Mini ALPS: Your Personal Knowledge Vault

Welcome to Mini ALPS (A Little Personal Storage), your private, offline-first personal knowledge vault designed to capture, organize, and connect your ideas without compromise. Everything you store is saved directly in your browser—nothing is ever sent to a server.

Key Features

• Capture Everything: Save notes with Markdown, import articles from URLs, create color palettes from hex codes, save quotes, track GitHub repos, and upload images, videos, audio, and other files.
• Offline-First & PWA: Works seamlessly without an internet connection. Install it on your desktop or mobile device for a native-app experience.
• Spaces for Organization: Group related artifacts into "Spaces." Create "Smart Spaces" that automatically organize artifacts by tags.
• Connect Your Ideas:
  • Anchors: Create named groups of related artifacts, perfect for managing projects or topics.
  • Wiki Links: Directly link between notes using [[artifact-id]] syntax to build your personal knowledge graph.
• Powerful Search: Instantly find what you need by searching content, titles, or tags. Use special keywords (fav, trash, image) and time-based queries (yesterday, last month) to filter your results.
• Privacy by Design: Your data lives only on your device in your browser's local storage. You have full control.
• Import & Export: Easily back up your entire vault to a JSON file or import a backup to a new device.

Getting Started

1. Create Your First Artifact: Click the + button to get started.
   • Paste a URL (e.g., example.com) to import an article or a GitHub repository.
   • Paste a hex code (e.g., #D45715) to create a color swatch.
   • Start typing to create a note using Markdown.
2. Organize with Spaces: Navigate to the "Spaces" view and create your first Space. Make it a "Smart Space" by adding tags to automatically pull in relevant artifacts.
3. Connect Your Notes:
   • Go to the "Anchors" view to link multiple artifacts under a single topic.
   • In any note, type [[ and paste an artifact's ID to create a direct link to it. You can copy an artifact's ID from its viewer or by right-clicking its card.
4. Explore the Help Menu: Click the ? icon in the sidebar for a detailed guide on all features.

Tech Stack

This application is built with modern web technologies:

• Next.js (React Framework)
• React
• Tailwind CSS
• ShadCN UI (Component Library)
• IndexedDB (for local storage)
• Workbox (for PWA service worker)

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Enjoy building your personal knowledge vault!