Orellius Vault

Encrypted local-first knowledge base with graph view and cloud sync.

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What it does

Desktop-native encrypted knowledge base built on Tauri. Markdown editing with wikilinks, a knowledge graph, kanban boards, daily notes, and optional cloud sync. Everything encrypted at rest with AES-256-GCM. Under 10MB binary.

Install

git clone https://github.com/OrelliusAI/orellius-vault.git
cd orellius-vault
cargo tauri dev

Quick start

Launch the app, create a vault, and start writing. Notes use Markdown with [[wikilinks]] for linking. The graph view shows connections between notes automatically.

Features

• AES-256-GCM encryption at rest for all vault data
• Wikilinks + automatic backlink tracking
• Interactive knowledge graph visualization
• Kanban board for task management
• Daily notes with templates
• Cloudflare R2 sync (optional, encrypted end-to-end)
• Command palette for fast navigation

Tech stack

Tauri 2.0, Rust, React 19, AES-256-GCM, Tailwind v4

License

MIT — Orellius Labs