A sticky note (often known as a Post-it Note) is a small piece of paper with a strip of glue on its back. Here’s our verdict.
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9 Best Free and Open Source Linux Desktop Wiki GUI Notes Apps
Desktop wiki applications offer a different approach to note taking from conventional note apps.
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8 Best Free and Open Source Linux Handwritten GUI Notes Apps
Handwritten note-taking applications bring pen-and-paper workflow to the Linux desktop. We pick the best tools for the job.
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Write – application for handwritten notes
Write is a cross-platform handwriting application designed for note-taking, brainstorming, and sketching.
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30 Best Free and Open Source Linux General Purpose GUI Note Apps
General-purpose note-taking applications are the digital equivalent of notebooks, but with far greater flexibility.
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Beaver Notes – notes app that respects your privacy
Beaver Notes is a privacy-first note-taking application that helps users capture ideas, organise knowledge, and connect related notes.
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Lockbook – encrypted notebook
Lockbook lets you write notes, sketch ideas, and store files in one secure place. Share seamlessly, keep data synced, and access it.
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Hugvi – code note-taking desktop app
Hugvi is a modern, desktop-only note-taking app built with Tauri and React, designed for developers who value simplicity, privacy, and speed.
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5 Useful Free and Open Source TUI Notes Apps
There is a wide range of competent note taking software for Linux. This article focuses on apps that have a Text User Interface (TUI).
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Basalt – TUI program to manage Obsidian notes
Basalt is a TUI application to manage Obsidian vaults and notes directly from the terminal.
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Frogmouth – Markdown browser for the terminal
Frogmouth is a Markdown viewer / browser for your terminal, built with Textual.
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mnemo – note-taking app
mnemo is a local-first, cross-platform note-taking app leveraging the Typst ecosystem. It’s designed to minimize distractions
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LinNote – keyboard-driven scratchpad
LinNote is a fast, keyboard-driven scratchpad for Linux. It’s built for KDE Plasma with Qt6.
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Jotit – simple note taking
Jotit is a command-line tool for quick note capture and browsing, built with Go. One of the problems with taking notes is thinking about what file you’re creating, where you’re going to put it, what to name it, folder structures,
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SpeedyNote – simple note app
SpeedyNote is a lightweight, fast, and stylus-optimized note-taking app built for classic tablet PCs, low-resolution screens, and old hardware
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NotNative – modern note-taking app
NotNative is a modern note-taking app built for Linux with Vim-like editing, AI chat, MCP automation, and YouTube integration.
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Darkwrite – eye-candy note taking and to-do app
Darkwrite is billed as an eye-candy note taking and to-do application for all desktops.
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Print(Notes) – Markdown notes app
Print(Notes) is a cross-platform markdown notes app inspired by Google Keep and Obsidian, made with Flutter.
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VNote – Vim-inspired note-taking application
VNote is designed to provide a pleasant note-taking platform with excellent editing experience.
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Bookup – streamline notes with Markdown
Bookup is a simple and efficient note-taking application designed as a clone of Notes-up.
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