Download / How To Start Baimon Zettelkasten (BETA version)


Download Baimon Zettelkasten (~ 1.3MB) | updated v0.34 - 2026/09/15


Thanks to all testers for their contributions!

contact: baimon@djaakthungna.info
📋 Changelog
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)

How to update Baimon:

1) Use Backup Button in Desk Sidebar (creates a zip of /zettel, /media and /blog folders)
2) Delete the main folder "baimon"
3) Download the new "baimon.zip" and unzip it
4) Unzip the backup and move or copy/paste content into the new baimon folder - done!

How to start Baimon

Make sure, baimon is in your home folder. Also check, that at least python version 3.7 is installed on your system.* Open a terminal and run:


Linux / BSD

cd ~/baimon && python3 baimon.py



macOS

cd ~/baimon && python3 baimon.py

Windows

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.


* In case you need Python:

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

Windows:
https://www.python.org/downloads/windows

macOS:
https://www.python.org/downloads/mac-osx