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.

100% open source
Local-first
Plain text & SQLite
Available now

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.

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Whispering

Fast, minimal transcription that works with local and cloud models

  • Choose your model
  • No subscriptions
  • Plain text output
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epicenter.sh

Talk to your codebase from anywhere using your own hardware

  • Local OpenCode instance
  • Secure tunneling
  • Query from any device

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Core Philosophy

Built 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.

Ecosystem

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.

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Obsidian

Edit your notes in your favorite knowledge management tool

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grep & ripgrep

Search your entire workspace with blazing fast Unix tools

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Git

Version control your ideas, notes, and transcriptions

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VS Code

Open any file in your preferred code editor

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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.