Weave runs on your machine, not a cloud server. Files are saved in a simple, open format (JSON + assets). This makes it blazing fast and privacy-respecting. Syncing is your responsibility (via Dropbox, Syncthing, or git), which some will love, others hate.
Searching across all canvases is text-based only. You cannot search by color, node type, or recent edits. For large projects (1000+ nodes), finding a specific note can become frustrating. weave desktop
You can color-code nodes, group them with freehand shapes, and add tags. The “focus mode” temporarily hides everything outside a selected group—great for large canvases. Weave runs on your machine, not a cloud server