Features

HackMD API-native

Connect a personal access token to use HackMD directly from the desktop app.

• Browse, create, edit, and organize personal or team notes
• Manage folders, history, sharing, and note metadata
• Store the API token locally instead of sending it to another service

Local-first Markdown

Open any folder as a Local Vault—no account or API token required.

• Notes remain ordinary Markdown files that other tools can read
• Create, rename, move, trash, and reveal notes or folders from HackDesk
• Keep local drafts recoverable without uploading them to a service

Hackable configuration

Use CmdOrCtrl+, for Settings or edit ~/.hackdesk/settings.json while HackDesk is closed.

• Choose themes, colors, fonts, and editor sizes
• Switch between Standard, Vim, Helix, Emacs, and Kakoune modes
• Remap desktop actions and use CmdOrCtrl+K for the command palette