI model provider support for chat over notes
  • Fully integrated Git client (commit, push, browse history)
  • Getting Started sample vault
  • Homebrew install on macOS
  • Local CLI coding agent support (Claude Code, Codex, OpenCode, Pi, Gemini)
  • Markdown files with YAML frontmatter
  • Native note relationships
  • No database, plain files on disk
  • Per-note navigable version history
  • Table navigation and note width controls
  • Whiteboards and media previews
  • Wikilinks with autocomplete

At a glance

free tieropen source
TypeDesktop app
DeploymentInstalled (local)
PlatformsmacOS, Windows, Linux

Integrations

Claude CodeCodexOpenCodePiGeminiGitHubHomebrew

Resources

Pricing

Product is entirely free and open source; no paid plans are mentioned.

TolariaFree

Open source and free forever; no paid tiers mentioned.

Last checked 29 days ago·