HelixNotes
The facts below are what the maker publishes about HelixNotes, checked and dated. Our editors have not written about it yet.
Plans and prices
From HelixNotes's own pricing page, checked 11 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| HelixNotes | Free | No account required · local Markdown files · no hosted cloud or team collaboration · Free and open source |
The facts
Each one read from HelixNotes's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- AI providers
- Optional AI supports local Ollama, OpenAI-compatible servers, and cloud providers Anthropic (Claude) and OpenAI (GPT); selected text is sent to cloud providers' servers.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Daily notes
- Daily Notes provides a calendar for creating and browsing daily notes stored in a Daily folder in the vault.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Editor
- Its rich editor supports slash commands, tables, syntax-highlighted code blocks, live KaTeX math, and raw Markdown source mode.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Import
- HelixNotes has a built-in Obsidian importer that converts wiki links and image embeds to standard Markdown.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Integrations
- WebDAV,Syncthing,Nextcloud,Dropbox,OneDrive,rsync,Git,Ollama,Anthropic,OpenAIchecked 20 Sep 2026
- Linked notes
- Wiki links can connect notes and enable a graph view of their connections.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Note sharing
- Nochecked 20 Sep 2026
- Offline access
- Yeschecked 20 Sep 2026
- Privacy and storage
- The docs state that notes are local plain files, there is no server or telemetry on notes, and no proprietary format.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Real-time collaboration
- Nochecked 20 Sep 2026
- Search
- Full-text search uses Tantivy and indexes notes locally, with a CJK-aware tokenizer for Chinese, Japanese, and Korean.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Sync and integrations
- Optional WebDAV sync works with a server the user controls; the docs also say users can sync files with Syncthing, Nextcloud, rsync, Git, or synced folders such as Dropbox and OneDrive.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Tasks
- The Tasks view collects checklist items across notes and supports priorities, due dates, list view, and a calendar view.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Version history and backups
- The app saves note version snapshots and can create automatic ZIP backups of an entire vault with configurable frequency and retention.checked 11 Oct 2026
- What it does
- HelixNotes is a local Markdown note-taking app that edits plain .md files stored on the user's disk.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Who it is for
- The maker describes it as not being a hosted workspace or team collaboration suite; there is no HelixNotes cloud or account.checked 11 Oct 2026
The company
- Founded
- 2026checked 28 Sep 2026
- Maker
- The site footer says HelixNotes was built by Yuri Karamian and is powered by ArkHost.checked 11 Oct 2026
Money
- Free plan
- Yeschecked 20 Sep 2026
Where it runs
- Platforms and requirements
- The download page lists Linux, Windows 10/11 x64, macOS, iPhone/iPad on iOS/iPadOS 14+, and Android; it says the macOS build is for Apple Silicon and separately links an Intel Mac download.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Supported platforms
- linux,windows,macos,android,ioschecked 20 Sep 2026
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