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We just killed Notion, and open-sourced it. Introducing Terminus Notes: everything you like in Notion, removed the stupid AI credits and confusing sidebars. 100% Free, 100% Open source, 100% Customizable. You can export your data or point it to your Claude at any time.

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Shahin Azimov's profile picture
Shahin Azimov1 day ago

Let's wrap it up, guys, it's clickbait. There's no repo here

Winston Gao's profile picture
Winston Gao1 day ago

sry, the source code is here

Joe Blau's profile picture
Joe Blau1 day ago

@shahin_aziimov Double rug… post GitHub

Winston Gao's profile picture
Winston Gao1 day ago

@shahin_aziimov Hey bro, open-source does not mean "create an repo on Github", it literally means "open source code". If you click into the profile page(maybe after login), you will find out we opened every line of the code, and you can easily fork and customize.

Joe Blau's profile picture
Joe Blau1 day ago

@shahin_aziimov Open source means anyone can read the code without logging in, under an OSI license, and fork it anywhere. "Click into the profile, maybe after login" is a product page.

Winston Gao's profile picture
Winston Gao1 day ago

@shahin_aziimov Hey Bro, you have to log in to Github to view the code, and Github is owned by Microsoft

BlackRoomSec's profile picture
BlackRoomSec1 day ago

I'll stick with Notion, thanks. It was developed by real humans who know how to program and they don't engage in clickbait nonsense like this. Stop responding to people in a loop and post your GitHub repo link so it can be inspected by real experts. That's if it even exists. And delete your account, clown. 🙄

Winston Gao's profile picture
Winston Gao1 day ago

Hey, this is the link of the profile page and the source code: I am also a real human, and I want to create softwares that I like and want to use

BlackRoomSec's profile picture
BlackRoomSec1 day ago

No, that is an SEO branded mockup page for code which does not exist in reality. And if you did actually manage to get your agent, you do not know how to use or properly refactor because you lack any talent, it is likely replete with backdoors, vulnerable functions and is probably downloading malware at a frightening rate into your IDE. STOP TRYING TO SCAM PEOPLE AND DELETE YOUR ACCOUNT, YOU NPC!

Guowei Xu's profile picture
Guowei Xu1 day ago

Just tried, and it is actually usable. This looks great!

Winston Gao's profile picture
Winston Gao1 day ago

thx! Will keep updating!

†êrmïñål_VðïÐ's profile picture
†êrmïñål_VðïÐ1 day ago

open source but no repo?

Winston Gao's profile picture
Winston Gao1 day ago

sry, forget mention, the source code is here

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🦆1 day ago

> 100% Open source > look inside > no source mfw

Noel Paul Tomy's profile picture
Noel Paul Tomy1 day ago

No repo?

Varadh Jain's profile picture
Varadh Jain1 day ago

promise you this isn't what makes notion, notion

Alexandru-Andrei Rotaru's profile picture
Alexandru-Andrei Rotaru1 day ago

So you think a great idea should not make a profit?

Winston Gao's profile picture
Winston Gao1 day ago

I think great ideas should make profits, but they should stop making profits when the ideas are not great anymore. Sometimes, profits are made initially because of great ideas, then later profits are made from monoply.

Alexandru-Andrei Rotaru's profile picture
Alexandru-Andrei Rotaru1 day ago

So, copying the genius idea of someone who dedicated his life to figuring out document ergonomics is morally justified because he has a majority share of the market? Look, I am not trying to say it's pointless to compete, but to "kill" the product? That you copy every step?

Winston Gao's profile picture
Winston Gao1 day ago

Hey bro relax, we all want better softwares right? I create my own, and share with folks, and hope others like it, and everything is free.

Alexandru-Andrei Rotaru's profile picture
Alexandru-Andrei Rotaru1 day ago

What?! Creating a product, or even copying one, and making it free to deliver value to users is not an issue. It's the toxicity of "we just killed product X". Maybe it's unprofessionalism or lack of class, whatever. Doing something to "kill" is a bad wrap. "It's a vote for W in order to get rid of Y" as opposed to "vote for X cause it solves your problems better". Anyway, good luck.

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Amruth Pillai1 day ago

Wait, so they were gracious enough to let you visit their offices in August, you had a nice time there ig. And your response was to build a clone and "kill" them with you open-but-not-open source app? How sick can humanity get.

Winston Gao's profile picture
Winston Gao1 day ago

Hey, open-sourced link is here. If you use the app, you will notice there is a link to its profile page

Amruth Pillai's profile picture
Amruth Pillai1 day ago

Why do I have to login to see the code? Shady AF.

Winston Gao's profile picture
Winston Gao1 day ago

sry, will update this ASAP.

