Quick Start
From install to your first linked note in five minutes. Get started →
Lokus
Where your thinking lives. Lokus is a local-first knowledge OS: notes, tasks, canvases, and a plugin system — all on top of plain markdown files in a folder you own. No database, no lock-in.
Plugins, safely
Plugins run isolated and can only do what you approve on the Ask Screen. Using plugins →
Build a plugin
Manifest v3, the SDK, contribution points, and the dev loop. Creating plugins →
Your data, your rules
How sync and encryption work — and exactly what they don’t do. Sync & privacy →
What’s inside
Section titled “What’s inside”- Editor — markdown-first, with wiki links, embeds, callouts, math, and live preview
- Organize — folders, tags, tasks, kanban boards, databases (Bases), daily notes
- Think — graph view, canvases, templates, full-text search
- Extend — plugins with commands, panels, status-bar widgets, and overlays
- Everywhere — macOS, Windows, Linux, with optional encrypted sync
New here? Start with the Quick Start, then browse Features.