VB Notes

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VB Notes keeps every note as a plain markdown file in a folder you choose, and finds them by what they mean. Free, with no account.

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Trip to Ladakh

#travel #plans/2026

Leh for two days first, to get used to the height. Then Nubra over Khardung La, and back along Pangong.

  • Inner line permits, online
  • Cash: ATMs are few after Leh
  • Diamox, sunscreen, a warm layer
Book the Pangong camp before July.
Pangong at dusk: an illustration of mountains over a lake
Point at a line: the file and the note match, line for line.

Ask in your own words.

Search by meaning finds the note you have in mind even when you can’t remember a word of it. The model runs on your phone, so your notes are never sent anywhere to be searched.

Exact words still work, and they come back at once.

Searching “what does my flatmate owe me” finds the note “Rent split with Arjun”.

Rent split with Arjun19 Oct

October rent paid in full. Arjun owes his half of the electricity bill, settle on the 5th.

by meaning#home/money

Not one word of the question is in the note. The model reads what both mean, on the phone itself. (A sample note.)

Made for the phone first.

A clean page that opens ready to type, the formatting keys right over the keyboard, and your library one swipe away.

The same folder on your computer.

Keep your notes folder in iCloud Drive and the desktop app opens the very same files. Press ⌘O to jump to any note, or to start a new one titled with what you typed.

The desktop app with the find-or-create window open over a noteThe desktop app in the dark theme, listing notes found by meaning

For macOS 13 or later, Windows and Linux.

Everything a note needs.

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