Personal CRM for Linux
A personal CRM for Linux — yes, one is planned, and it's meant to be native.
Not launched yet Native Linux app: planned for later. The first release is intended for Android and Windows only. Endearist is in development — there is nothing to download yet. This page describes how the app is meant to work. The first release is intended for Android and Windows; end-to-end encrypted sync over your own storage is planned for v1. See the roadmap →
"Personal CRM for Linux" is a search that usually ends in a shrug — the category lives on iPhones and in SaaS dashboards, and Linux desktops get neither. Endearist is setting out to be one of the very few exceptions: a native Linux app is planned, and the architecture matches the Linux ethos almost line for line. It has not launched yet, and Linux is not part of the first release, which is intended for Android and Windows — so this page describes the plan for when the Linux app comes. Local-first means your vault will be files on your own disk, the app will work entirely offline, and no feature will require a server. Sync is planned: end-to-end encrypted with AES-256-GCM and speaking WebDAV — which means your own Nextcloud is meant to be a first-class backend. Google Drive is not decided, and managed Endearist Cloud is planned only as a subscription. And the exit door stays wide open: the entire vault will export to plain Markdown and CSV, greppable and diffable like everything else you keep. To be precise about what this is not: there will be no self-hosted Endearist server and no CardDAV interface — the app is the software, your storage is the storage.
How Endearist will work with Linux
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Once it exists: the native Linux app
There is no Linux build to download yet; the launch list sends one email when there is. Once Endearist launches, the app is meant to create your vault locally on disk on first run — no account, no telemetry-driven onboarding, no server handshake. The proposed free tier would cover 25 contacts — a proposal, not a confirmed entitlement — and everything is designed to work offline because offline is the architecture, not a fallback mode.
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Import from wherever your contacts live now
Export your people as vCard (.vcf) or CSV from whatever you use today — Thunderbird, Evolution, Nextcloud Contacts, an old Google takeout — and keep the file for Endearist's planned import, where a dedup pass is designed to merge the duplicates that accumulate across mail clients and migrations. Curate as you go: a personal CRM is for the relationships you intend to keep warm. vCard and CSV import: scope and availability are not confirmed.
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Once sync exists: point it at your own Nextcloud via WebDAV
This is the setup Linux users come for, and it is planned: choose WebDAV and enter your Nextcloud (or any WebDAV server) URL. The vault will be encrypted on your machine with AES-256-GCM before upload — you hold the key, your server stores ciphertext, and your phone running the native Android app picks up the same vault. Your infrastructure, your data, end to end.
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Build the logging habit at the keyboard
After a call, a meetup, or a long thread, you would open Endearist and give the moment two sentences on the contact's timeline. Set per-contact cadences — monthly for close friends, quarterly for the wider circle — and the reminders are meant to surface whoever has gone quiet. No streaks, no gamification; whether a warmth score comes is not decided yet. System reminders: scope and availability are not confirmed.
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Export to Markdown and treat your history like code
Whenever you like, you would export the entire vault to plain Markdown and CSV. Drop it in a git repo, grep it, back it up with the same scripts that guard the rest of your home directory. The export is meant to be a first-class feature precisely so that staying with Endearist is always a choice, never a hostage situation. Markdown, CSV and vCard export: scope and availability are not confirmed. The documented implementation has a separate readable ZIP export with media and a report of omissions; legacy exports remain partial. This is not device or release acceptance.
What is planned — honestly
| Capability | Status | Details |
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| Native Linux desktop app, fully offline | Planned for later | A native app with the vault on your own disk, planned for after the first release — close to unique in this category, where Linux is usually not even a footnote. |
| WebDAV sync — Nextcloud as a first-class backend | Not confirmed | E2E-encrypted with AES-256-GCM before upload; your Nextcloud or any WebDAV server will store ciphertext only. Google Drive is not decided; Endearist Cloud is planned only as a subscription. |
| Plain Markdown + CSV export | Not confirmed | The whole vault as readable text files — greppable, diffable, git-friendly. Your relationship history outlives any app, including this one. |
| CSV and vCard (.vcf) import with dedup | Not confirmed | Standard formats in, so Thunderbird, Evolution, Nextcloud Contacts, and Google takeouts all have a path. Dedup is designed to merge the accumulated doubles. |
| Migrating from an existing CardDAV address book | Manual (planned) | Endearist is not a CardDAV client — export your address book to .vcf (Nextcloud Contacts does this in two clicks) and import the file. One-time, not live. |
| Self-hosting an Endearist server | Not supported | There is no server component to host — by design. The app is local-first, and once sync ships the only thing leaving your machine will be an E2E-encrypted blob to storage you choose, including your own Nextcloud. |
| CardDAV server interface | Not supported | Endearist will not expose your vault over CardDAV — it's a relationship journal, not an address-book backend. vCard import/export is the planned bridge. |
Frequently asked questions
- Will there be a personal CRM that works on Linux?
- Not yet — Endearist has not launched. A native Linux desktop app is planned for after the first release (which is intended for Android and Windows) — still close to unique in this category. The vault will be local-first on your own disk and work fully offline; optional E2E-encrypted sync via WebDAV (your Nextcloud) is planned.
- Will I be able to sync Endearist through my own Nextcloud?
- That is the plan: Nextcloud's WebDAV endpoint is intended as a fully supported sync backend. The vault will be encrypted on your device with AES-256-GCM before upload, so your server only ever stores ciphertext and you alone hold the key. Phone and desktop will then share the same vault over your infrastructure.
- Can I self-host Endearist?
- There will be no server to self-host, which is the point: the app is local-first and complete on its own. What you will be able to do once sync exists is keep all sync traffic on your own infrastructure by using your Nextcloud or any WebDAV server as the encrypted-blob backend — Endearist's servers never need to be involved.
- Will Endearist sync between Linux and my Android phone?
- Not today. E2E-encrypted sync over WebDAV or a shared folder is planned; once the Linux app and sync exist, the same vault is meant to open in the native Android and Windows apps. Encryption happens on-device with a key only you hold; backends carry ciphertext only.
Last updated: 2026-09-30
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