diff --git a/packages/common/package-lock.json b/packages/common/package-lock.json
index 42bb704e3..50353cbc1 100644
--- a/packages/common/package-lock.json
+++ b/packages/common/package-lock.json
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
       "dev": true,
       "license": "GPL-3.0-or-later",
       "dependencies": {
+        "@leeoniya/ufuzzy": "^1.0.10",
         "@microsoft/signalr": "^7.0.10",
         "@microsoft/signalr-protocol-msgpack": "^7.0.10",
         "@notesnook/logger": "file:../logger",
@@ -38,6 +39,7 @@
         "html-to-text": "^9.0.5",
         "htmlparser2": "^8.0.1",
         "katex": "0.16.2",
+        "kysely": "^0.26.3",
         "linkedom": "^0.14.17",
         "liqe": "^1.13.0",
         "mime-db": "1.52.0",
@@ -48,6 +50,7 @@
       },
       "devDependencies": {
         "@notesnook/crypto": "file:../crypto",
+        "@types/better-sqlite3": "^7.6.5",
         "@types/event-source-polyfill": "^1.0.1",
         "@types/html-to-text": "^9.0.0",
         "@types/katex": "^0.16.2",
@@ -58,6 +61,8 @@
         "@types/ws": "^8.5.5",
         "@vitest/coverage-v8": "^0.34.1",
         "abortcontroller-polyfill": "^1.7.3",
+        "better-sqlite3": "^8.6.0",
+        "bson-objectid": "^2.0.4",
         "cross-env": "^7.0.3",
         "dotenv": "^16.0.1",
         "event-source-polyfill": "^1.0.31",
@@ -66,6 +71,7 @@
         "isomorphic-fetch": "^3.0.0",
         "jsdom": "^22.1.0",
         "mockdate": "^3.0.5",
+        "nanoid": "^5.0.1",
         "otplib": "^12.0.1",
         "refractor": "^4.8.1",
         "vitest": "^0.34.1",
@@ -149,11 +155,13 @@
     "@notesnook/core": {
       "version": "file:../core",
       "requires": {
+        "@leeoniya/ufuzzy": "^1.0.10",
         "@microsoft/signalr": "^7.0.10",
         "@microsoft/signalr-protocol-msgpack": "^7.0.10",
         "@notesnook/crypto": "file:../crypto",
         "@notesnook/logger": "file:../logger",
         "@streetwriters/showdown": "^3.0.1-alpha.2",
+        "@types/better-sqlite3": "^7.6.5",
         "@types/event-source-polyfill": "^1.0.1",
         "@types/html-to-text": "^9.0.0",
         "@types/katex": "^0.16.2",
@@ -165,6 +173,8 @@
         "@vitest/coverage-v8": "^0.34.1",
         "abortcontroller-polyfill": "^1.7.3",
         "async-mutex": "^0.3.2",
+        "better-sqlite3": "^8.6.0",
+        "bson-objectid": "^2.0.4",
         "cross-env": "^7.0.3",
         "dayjs": "1.11.9",
         "dotenv": "^16.0.1",
@@ -177,10 +187,12 @@
         "isomorphic-fetch": "^3.0.0",
         "jsdom": "^22.1.0",
         "katex": "0.16.2",
+        "kysely": "^0.26.3",
         "linkedom": "^0.14.17",
         "liqe": "^1.13.0",
         "mime-db": "1.52.0",
         "mockdate": "^3.0.5",
+        "nanoid": "^5.0.1",
         "otplib": "^12.0.1",
         "prismjs": "^1.29.0",
         "qclone": "^1.2.0",
diff --git a/packages/common/src/utils/index.ts b/packages/common/src/utils/index.ts
index d2a7cd928..83e7c1793 100644
--- a/packages/common/src/utils/index.ts
+++ b/packages/common/src/utils/index.ts
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 
 export * from "./file";
 export * from "./number";
-export * from "./total-notes";
 export * from "./time";
 export * from "./debounce";
 export * from "./random";
diff --git a/packages/common/src/utils/total-notes.ts b/packages/common/src/utils/total-notes.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index b4db3330f..000000000
--- a/packages/common/src/utils/total-notes.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,31 +0,0 @@
-/*
-This file is part of the Notesnook project (https://notesnook.com/)
-
-Copyright (C) 2023 Streetwriters (Private) Limited
-
-This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
-it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
-the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
-(at your option) any later version.
-
-This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
-but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
-MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
-GNU General Public License for more details.
-
-You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
-along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
-*/
-import { Item } from "@notesnook/core/dist/types";
-import { database } from "../database";
-
-export function getTotalNotes(item?: Item) {
-  if (!item || (item.type !== "notebook" && item.type !== "topic")) return 0;
-  if (item.type === "topic") {
-    return (
-      database.notebooks?.notebook(item.notebookId)?.topics.topic(item.id)
-        ?.totalNotes || 0
-    );
-  }
-  return database.notebooks?.notebook(item.id)?.totalNotes || 0;
-}