Yank Note by purocean
A highly extensible Markdown editor. Version control, AI Copilot, mind map, documents encryption, code snippet running, integrated terminal, chart embedding, HTML applets, Reveal.js, plug-in, and macro replacement.
About Yank Note
From the project's README at github.com/purocean/yn. Lightly cleaned for readability; for the full source see the upstream repo.
A highly extensible Markdown editor, designed for productivity. Download | Try it Online >>>
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[toc]{level: [2]} Highlights AI Assistant: Supports AI Copilot for text completion, generation, and image generation (compatible with OpenAI, Ollama, Gemini, Kimi, Tongyi Qianwen, Flux.1, etc.); supports OpenCode AI Agent for intelligent coding assistance. Easy to use: Use Monaco kernel, optimize for Markdown editing, and have the same editing experience as VSCode. Powerful: Support version control; Applets, runnable code blocks, tables, PlantUML, Drawio, macro replacements, etc., can be embedded in the document. High compatibility: Data is saved as local Markdown files, and the extension functions are implemented in the original syntax of Markdown as far as possible. Plug-in extension: Support users to write their own plug-ins to expand the functionality of the editor. Encryption supported: Use encryption to save private files such as account number, and the password can be set separately for each file. Attention For more extendable, Yank Note sacrifices security
Health score breakdown
6-dimension composite. See methodology for formula and weights.
Adoption signals
Real-world usage data, pulled from each registry. The bigger the numbers, the more battle-tested the project.
| Signal | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | 6.6k | github.com/purocean/yn |
| GitHub forks | 929 | github.com/purocean/yn |
| NPM downloads (last month) | 165734k | yn |
Release & maintenance
Is this project actively maintained, or about to die? Check the recency of last commit and last release.
| Project age | 8.3 years | since Jan 2018 |
| Last commit | 5 days ago | May 2, 2026 |
| Releases shipped | 279 | last: 5 days ago |
Self-hosting cost across providers
Detected requirements: 4GB RAM, 40GB disk minimum. Cheapest plan per provider that meets the requirement.
| Provider | Plan | Specs | Monthly | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| hetzner | CAX11 | 2c · 4GB · 40GB | $4.13 USD | Deploy → |
| vultr | VC2 | 1c · 1GB · 25GB | $5 USD | Deploy → |
| linode | Nanode 1GB | 1c · 1GB · 25GB | $5.12 USD | Deploy → |
| digitalocean | Basic Regular 1GB | 1c · 1GB · 25GB | $6 USD | Deploy → |
What people say on Hacker News
Ready to self-host Yank Note?
Spin up a hetzner CAX11 (4GB RAM, 40GB disk) for $4.13/mo and follow the project's official install docs.
Data last refreshed May 7, 2026.
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