Navigate
Seamless navigation
Show only the local part of the graph you are exploring. Move through linked notes, jump between nodes with keyboard shortcuts, and let automatic layout keep everything readable.
Pocket brain · Graph mind map
Embrace your brain.
n-brace is a free, offline-first app for visualizing and navigating your notes as a graph. Follow links instead of folders, and see which topic a note belongs to at a glance.
Free standalone app Windows · macOS · Linux Offline-first, your notes stay on your machine MCP server for Claude
Move through your notes instead of digging for them.
Edit
Quick graph manipulation
A radial pie menu puts create, link, group and move actions one click away, right where your cursor is. Reshaping the map never breaks your flow.
See
Tag area view layer
Tags render as colored regions overlaid on the canvas, so you see at a glance which cluster or topic a note belongs to. Filter the view down to just the layers you care about.
Structure
Deep structure
A note can have many flavors and contextual contents. Pizza sits in the whole recipe graph, while the ingredients layer shows only what it is made of. Deep, cross-cutting structures emerge from a flat graph.
Remember
Reminders
Set reminders on any note to resurface repeating tasks, refresh knowledge you don't want to forget, or manage household chores, right from your graph.
Connect
MCP server for AI
A built-in MCP server exposes your note graph to assistants like Claude Desktop and Claude Code. They can search your notes and import web articles as structured, tagged nodes.
News
| Jul 09, 2026 | New Reminders feature — never lose track of a note again |
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| Jul 02, 2026 | First version of n-brace has been released! |
| Feb 26, 2026 | N-brace Obsidian plugin has been approved! |
Free, and in active development.
If you find n-brace useful, you can sponsor the project. Free hugs for all supporters ☕🤗