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Blinko is an open source note app for capturing ideas as they happen. Write quick thoughts or longer Markdown notes in a simple card-based workspace, so useful information has a place to go before you forget it. It suits one person collecting fleeting thoughts rather than a team building documentation, and works well when you want to write first and organize later.

Optional AI retrieval lets you search your notes with natural language after configuring a model provider, which may charge for use and will process your notes. You can use the web interface from your devices, with desktop and Android clients also available from the project. It's quite focused, so you won't find the page hierarchies or shared workspaces of larger note tools.

It is an alternative to Google Keep and Evernote.

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Blinko in action

Capture ideas while they are fresh, then organize them into tagged notes, reference tables and practical checklists. Use Markdown to turn a quick thought into a structured plan.

Blinko Notes collection with tagged fictional project notes, a launch checklist, design ideas and a palette reference.
Keep ideas, reference notes and checklists together in a searchable card-based collection.
Blinko Markdown editor showing a fictional seed-library design handbook with headings, a reference table and a task checklist.
Turn a longer idea into a structured Markdown note with tables, headings and task lists.

What you can do with Blinko

Quick capture

Save short thoughts as cards without building a notebook structure first.

Markdown notes

Write plain text notes with Markdown formatting for longer ideas and reference material.

AI note retrieval

Configure a model provider to search your notes with natural language questions.

Device clients

Use the web interface on any device, with desktop and Android clients available from the project.

What users say about Blinko

Summarized from public community discussions about Blinko, not about PikaPods.

Approachable note capture

In 2025 discussions, users liked the short-and-long note workflow and found the Markdown editor intuitive, while also reporting rough edges in those early versions (workflow experience, editor experience).

Benefits of hosting Blinko with PikaPods

Predictable and affordable pricing
No subscription, hourly billing, from $3.07/month.
Well-tested auto updates
Every update is tested before it reaches your pod.
Your data stays private
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Secure by design
Isolated containers, encrypted connections, built-in firewall.
No vendor lock-in
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EU and US locations
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SSL and your own domain
Free SSL, on our address or your own domain.
Your own backups
Nightly encrypted backups to your own S3 storage.

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