📔 NoteVault - The Secure, Fluent Developer Notepad

NoteVault is a high-performance, secure notepad designed for developers. It combines the aesthetics of Windows 11 Fluent design with the power of Monaco (VS Code) editor and AES-256-GCM encryption.

✨ Latest Features (v1.0.4)

🎨 Organization & Search

• Tab Color Labels: Group tasks with 7 color-coded markers.
• Dynamic Grouping: Automatically cluster tabs by color with custom dividers in the Tab Bar.
• Global Search (Ctrl+Shift+F): Search throughout all unlocked tabs with Regex support.

🔒 Security at its Core

• Vault-Level Locking: Your tabs stay encrypted and redacted until you provide your vault passphrase.
• AES-256-GCM: Military-grade encryption for each tab's content.
• Offline First: All data is stored locally, with optional Google Drive Cloud Sync.

🛠️ Developer Productivity

• Tab Archiving: Never lose a note. Closing a tab archives it for easy recovery.
• Typography settings: Choose from Cascadia Mono, Fira Code, or your system favorites.
• Utility Menu: Instant MD5/SHA hashes, UUID generation, and formatting direct to your editor.
• Horizontal Tab Scrolling: Smoothly navigate dozens of open tabs.

🚀 Getting Started

💾 Download & Install

For the best experience, download the latest stable installer from our GitHub Releases page.

• Current Version: v1.0.4
• Platform: Windows 11 / 10 (x64, arm64)

🏗️ Local Development

If you want to contribute or build from source, ensure you have Node.js (v20+) and npm installed.

# Clone the repository
$ git clone https://github.com/jpolvora/notevault.git
$ cd notevault

# Install dependencies
$ npm install

2. Run Locally (Development)

$ npm run dev

3. Build & Packaging

Generate production builds or installers for your platform.

📦 Development Builds (Unpacked)

Use these for quick verification of the final asset structure without generating a full installer.

# Windows
$ npm run build:win

# macOS
$ npm run build:mac

# Linux
$ npm run build:linux

🚀 Distributable Installers

Generate the final setup files for distribution.

# Windows (.exe)
$ npm run package:win

# macOS (.dmg)
$ npm run package:mac

# Linux (.AppImage, .deb)
$ npm run package:linux

🏗️ Architecture

• Framework: Electron + React 19 + TypeScript.
• Editor: Monaco Editor (The engine behind VS Code).
• State Management: Zustand for rapid renderer-side updates.
• Security: Node crypto module for high-entropy key derivation (PBKDF2).
• Storage: electron-store with AES-256 encrypted JSON.
• Cloud: Google Drive API (Drive App Data Scope).

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