[mdhowle]

This seems overly complicated. Let the editors be editors.

I recently created a Go application for myself after not finding a note-taking application I liked. Instead of implementing an editor, the application just creates the `%Y-%m-%d.md` file and then opens it in my preferred editor. I have other features, but in the end, all it does is create files or pipe data into the editor I want to use.

[jkubicek]

I have the same thing; it's a TUI app written in python; all it does is create files with the proper format and has some mild browsing capabilities. It's super nice.

[mdhowle]

Mine is even simpler.

  journal                     # opens 2026-03-07.md in vim
  journal yesterday           # opens 2026-03-06.md in vim
  journal weekly              # pipes 2026-03-01 – 07.md into vim
  journal monthly             # pipes 2026-03-01 – 31.md into vim
  journal monthly last month  # pipes 2026-02-01 – 28.md into vim

I added support for other editors. For the editors that don't support stdin, it creates a temporary file for the generated pages ("weekly", "monthly", etc.)

It fits my needs perfectly. It removes the friction of note taking. It's easy to backup, search, convert the notes. If I want to use another editor like a WYSIWYG markdown editor, it's trivial to change.