A Database for Your Mind,
Built on Plain Text
One shared context across all your apps. Your transcripts inform your notes. Your notes guide your AI. Everything connects through a single folder of plain text and SQLite.
Tools that share your memory
Each app reads and writes to the same local folder. Your transcriptions become searchable notes. Your notes inform your AI assistant. Everything connects.
Fast, minimal transcription that works with local and cloud models
Talk to your codebase from anywhere using your own hardware
More tools coming soon
Get early accessBuilt on principles that matter
We believe your tools should amplify your thinking, not fragment it.
For you
Own your data
Everything lives as files on your disk. Delete the app, keep your work.
Use any model
OpenAI, Anthropic, local LLMs. Your choice, your API key.
Preserve authenticity
No middleman. Direct connection to your tools and models.
For developers
Free and open source
Audit the code. Fork it. Make it yours.
Blazing fast
Built with Rust, Svelte 5, and obsessive performance optimization.
Built on tomorrow's stack
CRDTs, local-first architecture, and the bleeding edge of web tech.
Built different from the ground up
One architecture, endless possibilities
One folder. All your data.
Everything lives in a single directory on your machine. Plain text files and SQLite databases you actually own.
Local-first by default
Your transcripts, notes, and ideas never leave your machine unless you want them to. No cloud lock-in.
Works with tools you already use
Because everything is plain text and SQLite, your entire workspace is compatible with the tools you already love.
Infinite workflows, zero lock-in
Your workspace plays nicely with the tools you already love. Edit in VS Code, search with grep, version control with Git.
Obsidian
Edit your notes in your favorite knowledge management tool
grep & ripgrep
Search your entire workspace with blazing fast Unix tools
Git
Version control your ideas, notes, and transcriptions
VS Code
Open any file in your preferred code editor
Claude & OpenCode
Supercharge your workflow with AI that understands your context
Your favorite tool
Plain text and SQLite mean your tools work too. No proprietary formats.
Software for people who think
We're building an alternative to apps that fragment your thinking across a dozen cloud services. Epicenter is for people who read deeply, write to think, and build to understand.
Every tool is open source. Your data stays in plain files you control. Choose your own models, host your own services, or run everything locally.
Join us in building tools that amplify human agency.