Basalt is a TUI (Terminal User Interface) application to manage Obsidian vaults and notes from the terminal. Basalt is cross-platform and can be installed and run in the major operating systems on Linux, macOS, and Windows.
Basalt is not a complete or comprehensive replacement for Obsidian, but instead a minimalist approach for note management in terminal with a readable markdown rendering and WYSIWYG experience.
This is free and open source software.
Website: github.com/erikjuhani/basalt
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Developer: Erik Kinnunen
License: MIT License

Basalt is written in Rust. Learn Rust with our recommended free books and free tutorials.
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