Notes shouldn't go to die in nested folders.

When working on complex software architectures, researching papers, or synthesizing meeting recordings, thinking is rarely linear. It's an interconnected graph—a spatial topology where an audio memo contradicts a design hypothesis, or a markdown snippet bridges two technical references.

Yet most existing productivity software forces us into rigid tree directories, or locks our private thoughts behind proprietary cloud subscriptions.

To solve this, I built Knovum : a modern, local-first desktop knowledge space that merges high-performance infinite visual canvases with embedded on-device AI.

🏗️ Architectural Foundations

1. Tauri 2 + Rust vs. Electron

When deciding the desktop foundation, Electron was ruled out immediately:

Memory Footprint : Electron apps routinely idle at 300MB–800MB RAM.…