jot

A portable CLI note manager for Windows .txt files. Scans a configured directory, presents an interactive list, and opens notes in Notepad.

Building

Requirements: CMake >= 3.14, Visual Studio 2022 with C++ workload.

git clone https://github.com/CarterIrish/Jot.git
cd Jot

Open the folder in Visual Studio 2022 via File > Open > Folder. VS will detect CMakeLists.txt and configure automatically. Then Build > Build All.

Output: out/build/x64-Debug/jot.exe or out/build/x64-Release/jot.exe.

Usage

On first launch, jot will prompt you for the path to your notes directory. This is saved to config.json next to the executable and loaded on subsequent runs.

You can paste a path copied with "Copy as path" from Windows Explorer — surrounding quotes are handled automatically.

Configuration

config.json is generated on first run and gitignored. A template is provided in config.example.json:

{
    "root_dir": "C:/Users/YourName/Notes",
    "editor": "notepad"
}

Status

Currently in early alpha. See releases for what's implemented.