Gitary

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Notion-like editing + Excalidraw & Draw.io drawing + Mind Map for your Git repositories

Bring Notion-style powerful editing experience, professional diagramming capabilities (Excalidraw & Draw.io), and mind map functionality to your Git repositories. Your notes, your data, your control.

🌐 Try Online

Try Gitary Online →

🔌 Browser Extension

Gitary Companion - Open GitHub, Gitee, and GitCode repositories in Gitary with one click!

• Install from Chrome Web Store →
• Click the extension icon on a repository page (GitHub/Gitee/GitCode) to open it in Gitary
• Right-click on repository pages or links and select "Open in Gitary"
• Supports GitHub, Gitee, and GitCode platforms

For more details, see the Gitary Companion README.

📸 Screenshots

Excalidraw drawing support - Create beautiful diagrams and sketches

Draw.io diagram editor with AI - Create professional flowcharts, UML diagrams, and network diagrams using natural language

Mind Map - Create and edit mind maps with node editing, drag-and-drop layout, and auto-save

Notion-like Markdown editor with live preview

Monaco Editor - Professional code and Markdown source editing with syntax highlighting

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🎯 Why Gitary?

Notion-like Experience + AI-Powered Drawing + Git's Data Ownership = Perfect Knowledge Management

• ✅ Familiar Editing Experience: Elegant Markdown editor with Notion-like WYSIWYG editing
• ✅ AI-Powered Diagram Generation: Generate diagrams from natural language descriptions
• ✅ Global AI Assistant: Intelligent assistant with tool integration and context awareness
• ✅ Complete Data Control: Notes stored directly in your GitHub/Gitee/GitCode repositories
• ✅ Powerful Version Management: Full Git capabilities to track every change
• ✅ No Service Dependency: Even if Gitary stops, your notes remain in your Git repos

🚀 Core Features

📝 Notion-like Editing Experience

• WYSIWYG Markdown editor with live preview
• Monaco Editor for professional code and Markdown source editing
• Slash commands for quick formatting
• Support for mathematical formulas, charts, and code highlighting
• Intuitive and elegant writing experience

🔄 Runs on Your Git Repositories

• Direct connection to GitHub, Gitee, and GitCode repositories
• Zero intermediate storage: Notes written directly to your repos, no third-party servers
• Complete Git operations: commit, branch, merge, history viewing
• Support for multiple Git hosting platforms

🎨 VS Code-Style Development Environment

• Familiar sidebar, editor, and panel layout
• Customizable workspace for your workflow
• Professional development environment perfect for technical documentation

📂 Enhanced Code Reading & Editing

• Open and view code files with syntax highlighting
• Monaco Editor for professional code editing (same engine as VS Code)
• Better repository browsing experience than traditional Git clients
• Navigate your codebase with ease

🔍 Full-Text Search

• Powerful full-text search across all your notes and files
• Fast and accurate search results
• Search within code files and Markdown documents

🎨 Professional Diagramming Support

• Excalidraw: Built-in whiteboard for creating beautiful diagrams and sketches
• Draw.io: Professional diagram editor for flowcharts, UML diagrams, network diagrams, and more
• Mind Map: Create and edit mind maps with node editing, drag-and-drop layout, and auto-save
• Draw flowcharts, architecture diagrams, wireframes, system diagrams, and more
• All drawings saved directly to your Git repository
• Professional drawing tools with shapes, arrows, connectors, and text
• Perfect for technical documentation and visual note-taking

🤖 AI-Powered Diagram Generation

• Natural Language to Diagrams: Describe your diagram in natural language, and AI generates it automatically
• Smart Chart Creation: Supports flowcharts, architecture diagrams, system diagrams, and more
• Intelligent Diagram Editing: AI can analyze existing diagrams, add nodes, connect arrows, rename, and delete elements
• Context-Aware: AI automatically understands your current Excalidraw canvas content
• Dual Generation Modes:
  • Specialized AI model for complex diagrams
  • Direct Agent generation for simple diagrams (faster)

💬 Global AI Assistant

• Cross-Page AI Assistant: Global sidebar AI assistant, always available
• Tool Integration: AI can operate file system, Excalidraw, workspace, and more
• Context-Aware:
  • Automatically understands current file content
  • Automatically understands current Excalidraw canvas
  • Automatically understands browser tab information
• Multi-Tool Collaboration: File operations, diagram operations, workspace management

🆚 Gitary vs Notion

Feature	Notion	Gitary
Editing Experience	✅ Excellent	✅ Notion-like, Equally Excellent
AI Diagram Generation	❌ Not supported	✅ Natural language to diagrams
AI Assistant	⚠️ Limited	✅ Global AI with tool integration
Data Storage	❌ Notion servers	✅ Your Git repositories
Data Ownership	❌ Not fully owned	✅ Complete ownership
Version Control	⚠️ History only	✅ Full Git capabilities
Service Dependency	❌ Depends on Notion	✅ No dependency, data in Git
Cross-Platform Sync	✅ Automatic	✅ Git automatic sync
Code Repository Integration	❌ Not supported	✅ Native support
Cost	💰 Paid plans	✅ Free (uses your Git repos)

💡 Use Cases

• 👨‍💻 Developers: Manage technical notes like code, leverage Git's version control, and use AI to generate architecture diagrams
• 📚 Technical Writers: Store documentation directly in code repositories, use AI to create diagrams from descriptions
• 🎓 Learners: Track learning progress through Git history, use AI assistant for learning guidance
• 🏢 Teams: Collaborate through Git's collaboration features, use AI to generate and edit team diagrams

🚀 Quick Start

pnpm i
pnpm dev

Visit http://localhost:5173/

📖 Documentation

For more information, visit our documentation.

🤝 Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Please feel free to submit a Pull Request.

📄 License

This project is licensed under the MIT License.

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Gitary - Notion-like editing + AI-powered diagramming (Excalidraw & Draw.io) + Mind Map + Global AI Assistant for your Git repositories. Your notes, your data, your control.