notes

Note-taking application, write down your thoughts.

Stars

2.94K

Forks

273

Open issues

112

Closed issues

245

Last release

3 months ago

Last commit

about 2 months ago

Watchers

2.94K

Total releases

7

Total commits

1.06K

Open PRs

3

Closed PRs

185

Repo URL

Project Website

https://github.com/nuttyartist/notes

Platform

License

Category

Usecase

Technology

Shell c++ SCSS CMake Inno Setup Objective-C++ QMake

Offers premium version?

NO

Proprietary?

NO

About

Notes

Notes is an open source and cross-platform note-taking app that is both beautiful and powerful.

Website: get-notes.com Our vision for the future on our Wiki.

Screenshots

Features Overview

Native app (written in C++ with Qt).
Fast with a low memory footprint.
Fully open source and cross-platform (Linux, macOS, Windows).
Completely private - tracks nothing.
Beautiful and sleek looking, yet still powerful.
Folders and tags. Organize your ideas hierarchically using nested folders and universally using tags.
Markdown Support. Format text without lifting your hands from the keyboard.
Different themes. Switch between Light, Dark, and Sepia.
Feed View. Select multiple notes to see them all one after another in the editor.
Always runs in the background. Use the hotkey Win+Shift+N to summon Notes. Ctrl+N for macOS.
Keyboard shortcuts. Meant to have the option to be used solely with a keyboard (but more work needs to be done there).
What feature will you contribute?

Keyboard shortcuts

All keyboard shortcuts are documented here.

Support the project

If you use Notes daily, consider donating money so I can pay programmers to develop new features and fix bugs. I partner with Github Sponsors and Patreon to receive contributions. You can also put a bounty on specific issues using Bountysource. I currently make a living from ads on the website, but I'd like to stop with that.

Building from source

We have specific instructions for Windows, macOS and Linux (and we also provide build options).

Database path

The notes database and settings file are stored in:

OS Path

Windows %APPDATA%\Awesomeness

Linux

~/.config/Awesomeness
~/snap/notes/x1/.config/Awesomeness (Snap)
~/.var/app/io.github.nuttyartist.notes/config/Awesomeness (Flatpak)

macOS ~/.config/Awesomeness

Contributors Developers:

Alex Spataru
Ali Diouri
David Planella
Diep Ngoc
Guilherme Silva
Thorbjørn Lindeijer
Tuur Vanhoutte
Waqar Ahmed

Designers:

Kevin Doyle

And to the many of our beloved users who keep sending us feedback, you are an essential force in helping us improve, thank you!

Notes makes use of the following third-party libraries:

Notes makes use of the following open source fonts:

Roboto
Source Sans Pro
Trykker
Mate
iA Writer Mono
iA Writer Duo
iA Writer Quattro

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