r/HelixNotes

I've been using HelixNotes for a few days now. It's great.

Is there any chance of a timestamp button, much like in NeutriNotes?

Big updates include Gnome (50.2), Kernels (7.0.11 / 6.18.34 LTS), Krita (6.0.2), & many more, including a boatload of security.

New apps include:

HelixNotes is a local-first Markdown note-taking app that stores note in Markdown files that can be opened by other apps and brings a lot of great features in a speedy app that is not electron.

7zip is replacing p7zip due to many open security issues. You should not notice any difference.

wild which is a fast linker for Linux

https://preview.redd.it/yloi2z2zlj5h1.jpg?width=3840&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=5eaf877e6889ad27faf6b0bd3334ac9be60bfd2b

Details: https://discuss.getsol.us/d/12768-week-23-2026

I know syncthing is the way to go for b2b pc2mobile syncing bit how about b2b mobile2mobile? sorry if you're bothered by the way I type I just don't wanna add much unimportant detail.

Sorry, I don't know the correct wording for this, but when I paste this text:

The quote showed cost of $5,892.41 and list of $8,417.73 with a $1,000 core.

The resulting output in Helix Notes is this:

https://preview.redd.it/i72ypfxaqg5h1.png?width=490&format=png&auto=webp&s=6b6c5f4e5fae4d1d342b9b4f8b37a2ea65a15f3d

I'm sure it has something to do with KaTex, which I don't use, but I don't see a way to disable that. When I go to the markdown editor, I can clearly see that my basic text input has been replaced with an extremely long string of math type formatting.

Bottom line- is this a me thing or a bug? How would I go about creating notes that have $ signs and avoid them being changed in format?

Found Helix Notes and it seems great, light weight and also what I believe will be a good way to journal and keep notes. I know that it's local first which is great, yet I'm looking for the simplest way to sync the files between a GrapheneOS phone and Linux desktop. Any advice and guidance is welcome

I have enjoyed moving over to HelixNotes, so as one of the maintainers of the Linux distro, Solus, I submitted it to be added to the repo, which was approved, and then I built our package to submit the PR for its inclusion. That was also accepted and is now in our Unstable repo and will be moved to the main repo likely over the next day or so.

I appreciate you bringing a notes app like this that is not bloated, local first, and AI is not forced.

I noticed the logo you have for ArkHost, which I thought made things even more interesting due to our logo for Solus.

ArkHost and Solus Logo

Additional theme options are coming to HelixNotes in the next release. What other themes would you like to see added in the future?

Is there any way to prevent Helix Notes from adding its own properties and metadata to notes? I can’t seem to find a way and this is a deal breaker for me unfortunately.

Like it. but some little things.

• local LLM

• swipe in bar from left

• code/fingerprint to unlock

• some indication or something that a note has pictures in it

• can't seem to create a notebook

• At least WebDAV support to sync notes

With so many new users trying HelixNotes these past couple of days, please consider visiting the Codeberg repo to report any bugs you notice or features you'd like to see! This project is very feedback driven, and we appreciate every suggestion.

https://codeberg.org/ArkHost/HelixNotes

Someone has to ask. How about extensibility? How about plugins?

You're entering Obsidian's territory, and I'm happy you do, but without some sort of extensibility, why would I use anything else that my tailored workflow, bases, tasks etc?

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