Hello everyone, long time no see.

I have no idea how many people still visit this site, but I hope you’re all doing well. It’s been over five years since my last post here—and seven years since Piggydb’s 10th anniversary. Today, I’m writing this simply as a way of saying: I’m still alive, and yes, I’m still doing the same kind of thing.

It’s hard to believe, but it’s been nearly 20 years since I first released Piggydb. If you happened to know about it even before 2010 and are reading this now, I’d honestly want to give you the biggest hug—that’s how long it’s been.

As I mentioned in my previous post, after ending development on Piggydb, I went on to create its successor: a piece of software called Cotoami. More than five years have passed since then, and development on Cotoami has also been on hold for a while. But personally, I’ve continued to use it—both for work and for my own life. One of my original goals was to build something I could keep using myself, and in that sense, I achieved that goal.

Still, as I kept using it, new ideas began to emerge. Eventually, I felt a strong urge to rebuild it from the ground up. One thing that bothered me was how Cotoami, unlike Piggydb, wasn’t something you could easily try out in a personal environment.

I knew full well how difficult it would be to rebuild a piece of software that took years to create. But I also felt this might be my last chance to do something like this, so I decided to throw in everything I wanted to do. And after about two and a half years of work, I’ve finally finished it. It’s called Cotoami Remake.

This software is the culmination of 17 years of experience. It might very well be the last thing I build on this scale as a solo project—or at least, I built it with that mindset. If you’ve ever used Piggydb, or were curious about it in the past, I’d love to know what you think. These days, there are countless note-taking tools and apps available, and most people’s needs are probably already met. So I don’t expect many to pick up a personal project like this. But if you’re even a little bit curious, I’d be thrilled if you visited the project site, gave the app a quick try, and shared your thoughts.

cotoami/cotoami-remake: Connect ideas and places in a knowledge graph. Designed for both private use and real-time collaboration through networked databases.

I honestly don’t know why I’ve spent nearly 20 years making things like this. With Cotoami Remake, I feel like I’ve finally found closure. It might be the last new software I ever make. Going forward, I plan to share travel journals inspired by the core concept of this software. I don’t know how many people will be interested in that, but I think it’s a fascinating project that transforms the idea of “discovering knowledge” into “discovering destinations.”

A Journey Through Names — Stop 1: Hamura Intake Weir — A River, a Name, a Beginning

If you’re someone who just happened to visit this site again after a long time, I’d be really happy if you left a quick comment—even just to say hi.

Take care, everyone.