What is Epicenter?
Epicenter provides a unified workspace where all your data—including transcripts, notes, and AI interactions—resides in a single folder on your machine using plain text files and SQLite databases. This architecture ensures complete data ownership and eliminates cloud lock-in, allowing you to delete the application while retaining your work. The platform integrates with existing tools like Obsidian, VS Code, and Git, enabling workflows where transcripts from Whispering can be edited in note-taking apps and queried with AI models without manual exports.
Built with performance-focused technologies like Rust and Svelte 5, Epicenter supports both local and cloud AI models, giving users the flexibility to choose providers like OpenAI or Anthropic while maintaining direct connections. Its open-source nature under the MIT license allows for customization and auditing, fostering a community-driven approach to tool development that prioritizes human agency and seamless data interoperability.
Features
- Local-First Architecture: All data resides in plain text and SQLite files on your machine, ensuring ownership and no cloud dependency
- Open-Source Tools: Entire platform is freely available under MIT license for auditing, forking, and customization
- AI Model Flexibility: Supports OpenAI, Anthropic, and local LLMs with user-controlled API keys
- Tool Integration: Compatible with Obsidian, VS Code, Git, grep, and other existing applications through plain text formats
- Performance Optimization: Built with Rust and Svelte 5 for blazing fast operation and efficient resource usage
Use Cases
- Transcribing meetings and editing transcripts directly in note-taking applications
- Querying personal notes and codebases with AI models for enhanced insights
- Maintaining version control for ideas and documents using Git integration
- Creating a unified knowledge base that connects transcripts, notes, and AI interactions
- Developing custom workflows by forking and modifying the open-source tools
