Hubbele
Shares rank 12 of 18 note-taking apps by recommenders
Open-source notetaking app with a React interface for people and plain Markdown files that agents can edit directly; critics say Obsidian and other note apps already do the same.
7 people recommended Hubbele in Hacker News comments, 1 had mixed feelings and 4 criticized it, November 2025 to October 2026.
6 of the 7 people who recommend it commented in one thread, “Hubbele: Open-source notetaking app for you and your agents”.
Summary written by Claude from 13 comments.
12 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 7
- mixed feelings
- 1
- warn against or regret it
- 4
The record
Recommended in 2 of 12 months
In 2 different threads.
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: recommended
- August 2026: recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 7 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- 1.7 recommenders for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, not met.
- Recommended in 2 of 12 monthsNeeds 4 or more, not met.
- Recommended in 2 threadsNeeds 5 or more, not met.
- 6 of its 7 recommenders came from one threadNeeds half or less, not met.
The same rules apply to every product, and the badge can’t be bought. Mixed feelings count toward neither side. How the badge works
What people say about it
Reasons grouped from a sample of 13 of the 13 opinions about it, picked in proportion to how many people recommend it, have mixed feelings and criticize it. Each mark is one comment in the sample. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Agents can read and edit files
“The dual interface from the start (React UI for humans and just editing .md for the agents with skills) is an interesting idea”
Comment from 29 Jul 2026 in “Hubbele: Open-source notetaking app for you and your agents” “no proprietary format lock-in, and agents can just read the files directly”
Comment from 29 Jul 2026 in “Hubbele: Open-source notetaking app for you and your agents” Agent input and copy-path button
“Seems like the main thing is having agent input right there, which is handy.”
Comment from 29 Jul 2026 in “Hubbele: Open-source notetaking app for you and your agents” “thing that makes it agent friendly is copy path button”
Comment from 29 Jul 2026 in “Hubbele: Open-source notetaking app for you and your agents” Wanted Markdown editing features
“Almost everything on my wishlist for a Markdown editor, except for Mermaid rendering.”
Comment from 29 Jul 2026 in “Hubbele: Open-source notetaking app for you and your agents” “I wanted an app that could display HTML pages alongside Markdown”
Comment from 31 Jul 2026 in “Hubbele: Open-source notetaking app for you and your agents”
What people warn about
Each mark is one comment
Seen as an ordinary Markdown editor
“To me, Hubble just seems like a Markdown editor, based on the premise that agents are able to edit local files.”
Comment from 29 Jul 2026 in “Hubbele: Open-source notetaking app for you and your agents” “this is useless. Obsidian and plenty of other note taking apps already do the same and more.”
Comment from 29 Jul 2026 in “Hubbele: Open-source notetaking app for you and your agents”
Other note-taking apps people recommend
The four most recommended other note-taking apps, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Mixed | Criticize | Approval | Months | Had for | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Obsidian | 306 | 104 | 114 | 73% | 12 | 1 yr13 people | Approved |
| Org mode | 133 | 30 | 29 | 82% | 12 | 7 yrs12 people | Approved |
| Notion | 43 | 37 | 96 | 31% | 11 | — | — |
| Logseq | 30 | 19 | 23 | 57% | 10 | — | — |
| HubbeleThis page | 7 | 1 | 4 | 64% | 2 | — | — |
Also compared with Apple Notes, Joplin, Google Keep and Microsoft OneNote.
What people said
All 13 opinions about it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“its patch was far more expensive and needed on site engineers”
“You can literally mirror all Bluesky on a medium/small-ish server, with Hubble.”
“I wanted something closer to Apple Notes or Notion for simpler editing.”
“I wanted an app that could display HTML pages alongside Markdown”
“no proprietary format lock-in, and agents can just read the files directly”
“There is literally no information here.”
“thing that makes it agent friendly is copy path button”
“this is useless. Obsidian and plenty of other note taking apps already do the same and more.”
“To me, Hubble just seems like a Markdown editor, based on the premise that agents are able to edit local files.”
“Seems like the main thing is having agent input right there, which is handy.”
“Almost everything on my wishlist for a Markdown editor, except for Mermaid rendering.”
“I think it looks high quality.”
“The dual interface from the start (React UI for humans and just editing .md for the agents with skills) is an interesting idea”
Counts come from 1,791,911 Hacker News comments labeled by Claude, November 2025 to October 2026, with data through October 31, 2026. Counts updated 2 Nov 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.