# `zk` – a plain text note-taking assistant

Looking for a quick usage example? [Let's get started](http://mickael-menu.github.io/zk/getting-started).

`zk` is a command-line tool helping you to maintain a plain text [Zettelkasten](https://zettelkasten.de/introduction/) or [personal wiki](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Personal_wiki).

It is primarily focused on:

* [keeping your notebook future-proof](http://mickael-menu.github.io/zk/future-proof), by relying on plain text
* [creating notes from templates](http://mickael-menu.github.io/zk/note-creation)
* performing [advanced search queries](http://mickael-menu.github.io/zk/note-filtering)
* being a hub for everything related to your notes, thanks to [command aliases](http://mickael-menu.github.io/zk/config-alias) and [automation](http://mickael-menu.github.io/zk/automation).
* [notebook housekeeping](http://mickael-menu.github.io/zk/notebook-housekeeping)

What `zk` is not:

* a note editor
* a tool to serve your notes on the web – for this, you may be interested in [Neuron](http://mickael-menu.github.io/zk/neuron) or [Gollum](https://github.com/gollum/gollum).