duras

duras keeps daily notes as plain text files — one file per day, stored in a simple directory structure on your filesystem.

~/Documents/Notes/
└── 2026/
    └── 06/
        └── 2026-06-05.dn

There is no database, no cloud sync, no background service. Notes are ordinary text files you can read with any editor, search with grep, or back up with rsync. If duras is removed, the notes remain.

What it does

• Opens today's note in your editor with a single command
• Appends timestamped entries without opening an editor
• Searches across all notes for a word or phrase
• Organises notes with #tags
• Optionally encrypts notes with GPG
• Archives everything to a single .tar.gz file

What it does not do

• Sync across devices
• Provide a GUI
• Render Markdown or any other format
• Require an internet connection

Getting started

See Installation to install duras, then Quick start to write your first note.