Tangent
The facts below are what the maker publishes about Tangent, checked and dated. Our editors have not written about it yet.
Plans and prices
From Tangent's own pricing page, checked 12 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Free | Free | Open alpha · Open source · Always free |
The facts
Each one read from Tangent's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Customization
- Users can customize fonts, colors, spacing, creation rules, and CSS, including folder-specific styles.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Embedded media
- Notes can embed local or remote images, audio, video, and PDFs.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Integrations
- Git,iCloud,Drive,Dropboxchecked 20 Sep 2026
- License and support
- Tangent is open source under Apache 2.0, and questions or requests can be raised in its community Discord or by contacting @TangentNotes on Mastodon.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Local storage
- Tangent reads and writes Markdown files on the user's computer and says there is no server to connect to.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Map view
- Map View automatically creates nodes and connections as users write and navigate.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Markdown support
- Tangent supports headers, emphasis, highlights, web links, embedded images, lists, YAML front matter, LaTeX math, Mermaid diagrams, and syntax-highlighted code blocks.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Offline access
- Yeschecked 20 Sep 2026
- Open alpha
- Tangent is in open alpha and is being developed in the open.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- Tangent is a notes app designed to help users link thoughts and create notes as they write.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Real-time collaboration
- Nochecked 20 Sep 2026
- Search and organization
- Tangent supports nested tags, to-do checkboxes, and a custom query language for finding notes by links, tags, todos, or text.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Sync compatibility
- The maker says users can sync and version notes with systems such as Git, iCloud, Drive, or Dropbox.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Thread view
- Thread View retains the path through linked notes in horizontally sliding panels.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Wiki links
- Tangent uses filename-based double-bracket links, supports autocomplete and backlinks, and says links from Obsidian already work.checked 12 Oct 2026
Money
- Free plan
- Yeschecked 20 Sep 2026
The company
- Maker
- Tangent was created by Taylor Hadden to support his Wikiblogging note-taking style.checked 12 Oct 2026
Where it runs
- Supported platforms
- Windows,macOS,Linuxchecked 20 Sep 2026
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