Yes — the app and every feature are free, with no license to buy. The AI runs on your own key (OpenAI, OpenRouter, or Ollama), so you pay your provider at cost or nothing at all with Ollama running locally.

How is it different from Obsidian or Notion?

Znote is a focused Markdown editor with four things built in: AI that answers from your own notes, code blocks you can run, MCP servers that connect your real tools, and git to version the vault. Output appears inline, in the note you are writing. No plugins, no cloud subscription, and since everything is plain .md, your Obsidian vault opens as-is.

Do I need an API key to use AI?

Yes. The AI features need a key you provide — OpenAI, OpenRouter, or Ollama for a fully local setup. Znote walks you through it on first launch, and your models and privacy stay yours.

Where are my files stored?

On your own machine, as plain .md files in folders you choose. There is no cloud, no account, and no telemetry by default.

What is MCP and what can I connect?

MCP (Model Context Protocol) is the open standard that lets AI use real tools. You declare servers such as GitHub, Postgres, Slack, or Linear in your vault, and AI blocks can query, search, and create through them. The config format matches Claude Desktop and the servers run locally.

Can I use it with my existing Obsidian vault?

Yes. Because Znote works on standard .md files, an existing Obsidian vault opens unchanged, themes and all.

Wie hoch sind der monatliche Traffic und der Wachstumstrend von Znote?

Znote erhält derzeit 3761 monatliche Besuche bei einer Traffic-Veränderung von +123 (+3,4 % Wachstumsrate) gegenüber dem Vormonat. Der wichtigste Quellmarkt ist Vereinigte Staaten (94,1 % Anteil), einschließlich 1468 direkte Besuche/Monat und — organische Suchbesuche/Monat.

Ist Znote kostenlos? Welches Preismodell hat es?

Znote arbeitet mit einem Preismodell „Freemium, Kostenpflichtig“. Free. The Znote app and every feature are free with no license or subscription. AI functionality uses your own API key — OpenAI, OpenRouter, or a fully local Ollama setup — so you pay your model provider at cost, or nothing at all with Ollama. Zu den unterstützten Abrechnungs- und Checkout-Plattformen gehören: nicht aufgeführt.

Znote — KI-Tool Traffic (3761/Monat), Preise, API & Alternativen

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Über Znote

Ask your own notes

Type @ to choose which of your notes the AI reads and / to pick a prompt; the answer lands inline in the note you are writing, with no chat window or copy-paste.

Runnable code blocks

Write a JavaScript block, press play, and query a database, call an API, or parse a file — the chart or table renders inline and the saved note becomes a reusable tool.

MCP tool connections

Connect real tools through MCP servers such as GitHub, Postgres, Slack, and Linear, so AI blocks can query, search, and create on your behalf using the same config format as Claude Desktop.

Git versioning with secret protection

Your vault is plain, git-compatible files. Pull, commit, and push from the sidebar, while note passwords stay encrypted in a sidecar file so secrets never reach a commit.

Local-first privacy

Run entirely offline with Ollama, or bring an OpenAI or OpenRouter key — you pay your provider at cost and the free app has no subscription.

Znote is a local-first Markdown editor with AI and code built in. It works directly on the plain .md files on your disk, lets you ask your own notes questions with AI, runs JavaScript code blocks inline with rendered charts and tables, connects to real tools through MCP, and versions your vault with git — all free, offline, and account-free.

Wirkungsvolle Anwendungsfälle für Znote

Developer

Prototyping and data exploration

Use runnable JavaScript blocks to query a database, call an API, and render charts inline, making Znote a lightweight Jupyter-style notebook for JavaScript.

Product manager

Turning notes into specs

Ask your notes questions, turn rough ideas into formatted user stories, and keep specs versioned in git alongside the code.

Tech lead

Automating team workflows

Connect MCP servers like GitHub and Slack and write AI blocks that assemble standup briefs and dig through repositories automatically.

Privacy-focused user

Local knowledge management

Keep everything in plain Markdown on your own disk, with no cloud account, no telemetry, and secrets kept encrypted beside the note.

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