🧠 VynNotes

Write. Think. Win.

Built by M.Kishore — a personal AI note-taking project.

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🚀 Overview

VynNotes is a lightweight AI-powered note-taking app built with Streamlit and MongoDB.

It focuses on:

• fast note creation
• clean editing
• AI-assisted workflows
• personal productivity without unnecessary complexity

VynNotes is intentionally simple and designed for individual use.

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💡 Motivation

This project was built to:

• create a clean note editor for problem solving
• learn Streamlit and Python UI development
• experiment with AI-assisted workflows
• build something practical outside the Telegram bot ecosystem

It is not intended to become a full Notion clone or enterprise workspace.

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🌐 Demo

Live App: Vyn-Notes

Personal project — built for learning and productivity.

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⚙️ Tech Stack

• Python — Core logic
• Streamlit — UI framework
• MongoDB Atlas — Cloud database
• Groq API — AI note assistance

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✨ Features

• AI-assisted note editing
• Persistent MongoDB storage
• Minimal and distraction-free UI
• Instant note saving
• Recent note navigation
• Markdown downloads
• Lightweight Streamlit deployment

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🚀 Local Setup

1. Clone Repository

git clone https://github.com/MKishoreDev/Vyn-Notes.git
cd Vyn-Notes

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2. Create Virtual Environment

Windows

python -m venv .venv
.\.venv\Scripts\activate

macOS / Linux

python3 -m venv .venv
source .venv/bin/activate

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3. Install Requirements

pip install -r requirements.txt

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4. Create .env

Windows

copy .env.example .env

macOS / Linux

cp .env.example .env

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5. Configure Environment Variables

Open .env and add:

MONGODB_URI=your_mongodb_uri
MONGODB_DB=vynnotes
MONGODB_NOTES_COLLECTION=notes
MONGODB_CHATS_COLLECTION=chats
GROQ_API_KEY=your_groq_api_key

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☁️ Streamlit Cloud Deployment

VynNotes now uses st.secrets for cloud deployment.

Add Secrets in Streamlit Cloud

Go to:

App Settings → Secrets

Add:

MONGODB_URI = "your_mongodb_uri"
GROQ_API_KEY = "your_groq_api_key"

MONGODB_DB = "vynnotes"
MONGODB_NOTES_COLLECTION = "notes"
MONGODB_CHATS_COLLECTION = "chats"

MONGODB_TLS_ALLOW_INVALID_CERTS = false

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🔒 Config System

The app supports:

• local .env development using python-dotenv
• Streamlit Cloud secrets using st.secrets

Current configuration setup:

import os
from pathlib import Path
from dotenv import load_dotenv
import streamlit as st

BASE_DIR = Path(__file__).resolve().parent
load_dotenv(BASE_DIR / ".env")

MONGODB_URI = st.secrets.get("MONGODB_URI") or os.getenv("MONGODB_URI")
GROQ_API_KEY = st.secrets.get("GROQ_API_KEY") or os.getenv("GROQ_API_KEY")

MONGODB_DB = st.secrets.get("MONGODB_DB", "vynnotes")
MONGODB_TLS_ALLOW_INVALID_CERTS = st.secrets.get(
    "MONGODB_TLS_ALLOW_INVALID_CERTS",
    "false"
).lower() in ("1", "true", "yes")

MONGODB_NOTES_COLLECTION = st.secrets.get(
    "MONGODB_NOTES_COLLECTION",
    "notes"
)

MONGODB_CHATS_COLLECTION = st.secrets.get(
    "MONGODB_CHATS_COLLECTION",
    "chats"
)

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▶️ Run App

streamlit run note.py

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🗑️ Reset Database

python reset_db.py

This removes all saved notes and chat history.

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⚠️ Important Notes

• Single-user project
• No authentication system
• No multi-user support
• Minimal formatting by design
• Built for simplicity and learning

The goal is speed and clarity, not feature overload.

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🤝 Contributing

Contributions are welcome.

Please preserve the project philosophy:

• simple
• lightweight
• readable
• easy to maintain

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📌 Project Status

🛠️ Personal project — actively evolving and improving.

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📜 Philosophy

Keep it simple. Keep it useful.

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📬 Closing

VynNotes is not a Notion replacement.

It is a lightweight AI note-taking project built for:

• learning Streamlit
• experimenting with AI workflows
• capturing ideas quickly
• staying productive without complexity