update 2026/09/15 = media links changed, removed the leading / (for Weblog was /media, which lead to broken links)
update 2026/08/09 = added: floating windows in editor mode with Shift+Click on link in preview panel
update 2026/08/10 = corrected: home zettel changed to avoid rendering problems in tbl with "[[|]]"
update 2026/08/09 = added: floating windows in editor mode with Shift+Click on link in preview panel
update 2026/08/06 = Added search for alphanumeric ids in editor; Click to insert wiki link, Shift+Click to open Zettel (like Nodes Explorer function) / added some missing translations
update 2026/08/05 = Improved Connected Nodes Explorer – tree view of linked Zettel (depth 4) in editor overlay. Click to insert wiki link, Shift+Click to open Zettel in editor. Includes search, caching, and keyboard shortcut.
update 2026/08/04 = fixed calendar toggle button now shows down when closed / feat: add Connected Nodes Explorer – tree view of related Zettel (depth 4) in editor sidebar overlay, with click-to-insert links and search
update 2026/08/02 = fixed search/replace in editor, highlight results now working / improved graph view with min-height=600px
update 2026/08/01 = improved zettel view in desk mode layout / fixed presentation mode button desk
update 2026/07/31 = feat: PDF links now open in resizable and movable windows for side-by-side workflow with Zettel / improved editor layout
update 2026/07/30 = added ability to open multiple Zettel from graph with click on node (Shift+Click opens Zettel in normal size as usual) / fixed unstable video + audio insertion / fixed server now accepts "ä ö ü ß" in media filenames
update 2026/07/29 = improved graph container in Zettel footer / added calendar with journal Zettel indicator to editor sidebar / improved tags function: when clicking on a tag badge in a Zettel, the tag dropdown in the sidebar opens and shows all Zettel related to this tag / fixed typo in home Zettel / added "close all tabs except first two" button / added drag and drop to change tab order / improved undo-redo / improved rendering of quotes / added clickable tags in stats on desk / backup now includes zettel/, media/, and blog/ folders (the backup zip is saved to your Downloads folder)
update 2026/07/28 = fixed double PDF export button / fixed esc-listeners for all dropdowns / improved recursive functions, parameters, fallbacks, race conditions, timing, async operations, cache limits, etc. / insert videos and audio files through the media dropdown (incl. Ctrl+Shift+C shortcut) / video and audio thumbnails now appear in media dropdown / Python server now allows importing video and audio files to the "media" folder / added serendipity function: "Create writing prompt with random image"
update 2026/07/27 = fixed depth 2 → depth 4 in Zettel graph / removed line numbers in comparison mode (for now)
cd ~/baimon && python3 baimon.py
cd ~/baimon && python3 baimon.py
cd C:\baimon && python baimon.py
Baimon Zettelkasten will open automatically in your default browser at http://localhost:8080
To stop the app and the server, in the terminal you started Baimon Zettelkasten just type:
Ctrl + C
To restart the server you have to wait ca. 60 sec. after the last stop before restarting again.
For Linux:
Normally already installed, otherwise for
Debian, Ubuntu and derivatives:
sudo apt update
sudo apt install python3
Arch:
sudo pacman -S python
Fedora, RHEL, CentOS:
sudo dnf install python3