TermNote - A note taking application, directly in your terminal!

TermNote is a simple, elegant, and terminal-based note-taking application built with Bubble Tea and Lipgloss

It lets you create, view, edit, and manage your markdown notes directly from the terminal — with smooth keyboard controls and a modern TUI look.

Features

• Create new notes directly in your terminal
• View a list of existing notes
• Edit and save notes instantly
• Notes stored locally in ~/.termnote
• Beautiful TUI powered by Charm libraries
• Keyboard shortcuts for seamless workflow

Installation

You can either clone and build TermNote yourself or download the prebuilt executable.

Option 1 — Build It Yourself

git clone https://github.com/Tahsin005/termnote.git
cd termnote
go build -o termnote

Option 2 — Download Prebuilt Executable

If you don’t want to build it yourself, simply download the precompiled executable from Google Drive:

Download

• Make sure to give the termnote executable, execute permission

🐧 Linux: Make Your Go Application Executable

1. Build the Go Application

go build -o termnote

This creates an executable file named termnote in your current directory.

2. Move the Executable to a Directory in Your PATH

sudo mv termnote /usr/local/bin/

• If you don’t have sudo privileges, use:

mv termnote ~/.local/bin/

3. Ensure the Directory is in Your PATH

If you used ~/.local/bin, add it to your shell config (e.g., ~/.bashrc or ~/.zshrc):

export PATH="$HOME/.local/bin:$PATH"

Then reload your shell

source ~/.bashrc   # or source ~/.zshrc

4. Test the Command

termnote

🪟 Windows: Make Your Go Application Executable

1. Build the Go Application

Open PowerShell or Command Prompt in your project folder and run:

go build -o termnote.exe

This creates an executable file named termnote.exe.

2. Move the Executable to a Directory in Your PATH

Move termnote.exe to a folder that’s already in your system PATH, for example:

C:\Users\<YourName>\AppData\Local\Microsoft\WindowsApps

or create your own folder (e.g., C:\GoApps) and add it to the PATH.

3. (Optional) Add Folder to PATH

• Press Win + R, type sysdm.cpl, and press Enter.
• Go to Advanced → Environment Variables.
• Under “User variables,” find and edit Path, then add your folder path.

4. Test the Command

termnote

🍏 macOS: Make Your Go Application Executable

1. Build the Go Application

go build -o termnote

This creates an executable file named termnote in your current directory.

2. Move the Executable to a Directory in Your PATH

sudo mv termnote /usr/local/bin/

• If you prefer not to use sudo, use:

mv termnote ~/bin/

3. Ensure the Directory is in Your PATH

Add this line to your shell config (~/.zshrc or ~/.bash_profile):

export PATH="$HOME/bin:/usr/local/bin:$PATH"

Then reload your shell

source ~/.zshrc

4. Test the Command

termnote

Exampls