The latest articles on DEV Community by Michael Wegenka (@mjwegenka). https://dev.to/mjwegenka https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=90,height=90,fit=cover,gravity=auto,format=auto/https:%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Fuser%2Fprofile_image%2F3959044%2F4b453fc5-e196-4968-b895-baea3c34c3ea.jpeg https://dev.to/mjwegenka en Michael Wegenka Fri, 29 May 2026 19:51:13 +0000 https://dev.to/mjwegenka/new-pkm-tool-for-macos-436n https://dev.to/mjwegenka/new-pkm-tool-for-macos-436n <p>I just created a MacOS native PKM tool that has a local-first and CLI-first design philosophy. I'd love your feedback!</p> <div class="ltag-github-readme-tag"> <div class="readme-overview"> <h2> <img src="https://assets.dev.to/assets/github-logo-5a155e1f9a670af7944dd5e12375bc76ed542ea80224905ecaf878b9157cdefc.svg" alt="GitHub logo"> <a href="https://github.com/mjwegenka" rel="noopener noreferrer"> mjwegenka </a> / <a href="https://github.com/mjwegenka/PuzzlePKM" rel="noopener noreferrer"> PuzzlePKM </a> </h2> <h3> Local-first, CLI-first PKM tool for MacOS </h3> </div> <div class="ltag-github-body"> <div id="readme" class="md"> <div class="markdown-heading"> <h1 class="heading-element">PuzzlePKM</h1> </div> <p> <a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://github.com/mjwegenka/PuzzlePKM/./public/icons/icon-128.png"><img src="https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=800%2Cheight=%2Cfit=scale-down%2Cgravity=auto%2Cformat=auto/https%3A%2F%2Fraw.githubusercontent.com%2Fmjwegenka%2FPuzzlePKM%2FHEAD%2F.%2Fpublic%2Ficons%2Ficon-128.png" alt="PuzzlePKM icon" width="128" height="128"></a> </p> <p>PuzzlePKM is a local-first personal knowledge management app with a fast CLI and a desktop interface Your notes and objects stay in a local SQLite database and sync to a folder you control.</p> <div class="markdown-heading"> <h2 class="heading-element">Download for macOS</h2> </div> <ul> <li><a href="https://github.com/mjwegenka/PuzzlePKM/releases/download/desktop-latest/PuzzlePKM-macos.dmg" rel="noopener noreferrer">Download PuzzlePKM for macOS</a></li> <li>If the direct link ever fails briefly, use the Releases page: <a href="https://github.com/mjwegenka/PuzzlePKM/releases" rel="noopener noreferrer">PuzzlePKM Releases</a> </li> </ul> <div class="markdown-heading"> <h2 class="heading-element">Status</h2> </div> <p>PuzzlePKM is stable and ready for day-to-day local-first PKM workflows.</p> <div class="markdown-heading"> <h2 class="heading-element">Core capabilities</h2> </div> <ul> <li>Capture and organize <code>daily-note</code>, <code>topic-note</code>, <code>habit</code>, <code>project</code>, <code>ref-material</code>, <code>scripture</code>, and <code>tag</code> objects.</li> <li>Author rich note content with links and automatic backlinks between objects.</li> <li>Browse and edit your data from either the CLI or desktop UI.</li> <li>Sync to local folders for portability and backup-friendly workflows.</li> </ul> <div class="markdown-heading"> <h2 class="heading-element">Stack</h2> </div> <ul> <li>Node.js 22+ CLI (<code>cli.mjs</code>)</li> <li>React + TypeScript + Vite desktop UI shell (<code>src/</code>)</li> <li>Tauri desktop wrapper (<code>src-tauri/</code>)</li> <li>Built-in <code>node:sqlite</code> local persistence</li> </ul> <div class="markdown-heading"> <h2 class="heading-element">Quick start</h2> </div> <div class="markdown-heading"> <h3 class="heading-element">Requirements</h3> </div> <ul> <li>Node.js 22+</li> </ul> <div class="markdown-heading">…</div> </div> </div> <div class="gh-btn-container"><a class="gh-btn" href="https://github.com/mjwegenka/PuzzlePKM" rel="noopener noreferrer">View on GitHub</a></div> </div> pkm tauri node