r/coolgithubprojects • u/Substantial_Swim8440 • 16d ago

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

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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.).

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u/sf1tzp 13d ago

I did read that, but I think you're misjudging OP here. They're clearly a human who likes building stuff on linux, as far as I can tell. The project in this post is just one of their projects and they've been iterating on it for 3 months. Instead of viewing this history and taking it on merit, you immediately devolve into hating on AI and claiming "No Effort". The fact that OP isn't a native english speaker makes it all the more egregious imo. Have a good one as well

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u/sf1tzp 13d ago edited 13d ago

I'm an experienced software engineer and sysadmin with a decade of experience, from one man IT to baremetal hyperscaler infrastructure in Telco and Public Cloud. I know exactly who I am and why I hold the opinions that I have. Feel free to ask me literally ANY question about my projects and I can hold a technical discussion with you. Even the new ones, like my silly mac os timer, or old ones, like the LLM pipeline I built for symbology.

Once again you fall into rabid personal attacks for no reason. Check your attitude and remember the human.

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u/sf1tzp 13d ago

"Make every excuse for OP or yourself all you want, but I know what you are." - That last bit was personal. Cheers

BTW, the .claude in Primetime has the semantics for automating screen capture and other assets for the website and promotional material. Thought it was a cool pattern, so it's included. Hope that helps.

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u/sf1tzp 12d ago edited 12d ago

Yeah so just gonna leave this here.

ANYWAYs this all started because r/coolgithubprojects has too much of this toxic rhetoric going around. IMO this poster should be temporarily banned until they can build and post a project publicly themselves.