Aino Desktop
A home for your ideas
A local Markdown workspace for notes, tasks, calendars, and AI. Open your existing Obsidian vault and clip web pages with the companion extension.
A little curiosity. A few small creations.
From thoughtful notes to effortless app switching.
Tools I wanted to use, made to share with you.
THE GOOD STUFF
18 items on the shelves
A home for your ideas
A local Markdown workspace for notes, tasks, calendars, and AI. Open your existing Obsidian vault and clip web pages with the companion extension.
Your pocket notebook
Capture ideas and browse local notes on your phone. Pro adds AI conversations and more ways to capture.
Make everyday life your own system
Organize periodic notes, PARA, tasks, and habits in Obsidian. Turn daily records into lasting progress.
Give your plans a place on the calendar
Plan tasks and calendars in Obsidian, connecting notes, events, and CalDAV calendars.
Talk to your own knowledge
Read and work with your knowledge using AI in Obsidian, or combine web and note context in Chrome. Connect local CLI agents on desktop.
Speak, then paste anywhere
Open-source voice input for Linux, Wayland, and Omarchy: trigger a global shortcut, see live captions, optionally polish with AI, and paste when finished.
Take your computer’s AI with you
Connect to Claude and Codex sessions on your computer from your phone or browser. CLI and daemon handle pairing.
Keep notes at home. Reach them anywhere.
Pair your phone with an Obsidian vault on your computer to browse, edit, and search remotely, using Host or CLI.
Switch apps with a letter
Press ⌘ Tab, then an app’s first letter. Chinese app names also work with pinyin initials.
A little magic for your paws
A native Mac utility for keyboard remapping, mouse scrolling, and trackpad gestures. Make every action feel right.
Turn once. Get it done.
A native Mac menu-bar companion for the Vibekey USB receiver. Map its three buttons and dial actions to the shortcuts that fit your workflow.
Select text on screen, then paste
Select an area for on-device OCR and copy the text. Optionally polish it with your own AI key and prompt.
Point at a screenshot and explain
Capture a screen region and add arrows and editable bubbles with speech or text. Recognize text locally, then copy, export or share.
Open a terminal right here
A Finder toolbar button that opens Ghostty in the current folder. Drop files or folders onto it, too.
A comfortable look for your words
Creamy pages and soft purple accents, with complete light and dark modes for a warmer Obsidian.
Bring Tokyo Night to Obsidian
An offline Obsidian theme with Tokyo Night dark colors and Tokyo Day light colors.
Help your agent understand your life system
Query tasks, read notes, see today’s plans, and organize Markdown folders from the command line.
Help your agent follow your rules
Manage notes, tasks, and daily plans with LifeOS agent skills, or run a company-of-one vault with the OPC skill.
Each tool works a little differently. Check its official website for pricing, license scope, and available versions.
SMALL TOOLS, MADE WITH CARE
I’m quanru, an independent developer. These are my note-taking tools, AI apps, and everyday utilities.
Some are free, some are paid. I hope one makes your day a little easier.