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title: What is Laputa
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belongs_to: "[[Getting Started]]"
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Laputa is a personal knowledge base built on three principles:

**Plain files.** Every note is a markdown file on your filesystem. No proprietary database, no lock-in. You can open, edit, and search your notes with any text editor.

**Git as sync.** Your vault is a Git repository. Version history, branching, and remote sync come for free. Use GitHub, GitLab, or any remote.

**Structure without rigidity.** Notes have types, properties, and relationships — but they're just YAML frontmatter. The structure lives in the file, not in a schema.

Laputa is designed to grow with you. Start with a few notes, add types as patterns emerge, connect ideas with wikilinks. Over time, your vault becomes a map of how you think.