Show HN: mib – A 300KiB Vim-Style Markdown Scratchpad for Linux / Wayland

mib is a compact Markdown scratchpad for Linux running Wayland, designed for quick working notes rather than long-term archiving. Its central choice is to provide nine switchable pages instead of file-management features: users can keep a handful of active threads, then move lasting material to a repository or wiki. The app is about 300 KiB, runs as a local desktop program without Electron or a WebView, and supports GNOME, KDE Plasma, Hyprland, Sway, and other Wayland environments; it does not support X11. An experimental Windows build exists, but it has not been tested on a real Windows machine.

Editing uses familiar Vim modes and features, including motions, operators, text objects, counts, registers, search, substitutions, and repeat. Users can paste screenshots or drop image files into notes; optional Tesseract OCR makes screenshot text searchable and highlights matches. Notes are stored as ordinary Markdown and image assets in private folders under Documents, can be searched or edited externally, and reload when revisited if there are no unsaved changes. The program includes dark and light display options, five color schemes, and controls for Markdown presentation. Installation is offered for recent x86-64 Linux systems, and the project can also be built from source. Its deliberate limits include no plugins, vimrc, macros, or extensive Vim command coverage.