What it does
Local-first
Your notes stay on your machine. No cloud sync, no accounts, no tracking. Your thoughts belong to you.
Markdown native
Write in Markdown with live preview. Supports headings, lists, code blocks, and more.
Instant search
Find any note instantly with full-text search. No waiting, no indexing delays.
Quiet design
A calm, distraction-free interface that gets out of your way. Just you and your words.
About Komorebi
Komorebi (木漏れ日) means “sunlight filtering through leaves” in Japanese. It’s the feeling of dappled light in a quiet forest — calm, gentle, and beautiful.
This app was born from a simple frustration: every note-taking app wants to be everything. They want your data in their cloud, your attention on their features, your money every month.
Komorebi is different. It’s a simple tool that does one thing well: it lets you write and organize your thoughts. Nothing more, nothing less.
Philosophy
- Your data, your device. Notes are stored as plain Markdown files on your computer. You can read them with any text editor, move them anywhere, back them up however you like.
- No distractions. No notifications, no social features, no AI assistants. Just a clean writing surface.
- Free forever. Komorebi is freeware. If you find it useful, consider leaving a donation.