Your files deserve their story
Heaper is an all-in-one workspace for your notes, files, and media. Link everything through tags and mentions. Add rich text notes to any file. Browse instantly offline, sync across devices, self-host if you want full control.
No noise. No tracking. No Lock-in.
Launch Phase:
Free to Use Until August
The self-hosted server is free to use without storage limitations. Licenses become purchasable after the launch phase.
Every file can have a story
In Heaper, every file is a block with rich text notes. Add context to pictures. Attach deadlines, meeting notes, who sent it. Add journal entries to travel photos. Annotate PDFs with research notes. Track changes between versions, no more presentation_final_final.pptx.
Built on four timeless principles
Local-First
Works offline. Syncs when you're ready. Your data lives where you do.
Links Over Folders
Connect everything through meaningful links — not rigid hierarchies.
Merge-Based Sync
All changes merge automatically — even from offline devices. No conflicts.
Freedom to Self-Host
Run it on your own hardware. Control your world, end to end.
Links are the new folders
Heaper replaces folders with links. Tag links act as types or categories (browse them like folders). Mention links are references between ideas (bidirectional backlinks). You can browse by tag like a folder - but things can live in multiple places at once. It's how your mind actually works.
Build structure as you go
Don't plan categories upfront. Just add files and notes.
Link things when you see patterns. Check your "unlinked" view. Connect what matters.
Tags aren't categories you create — they're patterns you notice. Let structure emerge from use, not from planning.
Your mind doesn't file things away. It finds them through connections.
You don't rent your thoughts. You own them.
Most tools store your work on their servers and call it convenience. Heaper gives you back ownership. Every note, every file, every thought stays on your device - and syncs securely using modern merge-based technology. Self-host it if you like. Or use our encrypted cloud in Switzerland. Either way - your data is yours, not part of someone's business model.
Simplicity isn't minimalism. It's mastery.
Heaper doesn't hide behind AI tools that will maybe find your stuff. It is the tool you need to build your own system. It's fast, tactile, and honest. Every feature exists because it earned its place.
a tool that feels personal — and can adapt to your structure.
Designed, built, and refined with love.
Modern power under the hood
Offline-first. Merge-smart. Cloud-optional.
Real-time collaboration
Work together without conflicts. All changes merge automatically using CRDTs — even from offline devices.
Instant full-text search
Find anything across all your notes and files instantly. Search works offline and respects your privacy.
Media-aware previews
Beautiful previews for photos, videos, and audio files. See thumbnails, durations, and metadata at a glance.
Smart deduplication
Files are deduplicated by content hash. Save the same file multiple times, store it once.
All devices supported
Web, macOS, Windows, Linux, Android, iOS. Your workspace follows you everywhere.
Swiss cloud or self-host
Choose our privacy-focused Swiss hosting or run on your own NAS. You decide where your data lives.
"Independent. Private. Built to last."
Made by one developer — for everyone who builds things that last
Heaper was created by Jan Lunge, an independent developer from Hamburg who's spent nearly two decades studying how people think, create, and organize.
Built without investors or algorithms, Heaper represents a simple idea:
Software can be personal again.
Start your own
digital sanctuary
Heaper is free to try. Self-host it on your own server or use our ethical cloud. However you start, it's the beginning of taking back control of your digital life.
Send us your feedback at feedback@heaper.de. Heaper is constantly evolving, and your input helps us shape the future.
Crafted with care by Jan Lunge
Independent software for independent minds