About Promptnote

Built for the way modern AI workflows actually happen.

Promptnote is a fast, developer-first desktop prompt management tool for Windows. Designed around the premise that great prompt engineering requires rapid recall, non-destructive iteration, and absolute data privacy.

Modern AI systems — from frontier LLMs like Claude, ChatGPT, and Gemini to local models running via Ollama — demand iterative refinement. Instead of scattering prompts across scratchpads, buried text files, or forgotten browser tabs, Promptnote keeps your entire prompt library available within milliseconds via a universal Ctrl+Shift+P overlay. Prompts are stored locally and only sent to an AI provider when you run, improve or evaluate them.

Core Features & Architecture

Engineered for Precision, Safety & Portability

A comprehensive breakdown of Promptnote's capabilities and built-in tools.

Portability

Collection Export & Import

Easily backup, share, and restore your prompt collections and version histories as JSON files.

Complete collection tree export with revision timelines
Cross-machine migration without cloud synchronization
Non-destructive import with duplicate conflict resolution

Preferences

New Settings & About Screen

Easily manage app preferences, view database health, and access system details.

Real-time SQLite database health and file size monitoring
Editor defaults, theme selection, and shortcut configs
OS architecture diagnostics and telemetry privacy controls

Accessibility

Modern Dialogs & Popups

Brand new, accessible dark-themed modals with keyboard shortcuts (Enter to confirm, Esc to dismiss).

Full keyboard accessibility: Enter confirm, Esc dismiss
WAI-ARIA compliant modal focus trapping and restore
Adaptive light-dismiss with background glassmorphism

Data Safety

Draft Protection

Smarter safeguards prevent accidental duplicate drafts and alert you before unsaved edits are lost.

Duplicate draft suppression algorithms
Active warnings before uncommitted edits are closed
Reliable non-destructive session restoration

Design

UI & Layout Polish

Enhanced typography, seamless window resizing, and crisp high-DPI scaling across Windows 10 and 11.

Per-monitor dynamic DPI scaling (100% to 300% on 4K)
Smooth window snapping and responsive multi-column layouts
Refined typography with balanced hierarchy and contrast

Speed

Performance & Stability

Under-the-hood optimizations for faster launch times and reliable offline prompt management.

Sub-200ms cold startup without background daemons
Indexed local SQLite searches running in microseconds
Prompts stored locally and only sent to an AI provider when you run, improve or evaluate them

Audio Narration

Read Aloud Audio Narration

Listen to comprehensive prompt engineering guides and technical articles with client-side text-to-speech.

Real-time visual karaoke highlighting that smoothly tracks reading progress
Interactive playback controls (Play, Pause, Stop, Restart) and speeds (0.9x–1.5x)
Uses the speech engine built into Windows, with no cloud audio service

Technical Details

System Specifications & Architecture

Promptnote is engineered to respect your computing resources, running as an efficient native Windows application.

Component	Specification	Details
Operating System	Windows 10 & Windows 11	Native 64-bit application supporting Windows 10 (1809+) and all Windows 11 builds
Database Engine	Local SQLite 3 (WAL Mode)	Embedded local storage with Write-Ahead Logging for atomic writes and high concurrency
Data Portability	JSON 2.0 Collection Spec	Standard JSON backup & restore format containing full iteration histories and tags
Display Engine	Per-Monitor V2 High-DPI	Crisp typography, adaptive scaling from 100% to 300%, and multi-monitor window resizing
Accessibility	WAI-ARIA 1.2 Compliant	Accessible modals, focus trapping, screen reader tags, and keyboard navigation
Network Model	Local-first	Prompts and version history are stored locally and only sent to an AI provider when you run, improve or evaluate them

Keyboard Navigation

Speed-First Keyboard Shortcuts

Control Promptnote without taking your hands off the keyboard.

Shortcut	Context	Action
`Ctrl` + `Shift` + `P`	Global (Any Windows Application)	Summons the instant Quick Picker overlay to search, copy, or create prompts
`Enter`	Modals, Dialogs & Popups	Confirms primary dialog action (export collection, save prompt, confirm deletion)
`Esc`	Modals, Popups & Quick Picker	Dismisses active dialog, closes Quick Picker overlay, or cancels unsaved changes
`Tab` / `Shift` + `Tab`	Inside Modals & Forms	Cycles through accessible focusable controls with trapped focus loops

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