Observed arrival · 2026-09-15
Marginalia Keeps the Book in the Conversation
A local-first Mac reading companion that helps readers question difficult books, trace answers to passages, and save selected thoughts as editable notes.
Field notes
The described workflow begins with local import and preparation: conversion, chapter detection, OCR, and evidence indexing precede questions about a selected chapter. Short chapters are read in full, while longer ones are ranked by relevance, and responses can point to a page, chapter, or evidence ID. Readers may turn an exchange into an editable card containing sources, tags, wikilinks, and a personal note, then export it as Obsidian-ready Markdown.
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