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It provides a seamless and lightweight experience for capturing thoughts, logging daily activities, and organizing inspiration.\n\n## Features\n\n- 📴 **Offline-First Architecture**: Redesigned sync layer allowing you to compose, edit, and delete memos without an internet connection.\n- 📬 **Sync Queue View**: Monitor pending local changes and background synchronization status directly from the sidebar.\n- 📱 **Universal App**: Full native support for macOS, iPadOS, and iOS, providing a seamless experience across all your devices.\n- 🔀 **Three-Column Navigation**: A responsive, standard `NavigationSplitView` ensuring optimal use of screen real estate (Sidebar, Timeline, and Details).\n- ✨ **Premium Native UI**: A \"LiquidGlass\" aesthetic with glassmorphism, thin materials, and subtle micro-animations.\n- 🤖 **Apple AI Assistant**: Integrated Foundation Models for on-device text processing and intelligence.\n- 🚀 **Quick Capture \u0026 Global Shortcuts**: Record thoughts instantly from anywhere on your Mac using customizable global hotkeys.\n- 🖼️ **Attachments Gallery**: A dedicated grid view in the sidebar to easily browse all your image memos.\n- 🔍 **Rich Media Previews**: Native Apple Quick Look for image attachments and interactive MapKit popovers for location tags.\n- 📅 **Interactive Calendar**: A reactive Monthly Calendar directly in the sidebar to filter your daily logs.\n- 🕒 **Timeline View**: A beautifully organized chronological feed of your memos, grouped by date.\n- 🌍 **Fully Localized**: Complete support for English and Simplified Chinese.\n- 🔒 **Privacy First**: Direct connection to your self-hosted Memos server via Access Tokens.\n\n## Screenshots\n\n\u003cp align=\"center\"\u003e\n  \u003cimg src=\"Website/assets/timeline.png\" width=\"45%\" alt=\"Timeline View\" /\u003e\n  \u003cimg src=\"Website/assets/ai-assistant.png\" width=\"45%\" alt=\"AI Assistant\" /\u003e\n\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"center\"\u003e\n  \u003cimg src=\"Website/assets/attachments.png\" width=\"45%\" alt=\"Attachments Gallery\" /\u003e\n  \u003cimg src=\"Website/assets/empty-state.png\" width=\"45%\" alt=\"Empty State\" /\u003e\n\u003c/p\u003e\n\n## Apple AI Assistant\n\nLeverage the power of Apple's on-device Foundation Models to enhance your brainstorming and note-taking:\n\n- ✨ **Summarize**: Generate concise summaries of long memos.\n- ✏️ **Improve Writing**: Polish grammar, tone, and clarity.\n- 📝 **Expand**: Elaborate on brief ideas with more detail.\n- 🏷️ **Generate Tags**: Automatically suggest relevant tags.\n- 💡 **Related Ideas**: Unlock new perspectives with AI-generated connections.\n\nAll AI processing happens **locally on your Mac**, ensuring your thoughts and data remain completely private.\n\n## Installation\n\n### Direct Download\nDownload the latest `.dmg` or `.app` from the [Releases](https://github.com/SteveShi/Essays/releases) page.\n\n### Homebrew\nInstall via Homebrew tap:\n```bash\nbrew tap SteveShi/tap\nbrew install --cask essays\n```\n\n### Build from Source\n1. Clone the repository.\n2. Install [XcodeGen](https://github.com/yonaskolb/XcodeGen) (`brew install xcodegen`).\n3. Run `xcodegen generate` in the project root.\n4. Open `Essays.xcodeproj` and run.\n\n## Configuration\n\nOn the first launch, you will be prompted to enter:\n- **Server URL**: The address of your Memos instance (e.g., `https://memos.example.com`).\n- **Access Token**: Your personal access token from Memos settings.\n\n## License\n\nThis project is licensed under the [Mozilla Public License 2.0](LICENSE).\n\n---\n\n[View Chinese Version / 切换至中文版](README.zh-CN.md)\n","project_url":"https://awesome.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/projects/github.com%2Fsteveshi%2Fessays","html_url":"https://awesome.ecosyste.ms/projects/github.com%2Fsteveshi%2Fessays","lists_url":"https://awesome.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/projects/github.com%2Fsteveshi%2Fessays/lists"}