Neuron
Local-first Workspace

Your notes stay files.
Your workspace gets smarter.

Neuron is a local-first Markdown and MDX workspace with live preview, linked-note navigation, extensible plugin panels, and an integrated terminal.

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Open source under MIT. Current builds are unsigned and may trigger operating-system security warnings during installation.

Workspace
features.mdx
design.md
plugins/
1# Core Philosophy
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3Neuron is designed around raw text.
4No proprietary database, no lock-in.
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6## Live MDX Preview
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8<InteractiveDashboard>
9 const data = "Realtime Preview";
10</InteractiveDashboard>
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Engineered for local control, built for high performance.

Local by construction

Workspaces are ordinary folders. Sync them with the service you already trust, move them freely, or keep them entirely offline.

~/MyWorkspace
Local File System
Sync via Git
Remote Sync

Built for long-form work

Markdown editing, tab groups, backlinks, and graph navigation in a single workspace.

Live MDX Preview
Backlinks & Graph Links
Workspace Tabs

Extensible where it matters

Plugins can contribute custom commands, interactive MDX components, right-side inspectors, and bottom panels such as terminal shells and code diagnostics.

neuron-terminal (zsh)
$ neuron plugins list
✔ Found 3 active plugins
- math-renderer [loaded]
- git-integration [loaded]
$ _

Dashboards from plain files

.nhtml views turn plain HTML + htmx into live local dashboards, powered by a secure workspace API.

12-column bento grids
Two-way CSV sync
Trusted action buttons

Notion-style databases

.db files hold typed properties and colored tags — switch between table, kanban board, and card gallery.

Todo In progress Shipped ui blocked

An infinite canvas

.canvas boards use the open JSON Canvas format — cards, groups, and labelled arrows, compatible with Obsidian.

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Every build is also published on the Releases page. Builds are unsigned for now — Windows SmartScreen and macOS Gatekeeper may show a warning on first launch.