Zen Notes v2.0: Note Versions, Auto Save, Linked Notes, API Tokens
Hi all,
This is the biggest update so far. I've focused on making writing safer, connecting notes better and improving search.
Writing safely
- Auto save
- Note versions with browse and restore
- Spellcheck
Connected notes
- Internal links now open the note directly, shift-click opens it in a side panel
- Collapsible headings, remembered per note
- Redesigned table of contents, the bars expand into headings on hover
Search
- Search result preview
- Search result sorting
- Highlights in the preview
- Search query is kept when you reopen search, so you can continue where you left off
Editor
- Simple table editor
- Image previews in the editor
- Checklists can be ticked without switching to edit mode
- Tab and Shift+Tab to indent and outdent list items
- Copy button for code blocks
Organization
- Tag colors
- Bulk archive and delete
- Import now supports title, tags and created/updated dates from frontmatter
API tokens
I've replaced MCP tokens with API tokens. You can now limit each token to specific tags with read or write access, so for example your AI assistant can only see your work notes and nothing else.
Security fix
I've fixed a stored XSS issue in note titles and search results (CVE-2026-97868).
Links
- Project page
- Demo
- Docs
- GitHub
Quick refresher on the features
- Distraction free notes app
- It's built using Go and uses SQLite database for storage
- It's fast and uses less memory (~20MB) and CPU resour
- Supports standard Markdown with tables, code, etc
- It's built using as few dependencies as possible, so
- Has search with BM25 ranking
- Designed thoughtfully with minimal color palette
Let me know what you think!
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Zen Notes v2.0: Note Versions, Auto Save, Linked Notes, API Tokens Hi all, This is the biggest update so far. I've focused on making writing safer, connecting notes better and improving search. Writing safely - Auto save - Note versions with browse and restore - Spellcheck Connected notes - Internal links now open the note directly, shift-click opens it in a side panel - Collapsible headings, remembered per note - Redesigned table of contents, the bars expand into headings on hover Search - Search result preview - Search result sorting - Highlights in the preview - Search query is kept when you reopen search, so you can continue where you left off Editor - Simple table editor - Image previews in the editor - Checklists can be ticked without switching to edit mode - Tab and Shift+Tab to indent and outdent list items - Copy button for code blocks Organization - Tag colors - Bulk archive and delete - Import now supports title, tags and created/updated dates from frontmatter API tokens I've replaced MCP tokens with API tokens. You can now limit each token to specific tags with read or write access, so for example your AI assistant can only see your work notes and nothing else. Security fix I've fixed a stored XSS issue in note titles and search results (CVE-2026-97868). Links - Project page - Demo - Docs - GitHub Quick refresher on the features - Distraction free notes app - It's built using Go and uses SQLite database for storage - It's fast and uses less memory (~20MB) and CPU resour - Supports standard Markdown with tables, code, etc - It's built using as few dependencies as possible, so - Has search with BM25 ranking - Designed thoughtfully with minimal color palette Let me know what you think!