cahier ☆

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Description:
Knowledge base with native support for research

Type: Cask | Latest Version: 0.10.2@0 | Tracked Since: Dec 17, 2025

Links: Homepage | formulae.brew.sh

Category: Productivity

Tags: knowledge-base notes research productivity markdown

Install: brew install --cask cahier

About:
Cahier is a native macOS application designed to serve as a comprehensive knowledge base for researchers and developers. It provides deep linking, robust search capabilities, and a distraction-free environment to organize notes, PDFs, and web clippings. The tool focuses on creating a persistent, interconnected web of information to accelerate research workflows and idea synthesis.

Key Features:

Native macOS integration for fast performance
Bi-directional linking and graph visualization
Advanced full-text search across all content
Built-in web clipper for saving articles and highlights

Use Cases:

Managing long-term research projects and literature reviews
Building a personal wiki for software development knowledge
Collecting and annotating web articles for content curation

Alternatives:

Obsidian – Obsidian is highly extensible with plugins but Cahier offers a more opinionated, native out-of-the-box experience.
Notion – Notion is cloud-based and collaborative, whereas Cahier is local-first and prioritizes individual privacy and speed.

Version History

Detected	Version	Rev	Change	Commit
Jul 1, 2024 11:20am	0.7.0	0	VERSION_BUMP	83c9c953