Zero-friction note taking for developers who live in the terminal

Built with 🦀 Rust for maximum speed and reliability.

Why ezNote?

As developers, we live in the terminal. But capturing quick thoughts meant:

• Opening Notion (slow, context switch)
• Finding a text editor (where did I save that file?)
• Using pen and paper (gets lost immediately)

ezNote solves this: One command, instant capture, never lose a thought again.

ezn add "Fix authentication bug in prod" --tag urgent --priority high

Done. Back to coding in milliseconds.

Features

• Lightning Fast - Sub-10ms startup, instant note capture
• Zero Dependencies - Single binary, no Rust toolchain needed
• Full-Text Search - Find notes instantly with SQLite FTS5
• Smart Organization - Tags and priorities for easy filtering
• Statistics - Track your note-taking habits
• Local-First - Your data stays on your machine, forever
• Beautiful UI - Colored output, clean terminal interface
• Cross-Platform - Works on macOS (Intel + ARM), Linux, Windows

Installation

Homebrew (Recommended - macOS/Linux)

brew tap amritesh/eznote
brew install eznote

Quick Install Script (macOS/Linux)

curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/amritesh/eznote/main/install.sh | bash

Cargo (For Rust developers)

Manual Installation

Download the latest binary for your platform from Releases:

macOS:

# Download ezn-macos-aarch64 (M1/M2) or ezn-macos-x86_64 (Intel)
chmod +x ezn-*
sudo mv ezn-* /usr/local/bin/ezn

Linux:

# Download ezn-linux-x86_64 or ezn-linux-aarch64
chmod +x ezn-*
sudo mv ezn-* /usr/local/bin/ezn

Windows:

# Download ezn-windows-x86_64.exe
# Rename to ezn.exe and add to PATH

Quick Start

# Add your first note
ezn add "My first note with ezNote!"

# Add a note with tags and priority
ezn add "Review architecture docs" --tag work --priority high

# List recent notes
ezn list

# Search your notes
ezn search "architecture"

# See today's activity
ezn today

# View statistics
ezn stats

Commands

Core Commands

Command Options

add options:

• --tag <tag> or -t <tag> - Add tags (can specify multiple times)
• --priority <level> or -p <level> - Set priority: low, medium, high, urgent

list options:

• --today - Show only today's notes
• --tag <tag> or -t <tag> - Filter by specific tag
• --limit <n> or -l <n> - Limit results (default: 20)

delete options:

• --force or -f - Skip confirmation prompt

🎯 Real-World Use Cases

Daily Developer Workflow

# Morning standup
ezn add "Today: Auth bug, PR reviews, staging deploy" --tag standup

# Quick bug tracking during coding
ezn add "Safari login fails - check CORS headers" --tag bug --priority urgent

# Meeting notes
ezn add "Architecture sync: moving to microservices Q2" --tag meeting

# End of day review
ezn today

Task & TODO Management

# Capture tasks as they come
ezn add "Setup CI/CD for new service" --tag todo --priority high
ezn add "Update API documentation" --tag todo --priority medium
ezn add "Review security audit report" --tag todo --priority urgent

# Filter and manage
ezn list --tag todo
ezn search "CI/CD"

Learning & Research Notes

# Capture learning moments
ezn add "Rust ownership: each value has exactly one owner" --tag learning

# Save research references
ezn add "Check paper: 'Attention Is All You Need' for transformer architecture" --tag research

# Quick retrieval
ezn search "transformer"
ezn list --tag learning

Interview Prep & Ideas

# Technical interview prep
ezn add "Binary search: O(log n), requires sorted array" --tag interview

# Startup ideas
ezn add "App idea: AI-powered commit message generator" --tag ideas --priority high

# Later review
ezn list --tag interview
ezn list --tag ideas

Performance

Benchmarked on MacBook Pro M2:

• Startup time: <10ms (cold start)
• Add note: <5ms
• Search 10,000 notes: <50ms
• List operations: <20ms
• Binary size: ~3-5MB
• Memory usage: <10MB

Data Storage

Your notes are stored locally in a single SQLite database:

• macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/eznote/notes.db
• Linux: ~/.local/share/eznote/notes.db
• Windows: %APPDATA%\eznote\notes.db

Benefits:

• Easy to backup (single file)
• Sync with any cloud storage (Dropbox, iCloud, Google Drive)
• Query directly with SQLite tools
• Export and migrate easily
• No vendor lock-in

Development

Build from Source

Prerequisites:

• Rust 1.70+ (install from rustup.rs)

Build:

git clone https://github.com/amritesh/eznote.git
cd eznote
cargo build --release
sudo cp target/release/ezn /usr/local/bin/

Development Mode:

cargo run -- add "Test note"
cargo run -- list

Project Structure

eznote/
├── src/
│   ├── main.rs          # Entry point
│   ├── cli/             # CLI commands and output
│   ├── db/              # Database connection and schema
│   ├── models/          # Data models (Note, Tag, Priority)
│   ├── services/        # Business logic (CRUD, search)
│   └── utils/           # Helper functions
├── Cargo.toml           # Dependencies
└── README.md

🗺️ Roadmap

✅ Completed (v0.1.x)

• Core note-taking functionality
• Tags and priorities
• Full-text search with SQLite FTS5
• Statistics and analytics
• Homebrew distribution
• Cross-platform binaries (macOS, Linux, Windows)
• Beautiful colored terminal UI

🚧 Coming Soon (v0.2.x)

• Edit notes in $EDITOR
• Archive/unarchive notes
• Export to Markdown, JSON, CSV
• Git context detection (auto-tag by repo/branch)
• Sync notes across devices
• Import from other note-taking tools

Future (v0.3.x+)

• Web UI for browsing notes
• Mobile companion app
• AI-powered suggestions and categorization
• Team collaboration features
• Plugin system for extensibility
• Integration with Obsidian, Notion, etc.

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Whether it's:

• Bug reports
• Feature requests
• Documentation improvements
• Code contributions

How to contribute:

1. Fork the repository
2. Create a feature branch (git checkout -b feature/amazing-feature)
3. Commit your changes (git commit -m 'Add amazing feature')
4. Push to the branch (git push origin feature/amazing-feature)
5. Open a Pull Request

Please read CONTRIBUTING.md for details.

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.

Support & Feedback

• Found a bug? Open an issue
• Feature request? Open an issue
• Questions? Start a discussion
• Like ezNote? Give us a star on GitHub!

Acknowledgments

Built with amazing open-source tools:

• Rust - Systems programming language
• Clap - Command line argument parser
• SQLite - Embedded database
• Colored - Terminal colors

Special thanks to the Rust community for excellent documentation and support.

Connect

Built with ❤️ by Amritesh Anand

• 🔗 LinkedIn
• 🌐 Portfolio
• 🐦 Twitter

If ezNote helps you stay organized, please ⭐ star the repo!

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