Platform support

Alexandria has a shared Rust core with multiple interfaces. The akb CLI is the command-line interface. The desktop app is a Tauri app that can be built for macOS, Linux, and Windows. The Android app is a well-supported Tauri build that shares the same React interface, with Android-specific mobile behavior. Prebuilt binaries are not published for every platform yet, so for now you build from source.

Legend: ✅ supported, ⚠️ partial or in progress, ❌ not supported in that interface.

Support matrix

Capability	CLI (`akb`)	Desktop app (Tauri: macOS/Linux/Windows)	Android app
Create/edit notes	✅ `create`, `update`	✅ rich Markdown editor	✅ shared editor, mobile workspace
Tags & properties	✅ `create-tag`, `tag`, `untag`, `set-property`	✅ tag management and inline property editing	✅ shared tag and property UI
Search	✅ `search`	✅ search modal	✅ shared search UI
Media	✅ `create-media`	✅ media picker, attachments, media notes	✅ media picker and camera flow
`<link-db>`	❌ no CLI renderer	✅ live embedded tag tables	✅ shared editor renders Link DB blocks
Gallery view	⚠️ can set `table` or `gallery` with `set-tag-view`, but cannot display the gallery	✅ tag pages can switch between table and gallery	✅ shared gallery view
Sync	✅ `sync` command group	✅ sync status, unlock, settings, and manual sync	⚠️ foreground sync while open; background sync is periodic catch-up
Importer	❌ not part of `akb`; use separate `akb-importer`	❌	❌
Article import	✅ `akb ingest article <url>`	✅ Import picker	✅ Import picker
Trash	✅ `trash`, `list trashed`, `restore-from-trash`, `delete-from-trash`, `empty-trash`	✅ move, restore, permanently delete, empty trash	✅ shared trash UI
Favorites/recents	✅ `add-favorite`, `remove-favorite`, `list favorites`, `list recent`	✅ sidebar favorites and recent notes	✅ shared responsive sidebar UI

Notes

The CLI column reflects the commands akb --help actually offers; check it against the CLI reference rather than assuming a capability is missing because a page here does not mention it.
Favorites and recents are stored in the synced preferences.json, so all three interfaces read and write the same lists.
Link DB is a desktop/Android editor feature. The Markdown syntax can exist in a file, but akb does not render interactive tables.
Importing and fetching are separate tools, not akb subcommands.
Android background sync uses a periodic WorkManager job with the platform minimum interval, so it is catch-up sync rather than real-time background sync.
The desktop app builds from one Tauri codebase for macOS, Linux, and Windows; the Android app is well supported. Prebuilt binaries are not published for every platform yet, so build from source for now.