Alexander's profile picture
Alexander1 day ago

the right way of using AI, open source every product and stop paying companies for nothing

Winston Gao's profile picture
Winston Gao1 day ago

We not only open-source every product, but AI is also helping us to create better products!

Siosi (Si-O-Si)'s profile picture
Siosi (Si-O-Si)1 day ago

Lol I pay Notion for the innovation pace, upkeep trustworthiness, and compliance. People have to learn the hard way I suppose.

Winston Gao's profile picture
Winston Gao1 day ago

That's why we think it would be better if everyone can just fork and customize their own version

Robert Merkel's profile picture
Robert Merkel1 day ago

You wont kill Notion. Your UI is shit.

geomar's profile picture
geomar1 day ago

I'm sorry man, but that doesn't look good at all.

Winston Gao's profile picture
Winston Gao1 day ago

sry forget to update the dark mode for this page, will update ASAP

Astroberto Jhunior's profile picture
Astroberto Jhunior1 day ago

nope.

Winston Gao's profile picture
Winston Gao1 day ago

Bro, if you do not sign up to use, where do we keep your data?

Alex Veremeyenko's profile picture
Alex Veremeyenko1 day ago

If we're all going down we might aswell take the big apps down with us.

Winston Gao's profile picture
Winston Gao1 day ago

The era of personal and democratized software is coming

Shaoze Chen's profile picture
Shaoze Chen1 day ago

bro, since it’s open-source, could you share the link to your repository? If you can, I’d be happy to create a post to promote it.

Winston Gao's profile picture
Winston Gao1 day ago

sry, forget to add the link, the source code is here

404's profile picture
4041 day ago

after sign in crashed Fhaaaa

Yu Lei's profile picture
Yu Lei1 day ago

looks cool!

Winston Gao's profile picture
Winston Gao1 day ago

thx bro😆😆 let me know if you have any feature requests!

Christian Rais's profile picture
Christian Rais1 day ago

NOT OPEN SOURCED 🤣

Winston Gao's profile picture
Winston Gao1 day ago

oops, the profile page is here

Moritz Krause's profile picture
Moritz Krause1 day ago

Looks good! Did you use notion to plan this?

Winston Gao's profile picture
Winston Gao1 day ago

No, I use Obsidian

Yash's profile picture
Yash1 day ago

Where's the repo link?

Winston Gao's profile picture
Winston Gao1 day ago

Check the profile page!

Yichao Zhong's profile picture
Yichao Zhong1 day ago

Cool product!!

Winston Gao's profile picture
Winston Gao1 day ago

thx bro!

Milan Kordestani's profile picture
Milan Kordestani1 day ago

No thanks

Dylan Oh's profile picture
Dylan Oh1 day ago

That’s why Saas is kinda destined to be doomed

✦ Honey Paptan ✦'s profile picture
✦ Honey Paptan ✦1 day ago

Were can I find the repo ? 👀👀👀

Sawyer Moranville's profile picture
Sawyer Moranville1 day ago

Why is everyone into killing other people? Just announce your product without the violence.

Soren's profile picture
Soren1 day ago

Where is the repository?

Milan's profile picture
Milan1 day ago

You guys did something amazing

Saad's profile picture
Saad1 day ago

behind a login? fuck no..

Winston Gao's profile picture
Winston Gao1 day ago

Bro, if you do not sign up, where do we store your notes?

Saad's profile picture
Saad1 day ago

I don't... i read the repo and have my clankers have a crack at it if I find it interesting enough aka forking an open-source repo... :) which this is clearly not..

Winston Gao's profile picture
Winston Gao1 day ago

I understand what you want... However, we decide not to open-source on Github, because our open-source strategy is different: we release the source code on our platform, and everyone can easily fork and customize their version

Saad's profile picture
Saad1 day ago

ah so why did u decide not to open-source it?

Adrian's profile picture
Adrian1 day ago

thanks for making this free and open source! here's my fork:

The_Expanse's profile picture
The_Expanse1 day ago

Love that the data stays yours and you can point it at Claude. Small service businesses need exactly this: free, simple notes for SOPs and job checklists. Featuring it on @ExpanseVentures tomorrow.

rudeTool's profile picture
rudeTool1 day ago

'Point it to your Claude' is the interesting promise. A chatbot for every notebook feels like hiring a receptionist for each filing cabinet.

The SI Maximalist's profile picture
The SI Maximalist1 day ago

Portable notes and the freedom to bring Claude along are very much my thing 💜

Matt Hawrot's profile picture
Matt Hawrot1 day ago

not even close to Notion mate

Winston Gao's profile picture
Winston Gao1 day ago

Exactly. I am creating an opinionated note-taking app, not an app that has notes, AI, mail, etc

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