ai*jot

A minimalist keyboard-first note-taking Progressive Web App, tailored for fast operations and data-privacy. A sequel to JustJot.

Production deployment

The application is currently deployed at aijot.app via Vercel.

Features

• Keyboard-first philosophy and workflow
• Powerful main input that handles both search and quick data creation
• Three item types: text, todo, link/bookmark
• Dynamic filter-based collection system
• Privacy-focused; data exists only on area where user has control over
• Local-first: works without internet connection; changes are immediate

Tech stack

• React via Vite

• Dexie/IndexedDB

• Zustand + TanStack Query

• Google Drive API (optional)

• CodeMirror 6

• Hono (backend)

CSS

The project's CSS uses BEM convention for elements' classnames with PascalCase, inheriting the convention used in JustJot.

JotItem__PrimaryText--Selected

This convention has improved (subjective) readability without any encountered issue. This remains in the codebase as of time of writing.

Environment variables

Refer to .env.example in the root directory (for frontend) and in /api (for backend), respectively.

In Vercel deployment, all environment variables are merged and shared in the project's single dashboard.

Local development

• Frontend: pnpm dev (Vite, port 5173)
• Backend: pnpm --filter @aijot/backend dev (tsx, port 3000)
• Vite proxies /api to localhost:3000 during dev
• As a shorthand, run pnpm dev:all to run both

Contribution

For bug reporting, issues, and design suggestions, please open new issues on GitHub.

Third-Party Licenses

Monkey Type

Theme definitions used under the following license:

• Source: https://github.com/monkeytypegame/monkeytype
• License: GNU General Public License v3 (GPLv3)
• Copyright: Monkey Type contributors

Standard Book

• Source: https://github.com/brycewilner/Standard
• License: SIL Open Font License v1.1
• Copyright: Bryce Wilner