Bookup is a simple and efficient note-taking application designed as a clone of Notes-up.
Unlike Notes-up, Book-up doesn’t have any Granite dependency, making it ideal for non-Elementary OS users.
This is free and open source software.
Key Features
- Organization of notes in books (which are sqlite databases).
- Arrangement of notes in tree form.
- Markdown syntax highlighting in edit mode.
- Sections and notes can be reorganized by dragging and dropping with the mouse.
- Assignment of tags to make it easier to find notes.
- Easy-to-use markdown editor.
- Export notes to PDF and Markdown formats.
- Ability to customize the editor and viewer appearance.
Website: gitlab.gnome.org/ilhooq/bookup
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Developer: Sylvain Philip
License: GNU General Public License v3.0
Bookup is written in C. Learn C with our recommended free books and free tutorials.
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