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rotli

A free Markdown workspace where an AI Librarian files, tags and links your notes while you write.

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https://rotli.co

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What It Does

rotli is a notes workspace built on plain Markdown files in a folder you own. Notes come first, with Docs and Sheets in beta, plus chat and boards in the same folder, and there is no account to create. You write however you think; an AI "Librarian" reads each file as you go and handles the filing, tagging and linking in the background, so organization is not a chore you have to keep up with.

AI is optional and deliberately not a second subscription. rotli can use a model running on your computer, or the AI tools you already pay for. The site argues that most paid AI capacity sits idle — citing two surveys of paying AI users — and aims to put that idle plan to work on keeping notes in order.

There is also a local-only tier of privacy: the site describes some notes as never leaving the Mac. rotli runs on macOS and in the browser today, with Windows and Linux apps listed as coming soon and Rotli Web as the interim option. It is published openly enough to be starred on GitHub, with a changelog, roadmap, guides, and MCP and command-line support for agents marked as coming soon.

Key Features

  • Plain Markdown files in a folder you own, with no account required
  • AI Librarian that files, tags and links notes in the background
  • Notes, Docs and Sheets (beta), chat and boards in one workspace
  • Uses a local model on your machine or the AI tools you already pay for
  • Local-only notes that the site says never leave the Mac
  • Works offline; free to download with a public GitHub repository

Who It Is For

People who keep Markdown notes in their own folder and want automatic organization without an account or another AI subscription.

Key Use Cases

Keeping a personal knowledge base of plain Markdown files; letting AI file, tag and link notes as you write; drafting docs and sheets in the same folder; working offline on a Mac.

Pricing and Access

Pricing

Free

Access

Free to download with no account, and it works offline. AI is optional and runs against a local model or an AI plan you already have, so no extra AI subscription is required. macOS and web apps are available today; Windows and Linux are listed as coming soon.

Pricing and availability last checked: Oct 24, 2026 · Source: official website

Privacy and Data Handling

The site publishes a privacy promise: files are plain Markdown you own, there is no account, the app works offline, and some notes are described as never leaving the Mac.

Official privacy policy

Strengths and Limitations

Strengths

Ownership is the design — Markdown files in your own folder with no account — and the AI layer reuses a model you already have instead of adding a bill.

Limitations

Desktop support is macOS only for now, with Windows and Linux deferred to Rotli Web, and Docs and Sheets are still labelled beta.

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