Show HN: Galaxybrain.com – a JSON-based knowledge system
I’d like to share a project I’ve been working on called GalaxyBrain. It’s a tool for organizing information.
Key features: Embeddable dynamic metadata: as you type, metadata is generated in the background. This metadata can be accessed and embedded directly into the page.
Light programming concepts built in: you can add custom values (think variables) to any page, then reference those values across different pages to build dynamic relationships.
Metadata can be chained together: referencing values on other pages, or by using a formula. Updates to anything flow through the entire system (like a spreadsheet).
It runs on local JSON files: plan is to offer a hosted version, with structured end points for everything so you can use it as a datastore. If you host the json files locally it will be free forever.
I use it to build a model of my life. Everything I care about has a page, each with its own dynamic metadata that updates in real time as things change within the system. Each page acts like a little dashboard for that thing.
The app is pretty sprawling, and there's still some bugs on the fringes. I'm onboarding people slowly and fixing bugs as they come up. I wanted to share it early to get feedback and see if I was onto something.
Demo link: https://galaxybrain.com