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Blinko
Blinko is an open-source personal AI note tool that captures thoughts, expands ideas with AI, and publishes notes.
Blinko is an open-source personal AI note tool that captures thoughts, grows ideas with AI, and publishes them to a personal blog. Users can write rough words and ask AI to expand or polish them, turn blinks into lasting notes, and have conversations with their recorded notes. It supports nested tags, folders, and full-text search, and includes a plugin marketplace for tools like a focus timer. It offers a self-hosted open-source edition and Blinko Cloud with managed storage. Users can bring their own AI key or configure AI providers, and upgrade to paid plans for premium blog themes, custom domains, a developer API, and a CLI.
Blinko at a glance
- Best for: Writer, Researcher
- Runs on: Web, API, CLI, self-hosted, open source
- Pricing: Free plan; Pro $9/month; Pro Plus $19/month
- Released: October 2024
- Category: AI productivity tool
- Website: blinko.space
Key features
- Capture rough words and half-formed ideas
- Ask AI to expand or polish notes
- Turn blinks into lasting notes
- Publish notes to a personal blog
- Have a conversation with your notes
- Organize files with nested tags and folders
- Full-text search across notes
- Plugin marketplace for focus tools and plugins
Use it for
- Capture quick thoughts and ideas
- Expand and polish rough notes with AI
- Organize files and notes in one place
- Publish notes to a personal blog
- Chat with recorded notes to find information
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