Hey everyone! 👋 I’m Hojong, the sole developer behind Novi Note.
Why another note app?
I’m a backend developer who works in TypeScript, Kotlin and Swift every day — constantly jumping between different IDEs and projects. When I started using Cloud Desktop and Cloud Code in my workflow, something unexpected happened: Markdown files started piling up everywhere. Skills, Agent Formation, Project Notes, CLAUDE.md files – scattered across dozens of project directories. Version controlling them was a nightmare, and every time I set up a new project, I had to dig through old folders to find and rearrange everything.
I needed a place to keep it all together. Meeting notes, code snippets, daily logs, references – not spread across 15 different repos.
So I tried everything. Concept, Obsidian, Evernote, Bear, SimpleNote, even Coggle for mind maps. They are all really great tools. But either they required a subscription for the features I needed, or they didn’t quite match the workflow I had in mind.
So I thought: Why not just make the note app that I actually want?
And here’s the funny part – after spending months making Novi Notes, I finally got it. why Those other apps couldn’t do what I wanted. Turns out, creating a note app that’s perfect for what you do is… really, really hard. 😅
What makes the Novi Note different:
🤖 AI native through MCP – Connect Cloud to your notes with minimal setup. I worked hard to make MCP configuration as painless as possible. Your AI can read, create and organize your notes directly.
💰 One time purchase – No membership. ever This is a promise, not a marketing line.
🔒 Local – first – Your data stays on your Mac. There is no cloud dependency. Full offline support.
📋 Built for work. – Daily notes, manuals, documents, post-its, calendars – the structure a working professional needs without the complexity of a concept level.
I built it for people like me—developers who live in Terminal and IDE all day, use Claude as a daily companion, and just want a clean, private place to keep everything organized without fighting with their tools.
Would love to hear your thoughts. What is your current note-taking setup? I’m genuinely curious!