QOwnNotes is a multi-platform open source notepad with markdown support and todo list manager. It works together with the default notes application of ownCloud.
You can write down your thoughts with QOwnNotes and edit or search for them later from your mobile device, like with CloudNotes or the ownCloud web-service.
The notes are stored as plain text files and are synced with ownCloud’s file sync functionality. Other software, like Dropbox, can be used too.
Key Features
- One or many notes folders can be chosen (multiple note folders can be used).
- Notes can be created, edited, viewed and removed.
- List of notes is shown.
- Support for sub-string searching of notes. Search results are highlighted in the notes.
- External changes of note files are watched (notes or note list are reloaded).
- Older versions of your notes can be restored from your ownCloud server.
- Trashed notes can be restored from your ownCloud server.
- Differences between current note and externally changed note are showed in a dialog.
- Markdown highlighting of notes and a markdown preview mode.
- Notes are getting their name from the first line of the note text (just like in the ownCloud notes web-application) and the note text files are automatically renamed, if the first line
changes. - Compatible with the notes web-application of ownCloud and mobile ownCloud notes applications.
- Compatible with ownCloud’s selective sync feature by supporting an unlimited amount of note folders with the ability to choose the respective folder on your server.
- Manage your ownCloud todo lists (ownCloud tasks or Tasks Plus / Calendar Plus).
- Encryption of notes (AES-256).
- Dark mode theme support.
- Support for freedesktop theme icons – can use QOwnNotes with your native desktop icons and with your favorite dark desktop theme.
- Note tagging.
- Keyboard shortcuts.
- Internationalization support: English, German, French, Polish, Chinese, Russian, Portuguese, Hungarian, Dutch, and Spanish.
Website: www.qownnotes.org
Support: GitHub Code Repository
Developer: TagSpaces UG
License: GNU General Public License v2.0
QOwnNotes is written in C++. Learn C++ with our recommended free books and free tutorials.
Related Software
| General Purpose GUI Note Taking Apps | |
|---|---|
| Joplin | Note taking and to-do application with synchronisation |
| Trilium Notes | Hierarchical note taking application |
| CherryTree | Hierarchical note taking application packed with features |
| TagSpaces | Personal data manager for organizing, editing and tagging information |
| VNote | Vim-inspired note-taking application |
| Simplenote | Fast, free, synchronized notes |
| Notesnook | Focused on user privacy and ease of use |
| Tusk | Evernote desktop software |
| QOwnNotes | Plain-text file notepad with markdown support and ownCloud integration |
| heynote | Dedicated scratchpad for developers |
| tomboy-ng | Reincarnation of tomboy |
| Beaver Notes | Notes stay on your device. No sign-ups, no tracking, no complexity |
| Iotas | Distraction-free note taking via its mobile-first design |
| Gnote | Port of Tomboy to C++ |
| KleverNotes | Note taking and management application |
| Treedome | Seeks inspiration from CherryTree |
| Print(Notes) | Markdown notes app made with Flutter |
| Folio | Markdown note-taking app for GNOME |
| FeatherNotes | Lightweight Qt5 hierarchical notes manager |
| nvPY | Inspired by Notational Velocity and ResophNotes |
| Lockbook | Encrypted notebook |
| FromScratch | Simple but smart note-taking app |
| NotNative | Modern note-taking app with Vim-like editing |
| HelixNotes | Local-first Markdown note-taking app |
| Darkwrite | Eye-candy note taking and to-do app |
| Bookup | Streamline notes with Markdown |
| BasKet Note Pads | Organizing, sharing, and taking notes |
| mnemo | Local-first, cross-platform note-taking app leveraging the Typst ecosystem |
| MyNotex | Take and to manage textual notes and activity management |
| Hugvi | Code note-taking desktop app |
Read our verdict in the software roundup.
 Explore our comprehensive directory of recommended free and open source software. Our carefully curated collection spans every major software category.This directory is part of our ongoing series of informative articles for Linux enthusiasts. It features hundreds of detailed reviews, along with open source alternatives to proprietary solutions from major corporations such as Google, Microsoft, Apple, Adobe, IBM, Cisco, Oracle, and Autodesk. You’ll also find interesting projects to try, hardware coverage, free programming books and tutorials, and much more. Discovered a useful open source Linux program that we haven’t covered yet? Let us know by completing this form. |