β Agent reads and writes to the same board your teammates do, in real time. β Every decision logged compounds into future boards, context never resets. β Drop code, docs, tasks, embeds, and iframes onto one canvas. β Git-backed filesystem, every document is a plain .md file with version history. β Pull in context from 1,000+ tools via CLI or built-in connectors. β Self-hostable via Docker, bring your own model stack. β kanwas pull syncs markdown into your repo for handoff to Claude Code or Codex.
β Clipboard history scoped with c", shows a preview before you paste. β Command mode: run a quick calc, fire a shell command, or force-quit a frozen app. β Scoped search prefixes let you filter to apps, files, folders, or regex patterns. β Translate text or pull dictionary definitions without leaving the launcher. β Seven themes built in, including Catppuccin, Tokyo Night, and Dracula. β The whole config is one plaintext file at ~/.look.config, no settings panel needed. β Installs via Homebrew in one command.
β Plain .md files on disk, readable with any text editor. β Rust + Tauri 2.0 means it actually launches fast, not Electron-fast. β Tantivy-powered full-text search returns results instantly across your whole vault. β Wiki-style [[note links]] with an interactive graph view. β Version history per note with one-click restore. β Local AI actions via Ollama, or bring your own API key. β KaTeX equations and Mermaid diagrams render natively, no plugins.
β Live watts, amps, volts, or percentage shown in your status bar notification. β Quick Settings tile for toggling the indicator without opening the app. β Home screen widget displays temperature or charge level at a glance. β OLED-black theme, custom seed colour picker, and outline-only card option. β Haptic feedback throughout the app with a toggle to disable it. β Full in-app breakdown: watt-hours, amp-hours, charging since, and time to full. β No ads, no data collection, no unnecessary permissions.