Kiyoshi — a free, open-source "calm" alternative to Notion for desktop (Linux/macOS/Windows)
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Kiyoshi — a free, open-source "calm" alternative to Notion for desktop (Linux/macOS/Windows)

I got tired of productivity apps that feel like control panels, so I built Kiyoshi: notes, tasks, kanban board, calendar, and a lightweight block canvas, all local-first, all in a quiet glass-panel UI.

  • 100% free and open source
  • Runs on Linux, macOS, Windows (AppImage for Linux)
  • No account, no cloud dependency — your data stays on your machine
  • Built with Flutter, so it's a proper native desktop app, not an Electron wrapper

https://kiyoshi-beta.vercel.app/

Feedback, issues, and PRs welcome — it's still early and there's a lot I want to add (sync, mobile companion, etc.).

u/Substantial_Swim8440 — 10 days ago

Kiyoshi — a free, open-source "calm" alternative to Notion for desktop (Linux/macOS/Windows)

I got tired of productivity apps that feel like control panels, so I built Kiyoshi: notes, tasks, kanban board, calendar, and a lightweight block canvas, all local-first, all in a quiet glass-panel UI.

  • 100% free and open source
  • Runs on Linux, macOS, Windows (AppImage for Linux)
  • No account, no cloud dependency — your data stays on your machine
  • Built with Flutter, so it's a proper native desktop app, not an Electron wrapper

https://kiyoshi-beta.vercel.app/

Feedback, issues, and PRs welcome — it's still early and there's a lot I want to add (sync, mobile companion, etc.).

u/Substantial_Swim8440 — 10 days ago

I built a Zen-style desktop workspace with Flutter — notes, kanban, calendar, all in one glassmorphic app (open source)

I've been building Kiyoshi, a desktop productivity app (Linux/macOS/Windows) as a reaction to how heavy Notion/Trello started to feel for personal use. Stack:

  • Flutter + Riverpod
  • Drift (SQLite) for local-first storage
  • A custom "Zen Design System" — glassmorphism, no hard borders ("No-Line" rule), editorial typography (Montserrat/Inter/JetBrains Mono)
  • Just shipped a proper dark mode — a warm charcoal palette instead of the usual near-black, so it doesn't feel cold during long sessions

It bundles notes, tasks/kanban, a calendar, and a block-based canvas (9 block types: text, todo, code, links, images, files…) in one window instead of five different apps.

https://kiyoshi-beta.vercel.app/

Happy to talk through the Drift schema, the glass panel implementation, or the dark-mode token migration if anyone's curious — that last one taught me a lot about not hardcoding Color constants where Theme.of(context).colorScheme should be.

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u/Substantial_Swim8440 — 10 days ago

I gave Linux a pet penguin because apparently that's what I do with my free time

So I spent way too many hours making a tiny Tux that just... lives on your desktop. Breathes, blinks, waddles around, judges your cursor movements, occasionally naps. Five personalities, because apparently one imaginary penguin wasn't complicated enough for me.Important disclaimer: this thing does nothing useful. No CPU stats, no notifications, no "productivity insights." It's just a little guy being alive on your screen. If you wanted a system monitor, this is not that, and honestly never will be.

https://preview.redd.it/kwgm8e7zycfh1.png?width=1920&format=png&auto=webp&s=4e9e9feb9c2406bc1bee95c83957a69dbeb300be

Built with GTK3 + Cairo, transparent window with zero decorations, works through XWayland (KDE-tested, everything else is unverified territory — send help).

It's very much a "works on my machine" MVP right now, no fancy packaging yet:
https://github.com/jomvick/compa

MIT licensed, PRs welcome, roast the code if you must.

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u/Substantial_Swim8440 — 26 days ago

I gave Linux a pet penguin because apparently that's what I do with my free time

So I spent way too many hours making a tiny Tux that just... lives on your desktop. Breathes, blinks, waddles around, judges your cursor movements, occasionally naps. Five personalities, because apparently one imaginary penguin wasn't complicated enough for me.Important disclaimer: this thing does nothing useful. No CPU stats, no notifications, no "productivity insights." It's just a little guy being alive on your screen. If you wanted a system monitor, this is not that, and honestly never will be.

Built with GTK3 + Cairo, transparent window with zero decorations, works through XWayland (KDE-tested, everything else is unverified territory — send help).

