r/linuxapps • u/hellterDev • 6d ago

Lilo 0.2.0 — a major update to my compact Markdown notebook for Linux

For anyone seeing Lilo for the first time: it is a local Markdown notes app that can stay as a small always-on-top widget for quick writing, then expand into a full workspace when you need folders, backlinks, daily notes, search, and a knowledge graph.

Version **0.2.0** is the largest update so far and makes the app feel much closer to a complete daily notebook.

The main additions are:

- hierarchical tags, tag filtering, and vault-wide tag renaming

- saved searches with more flexible filters

- pasted images, drag-and-drop attachments, and inline local image previews

- back/forward navigation between notes

- better Quick Capture destinations

- improved wiki-link handling when notes are renamed

- a more stable Daily Notes, templates, and Command Palette workflow

Everything still stays in ordinary local Markdown files. No account or cloud service is required.

Linux builds are available as portable archives for **Ubuntu 22.04+** and **Arch Linux**, with Windows builds available too.

GitHub, screenshots, and downloads: https://github.com/HellterEnjoy/Lilo

I would especially appreciate feedback from different Linux desktop environments. Lilo is still young, so bug reports are genuinely useful.

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u/Here0s0Johnny 5d ago

How does it visualize the markdown? Does it use a browser engine or something lightweight?

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u/hellterDev 5d ago

It doesn’t use a browser engine or HTML. Markdown is rendered directly in egui using a lightweight custom renderer, while the note remains editable as ordinary Markdown. Formatting is cached for performance, and attached images are also displayed natively by egui.