SilverBullet

SilverBullet is a Markdown notes app that doubles as a personal wiki and a small database. You write pages in a clean live-preview editor, link them with [[double brackets]], and every link works both ways, so each page shows what points at it.

Then it gets clever. Tag pages and tasks, give them attributes in frontmatter, and pull them back out with queries: "all open tasks tagged #house", "the five pages I edited last", "every book I rated 5". Queries and templates are written in Space Lua, SilverBullet's built-in scripting language, so your notes can generate content, add commands and build dashboards.

When does SilverBullet make sense?

You want a personal wiki where ideas link to each other, not a pile of separate files.
You like keyboard-driven tools. The page picker, command palette and slash commands keep your hands off the mouse, and there's a Vim mode.
You want your notes as plain Markdown files, not locked inside a database.
You enjoy tinkering. A few lines of Lua turn a page into a reading list, a habit tracker or a project dashboard.
You just need quick jottings? Memos is the lighter option, and plays nicely alongside.

How do I access SilverBullet?

SilverBullet is available:

From your dashboard: https://your-username.elfhosted.com
Directly: https://your-username-silverbullet.elfhosted.com

Signed-in users see their own URLs

The addresses above show the general pattern. Sign in and these become your personal, clickable links.

How do I use it?

Signing in

SilverBullet sits behind your ElfHosted login and has no accounts of its own. Get past the ElfHosted login and you're straight into your space.

Find your way around

Press Ctrl-k (Cmd-k on a Mac) to open the page picker. Type a name to jump to a page, or a new name to create one.
Open the command palette from the top bar to see everything SilverBullet can do, with each command's keyboard shortcut listed beside it.
Type / in a page for slash commands like /task and /today.
Write [[Page name]] to link. Links to pages that don't exist yet are fine: click one to create the page.

The SilverBullet manual is itself a SilverBullet space, and the best place to learn queries and Space Lua.

Use it offline

SilverBullet keeps a synced copy of your space in your browser. Once it has loaded and synced, you can keep reading and editing without a connection, and your changes sync back when you're online again. Install it as an app from your browser menu ("Install SilverBullet" in Chrome and Edge, "Add to Home Screen" on iOS and Android) for its own window and icon.

Libraries and scripting

Space Lua, queries, templates, widgets and libraries from SilverBullet's library manager all run on ElfHosted. Server-side shell commands are switched off, so libraries or commands that need to run programs on the server aren't available.

Where are my notes stored?

Your space is a folder of plain Markdown files in config/silverbullet/space, backed up daily. Open it with FileBrowser to download your notes, or to drop in Markdown files from another app.

SilverBullet also works with

How do I get support for SilverBullet?

For general use of SilverBullet, refer to the official site or to one of the links in the resources section below.
For specific support re your ElfHosted configuration / account, see the ElfHosted support options!

You can contribute directly to the development of SilverBullet using the following:

SilverBullet resources

Your content, your responsibility

ElfHosted provides SilverBullet as a hosted application — we do not supply content, accounts, or third-party credentials. You are responsible for ensuring that your use of this app complies with applicable laws and our Acceptable Use Policy. If you have questions about what is or isn't permitted, please reach out — we're happy to help.

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