📱 Android App • Open Source

Second Brain

Your universal capture tool and personal knowledge archive.

A minimalist, offline-first Android app designed to seamlessly save links, ideas, images, voice memos, and code snippets. Augmented with on-device Google Gemini AI for smart OCR text extraction.

Dashboard Home
Bring to center
Floating Edge Quick Actions
Gemini OCR Intelligence
Bring to center
✨ Hover to fan out • Click side cards to shuffle
⚡ Stacking Deck Walkthrough

Deep Feature Flows

Scroll down to watch the cards stack into a physical knowledge deck, sync-updating the live previews.

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Dashboard & Active Search

The core hub of your Second Brain. A dual-column layout displays all captured memories, divided into swipeable folder tabs. Instantly filter documents, links, and voice notes with real-time query matching.

Compose GridFolder TabsReal-time Filters
Dashboard & Active Search
Home Grid

Floating Edge Panel Overlay

Trigger quick actions from any application system-wide without changing focus. Instantly type a quick thought, bookmark a URL, or crop a section of the screen for OCR scanning. Position and align it anywhere along the screen borders.

System OverlayQuick CaptureCustom Offsets
Floating Edge Panel Overlay
Quick Actions
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Gemini Screen OCR & Links Hub

Transform screen captures into clean, organized knowledge. Use the regional selector to isolate text or links, and let on-device Gemini AI extract names, URLs, and descriptions into a Checklist ready to save.

Gemini Nano/FlashRegional CropMetadata Scraper
Gemini Screen OCR & Links Hub
Area Selector
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Voice Recording & Transcription

Record notes hand-free. Features a minimalist waveform sound visualizer and instant local speech-to-text transcription. Review your memo as structured markdown headers and bullet points.

Audio VisualizerLocal WhisperMarkdown Preview
Voice Recording & Transcription
Recording Wave
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Smart Categorization & Folders

Group items using custom folders with customizable colors and icons. Click into any memory to view full metadata logs, interactive screenshots, parsed tag directories, and quick editing panels.

Custom IconsMetadata DetailsTag Directories
Smart Categorization & Folders
Folders Hub
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Offline Sync & Cloud Backups

Enjoy a robust, offline-first experience with local SQLite caching. Sync your data to Firebase when connected. Monitor cloud backup space, profile statistics, and sync states in one dashboard.

Offline-First SyncFirebase FirestoreStorage breakdown
Offline Sync & Cloud Backups
Storage Manager
🛠️ Architecture & Tools

Tech Stack

Built using modern, reliable technologies and designed for speed, security, and offline resilience.

Kotlin

Kotlin

Android

Android

Android Studio

Android Studio

Firebase

Firebase

SQLite

SQLite

JSON Storage

JSON Storage

Kotlin

Kotlin

Android

Android

Android Studio

Android Studio

Firebase

Firebase

SQLite

SQLite

JSON Storage

JSON Storage

Figma Design

Figma Design

GitHub Sync

GitHub Sync

Git Versioning

Git Versioning

Markdown Editor

Markdown Editor

Linux Base

Linux Base

TypeScript

TypeScript

Figma Design

Figma Design

GitHub Sync

GitHub Sync

Git Versioning

Git Versioning

Markdown Editor

Markdown Editor

Linux Base

Linux Base

TypeScript

TypeScript

📸 Product Tour

App Showcase

Click on any screenshot card to open the interactive walkthrough viewer and examine high-fidelity details.

Main Dashboard
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Main Dashboard

Main Dashboardcore
Floating Edge Panel
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Floating Edge Panel

Floating Edge Panelcore
OCR Intelligence Hub
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OCR Intelligence Hub

OCR Intelligence Hubocr
OCR Area Selection
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OCR Area Selection

OCR Area Selectionocr
Voice Memo Recording
🔍 Zoom View

Voice Memo Recording

Voice Memo Recordingvoice
Voice Transcription
🔍 Zoom View

Voice Transcription

Voice Transcriptionvoice
Universal Link Capture
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Universal Link Capture

Universal Link Capturecore
Folders Manager
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Folders Manager

Folders Managercore
Active Search
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Active Search

Active Searchcore
Saved Memory Details
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Saved Memory Details

Saved Memory Detailscore
Profile & Statistics
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Profile & Statistics

Profile & Statisticsstorage
Storage & Backup
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Storage & Backup

Storage & Backupstorage
System Settings
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System Settings

System Settingssettings
Edge Panel Settings
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Edge Panel Settings

Edge Panel Settingssettings

Free & Open Source

Second Brain is fully open source under the AGPL-3.0 License. You can review the code, self-host the storage, and contribute back.

git clone https://github.com/hanan-bhatti/second-brain.git