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Philo is a daily journaling app that generates AI-powered mini-apps right inside your notes. Write in a timeline, manage tasks that carry forward automatically, and press ⌘↵ to create interactive widgets — a calorie tracker, a world clock, a habit chart — embedded directly in your journal.

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How it works

Philo combines traditional journaling with AI-generated interactive components:
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Journal

Write daily notes in a scrollable timeline (tomorrow → today → past)
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Track tasks

Checkbox tasks roll over automatically; unchecked items carry forward to today on each app launch
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Recurring tasks

Add #daily, #weekly, #monthly, #2days, #3weeks, etc. to a task and it reappears on schedule after you check it off
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Generate widgets

Describe what you need and press ⌘↵ to create an interactive widget inline
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Save to library

Widgets are disposable by default. Save the ones you like and reuse them anywhere with ⌘J

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Key features

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Daily timeline

View tomorrow, today, and past notes in a single scrollable view with a floating “Go to Today” button for quick navigation.

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Task rollover

Unchecked tasks from past days automatically move to today when you launch the app. No manual copying needed.

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Recurring tasks

Tag tasks with recurrence intervals to have them repeat: 
- [ ] Meditate #daily
- [ ] Review goals #weekly
- [ ] Monthly budget check #monthly
- [ ] Water plants #3days

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AI-powered widgets

Generate interactive React mini-apps inline using Claude Opus 4. Select text describing what you want, press ⌘↵, and Philo creates a custom widget.
Widgets use the @json-render/react component library with pre-built UI elements like cards, metrics, charts, and interactive forms.

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Widget library

Save generated widgets to your library and reuse them across notes. Press ⌘J to browse saved widgets and insert them anywhere.

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Local-first storage

All data is stored as markdown files on your disk at $APPDATA/philo/journal/. Works with existing Obsidian vaults.

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Image support

Paste or drag-and-drop images directly into your notes. Images are automatically saved to your vault’s assets folder.

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Dark mode

Follows your system theme automatically.

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Use cases

Capture thoughts, plan tomorrow, and review the past in a unified timeline view.
Use recurring tasks like - [ ] Exercise #daily that automatically reappear each day after completion.
Embed a calorie tracker, mood logger, or workout log directly in your daily notes.
Generate utility widgets on demand — unit converters, tip calculators, countdown timers.
Create kanban boards, progress trackers, or milestone charts inside your journal.

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Technology stack

Philo is built with modern web technologies wrapped in a native desktop shell:
  • Tauri v2 — Lightweight native desktop framework
  • React 19 — UI library
  • TypeScript — Type-safe development
  • TipTap — Rich text editor framework
  • Tailwind CSS v4 — Utility-first styling
  • Anthropic Claude Opus 4 — AI widget generation

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Inspiration

Philo is inspired by Logseq and @omer_vexler’s concept of AI-generated journaling components.
Philo is a proof-of-concept playground for a daily journaling feature being developed for Char. It borrows Char’s editor styling and file-saving mechanism while adding task rollover, recurring tasks, and AI widget generation.

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