Frequently Asked Questions

Who’s behind this?

SilverBullet+ is built by Zef Hemel, the guy behind the original SilverBullet open source project. This is a natural extension of that project — bringing the same note-taking experience to a native desktop app. See Principles.

What about a mobile app?

This will come as well. Stay tuned.

Is SilverBullet+ open source?

The desktop app itself is not open source, but it’s built on top of SilverBullet.md, which is fully open source and always will be. The core editing experience, plugins, and Lua scripting are all part of the open-source project.

The reason for this approach is sustainability. Building, supporting and maintaining SilverBullet takes significant time, which has been purely voluntary effort. However, as the userbase and feature set has grown significantly over the years, more attention is required. To ensure sustained development, this hybrid solution was invented.

Is SilverBullet+ free?

For personal use, yes. For use at work, a paid license will be required. Details as we leave beta.