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Construct Note: A Local-First, Privacy-Focused Kanban Desktop App
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Construct Note: A Local-First, Privacy-Focused Kanban Desktop App

via Dev.toFlorin Sarca1mo ago

This is a submission for the Built with Google Gemini: Writing Challenge What I Built with Google Gemini I built Construct Note , a fast, local-first Kanban and task management desktop application. Many modern productivity apps rely heavily on cloud syncing and subscriptions, which can be a privacy concern for users who want complete control over their own data. I wanted to build a Trello-like application that lives entirely on the user's machine, offering the same rich drag-and-drop experience without the data leaving the local file system. The Tech Stack: Frontend: React, Vite, Tailwind/Vanilla CSS, and @hello-pangea/dnd for fluid drag-and-drop mechanics. Backend / Desktop wrapper: Electron, Express (running locally inside the Electron main process), and better-sqlite3 for high-performance, synchronous database operations. Distribution: Packaged as a standalone Linux AppImage. Key Features: Unlimited Boards, Lists, and Cards. Full Markdown support for card descriptions ( react-markdo

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