Deta Surf
An intelligent notebook that integrates web search, file management, and AI-powered insights into a unified workspace for research and note-taking.
Deta Surf is an open-source alternative to:
Surf is a next-generation browser and notebook designed to transform how you organize and interact with digital content. Combining web search, file management, and AI-powered insights, Surf creates a seamless workspace for research, learning, and creative work.
Key Features
- Unified Research Workspace: Integrate web searches, PDFs, YouTube videos, and local files into a single notebook interface
- AI-Powered Insights: Generate summaries, deep dives, and interactive visualizations from your collected content
- Local Data Control: Store all your data locally with options to import/export and manage as you prefer
- Customizable Notebooks: Personalize with sketches, themes (including dark mode), and organized vertical tabs
- Surflets: Create interactive mini-apps that explain complex topics or visualize data
- Citation Tracking: Automatic source citations linking directly to original content
- Open Intelligence: Integrate with any LLM using your own API keys or run local models
- Cross-Platform: Available for desktop with intuitive drag-and-drop file import
Tech / Self-Hosting
Surf is open source (GitHub: https://github.com/deta/surf) with a focus on local-first architecture. While primarily a desktop application, its open data format allows for potential self-hosting scenarios. The project emphasizes privacy with all processing happening locally by default.