It's very much a "works on my machine" MVP right now, no fancy packaging yet:
https://github.com/jomvick/compa

MIT licensed, PRs welcome, roast the code if you must.

u/Substantial_Swim8440 — 26 days ago
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I gave Linux a pet penguin because apparently that's what I do with my free time

https://reddit.com/link/1v650zw/video/rhgixr7oucfh1/player

So I spent way too many hours making a tiny Tux that just... lives on your desktop. Breathes, blinks, waddles around, judges your cursor movements, occasionally naps. Five personalities, because apparently one imaginary penguin wasn't complicated enough for me.Important disclaimer: this thing does nothing useful. No CPU stats, no notifications, no "productivity insights." It's just a little guy being alive on your screen. If you wanted a system monitor, this is not that, and honestly never will be.

Built with GTK3 + Cairo, transparent window with zero decorations, works through XWayland (KDE-tested, everything else is unverified territory — send help).

It's very much a "works on my machine" MVP right now, no fancy packaging yet:
https://github.com/jomvick/compa

MIT licensed, PRs welcome, roast the code if you must.

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u/Substantial_Swim8440 — 26 days ago

I gave Linux a pet penguin because apparently that's what I do with my free time

https://reddit.com/link/1v64z7n/video/gii6wu6cucfh1/player

So I spent way too many hours making a tiny Tux that just... lives on your desktop. Breathes, blinks, waddles around, judges your cursor movements, occasionally naps. Five personalities, because apparently one imaginary penguin wasn't complicated enough for me.Important disclaimer: this thing does nothing useful. No CPU stats, no notifications, no "productivity insights." It's just a little guy being alive on your screen. If you wanted a system monitor, this is not that, and honestly never will be.

Built with GTK3 + Cairo, transparent window with zero decorations, works through XWayland (KDE-tested, everything else is unverified territory — send help).

It's very much a "works on my machine" MVP right now, no fancy packaging yet:
https://github.com/jomvick/compa

MIT licensed, PRs welcome, roast the code if you must.

reddit.com
u/Substantial_Swim8440 — 26 days ago

I built a tool that analyzes any website and extracts its complete design system (Tailwind, React components, design tokens)

Analyze any website and extract its complete design system — colors, typography, spacing, components, UX patterns — export as Tailwind config, React components, design tokens, or DESIGN.md report.

github.com/jomvick/design-oracle

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u/Substantial_Swim8440 — 2 months ago
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built a tool that analyzes any website and extracts its complete design system (Tailwind, React components, design tokens)

The project is fully open-source and I’m looking for feedback, feature ideas, or contributors!

🔗 GitHub Repository: https://github.com/jomvick/design-oracle.git

If you find it useful, feel free to drop a star ⭐️ or open an issue!

u/Substantial_Swim8440 — 2 months ago

I built a tool that analyzes any website and extracts its complete design system (Tailwind, React components, design tokens)

Hey Reddit!

I wanted to share a project I've been working on. It's a website analyzer designed to tear down any live site and extract its design DNA: colors, typography, spacing, components, and UX patterns.

Main Features:

  • Seamless export to a full Tailwind configuration
  • Generation of React components based on extracted patterns
  • Design tokens extraction
  • Complete breakdown inside a structured DESIGN.md report

The Tech Stack: Next.js, TailwindCSS, FastAPI, and Playwright for the extraction logic.

The project is fully open-source and I’m looking for feedback, feature ideas, or contributors!

🔗 GitHub Repository: https://github.com/jomvick/design-oracle.git

If you find it useful, feel free to drop a star ⭐️ or open an issue!

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u/Substantial_Swim8440 — 2 months ago
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Built a transparent always-on-top overlay with Tauri v2 — AI agent monitor for Linux

Been building Orbitos Island, a floating desktop overlay for monitoring AI coding agents on Linux. Wanted to share some Tauri v2 specifics that took me a while to figure out. The main challenge: transparent window + click-through** The app is a fullscreen transparent window (always on top) that should only capture mouse events on the floating bar itself — not block the rest of the screen. Happy to answer questions about the Tauri setup. Repo in the comments.

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u/Substantial_Swim8440 — 3 months ago

I built a Vibe Island alternative for Linux — open source AI agent monitor

Been running multiple AI coding agents simultaneously (Claude Code, Codex,

Gemini) and realized there's no good way to monitor them on Linux without

constantly switching terminals.

Built a floating overlay that shows live agent status, handles permission

prompts, and lets you jump back to the right terminal instantly.

Curious what the people here would actually want in a tool like this:

- Real-time token usage tracking per agent?

- Cost estimates?

- Alerts when an agent is stuck or waiting?

- Multi-agent view when running several at once?

- Something else entirely?

(Link in the comments)

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u/Substantial_Swim8440 — 3 months ago