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SiYuan

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Velocity6.3

Privacy-first open-source personal knowledge management system.

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SiYuan opens up: a kernel plugin system and CLI turn the notes app into a platform

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◆Current state
SiYuan is shipping at a high cadence on the 0.x line, and the headline of the current cycle is extensibility — a kernel plugin system, a new command-line interface, and in-place editing for embed blocks. Alongside it sit steady i18n and export-quality improvements.
◆Where it's heading
The product is moving from a self-contained privacy-first notebook toward an extensible platform: plugins at the kernel level, a CLI for automation, HTTPS/HTTP2 hosting, and broad language support. That widens both the developer surface and the self-host audience.
◆Prediction
Expect a plugin ecosystem to form around the kernel plugin API, with SiYuan leaning further into self-hosted, automation-friendly workflows.

◆Recent moves

  1. 1d ago

    v202606082233

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    The latest build pairs a new command-line interface with the kernel plugin system and in-place embed-block editing — the clearest statement yet that SiYuan is becoming an automatable, extensible platform rather than a closed notebook.

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  2. 9d ago

    v202605312230

    This build continues the plugin-system rollout while improving PDF export preview and the publishing service's online guides — extensibility plus content-quality polish.

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  3. 11d ago

    v202605292148

    A near-identical dated build repeating the in-progress plugin-system and export-preview work; little net new for users versus adjacent builds.

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  4. 12d ago

    v202605282135

    Another closely-spaced build carrying the same plugin-system and lock-screen/PDF-preview enhancements; effectively a checkpoint.

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  5. 16d ago

    v202605242135

    Dated build duplicating the surrounding plugin-system and export-UI work with no distinct user-facing delta.

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  6. 22d ago

    v202605182208

    This build advances the kernel plugin system alongside IFrame-block and HTML-formula improvements and the renamed lock-screen password — incremental platform and UX work.

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