This is Zurbu.

A cozy place to collect, organize, share, and preserve knowledge on things you care about.

One communityā€Šā€”ā€Šmultiple thematic projects.

Public or private, collaborative or read-onlyā€Šā€”ā€Štake a look at some of them:

1201:future

Riga is not ready (but at least it tries). City development updates and ideas.

1201:past

History of Riga. The project where it all started.

Valmiera

Exploring history of Valmiera, Latvia. Managed by the town's local history museum.

Projects are made of notes.

From one-liners to long reads, here are the latest ones:

www.lsm.lv/raksts/zinas/latvija/09.06.2026-riga-izveidoti-cetri-jauni-mobilitates-punkti-pie-dzelzcela-pieturam.a650802

Rīgā izveidoti četri jauni mobilitātes punkti pie dzelzceļa pieturām

2026-06-09T13:07:00+00:00

Maijā RÄ«gā ekspluatācijā nodoti četri jauni mobilitātes punkti ā€“ pie dzelzceļa pieturas punktiem "Mangaļi", "Gaisma", "Vecdaugava" un Slokas ielā pie dzelzceļa stacijas "Iļģuciems". Jaunā infrastruktÅ«ra izveidota, lai nodroÅ”inātu ērtāku, droŔāku un ātrāku pārsÄ“Å”anos starp vilcienu, pilsētas sabiedrisko transportu, velosipēdiem, mikromobilitātes risinājumiem un pārvietoÅ”anos kājām, informēja RÄ«gas paÅ”valdÄ«bā.
blbs.lv/jaunumi/pardaugava-saks-dzivojama-projekta-magnolijas-nosledzoso-kartu

Pārdaugavā sāks dzÄ«vojamā projekta "Magnolijas" noslēdzoÅ”o kārtu - Latvijas BÅ«vinženieru savienÄ«ba

Nekustamo Ä«paÅ”umu attÄ«stÄ«tājs Merko mājas uzsācis dzÄ«vokļu rezervāciju dzÄ«vojamā projekta Magnolijas otrajā kārtā SkrÄ«nes ielā 10, Å ampēterÄ«. Projekta ietvaros tiks izbÅ«vēta trÄ«sstāvu dzÄ«vojamā ēka ar 61 dzÄ«vokli, noslēdzot dzÄ«vojamā kvartāla attÄ«stÄ«bu, vēsta attÄ«stÄ«tāja pārstāvji. Ēku ekspluatācijā plānots nodot 2027. gada vasarā. Ā ā€œMagnolijas bija pirmais Merko mājas projekts Pārdaugavā, un klientu interese ir apliecinājusi, ka Ŕī ā€¦

Feel free to build notes with

ā€¦ and make forum-like discussion threads.

And itā€™s all about organizing data.

Drop the notes but never lose them.

Tags build the core of the data structure. Modesty asideā€Šā€”ā€Šthey nail it.

Apart from being a simple tool for labeling notes (and other tags, too!), they can have metadata, hierarchy, and categories.

Both notes and tags can be added to boardsā€Šā€”ā€Šessentially tags with implied tasks.

Find everything for your workflow at a glance, on a special page called ā€œChaosā€.

The tools are abstractā€Šā€”ā€Šthe rules are yours.

Zurbu shines when knowledge fits on a map.

But thatā€™s not required.

ā€¦ and expect more geography to come.

Preserve your knowledge.

Safeguard your efforts with daily exports.

ZIP files with full export data are generated daily for each project.

Whatā€™s inside? An SQLite database for text, and all uploaded files.

Available to project owners only by defaultā€Šā€”ā€Šbut can be published, too.

Choose a plan that fits you best.

Try the free oneā€Šā€”ā€Šenough for small projects.

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Limits

File uploads

Maximum total size of uploaded files in project.

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Optional features

Public export data

Everyone can download project data exports.

Private project visibility

Only selected users can see whatā€™s inside.

Price
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Built with enthusiasm and experience.

Zurbu wasn't built in a day.

2001
A school project on 800th anniversary of Riga evolves into a popular blog on history and sights of the city.
2004
An old-school forum is added to the blog. People start talking.
2009
Zurbu, a moonshot at creating blogs and forums for local history enthusiasts worldwide, is launched. Old blog articles get migrated there.
2024
Finally, the current version of Zurbu appears. Rewritten from scratch, with all the existing data and new content, and an ambitious goal of providing like-minded people a convenient and safe space for the things they care about.

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