The latest articles on DEV Community by HellterEnjoy (@hellterenjoy). https://dev.to/hellterenjoy https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=90,height=90,fit=cover,gravity=auto,format=auto/https:%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Fuser%2Fprofile_image%2F4079598%2F6a7f7c9f-4a8f-4ca0-8d03-c647a0e6c598.png https://dev.to/hellterenjoy en HellterEnjoy Sun, 16 Aug 2026 02:32:53 +0000 https://dev.to/hellterenjoy/i-built-a-compact-markdown-notes-app-in-rust-2hob https://dev.to/hellterenjoy/i-built-a-compact-markdown-notes-app-in-rust-2hob <p>I've been building Lilo — a small desktop notes app built with Rust + egui.</p> <p>It stores notes as regular Markdown files and adds <code>[[wiki links]]</code>, backlinks, search, and a visual knowledge graph. It also has an always-on-top mode, so I can keep it around while coding.</p> <p><a href="https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=800%2Cheight=%2Cfit=scale-down%2Cgravity=auto%2Cformat=auto/https%3A%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Farticles%2Fecik79kobs1308xdpxgn.gif" class="article-body-image-wrapper"><img src="https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=800%2Cheight=%2Cfit=scale-down%2Cgravity=auto%2Cformat=auto/https%3A%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Farticles%2Fecik79kobs1308xdpxgn.gif" alt=" " width="384" height="480"></a></p> <p>Windows and Linux builds are available.</p> <p>GitHub: <a href="https://github.com/HellterEnjoy/Lilo" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://github.com/HellterEnjoy/Lilo</a></p> <p>It's still an early project, so feedback is very welcome.</p> showdev rust markdown productivity