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QOwnNotes

Plain text notepad with markdown support and todo list manager for Linux, Mac OS X and Windows, that works together with the notes application of ownCloud.

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Platforms

  • Mac
  • Windows
  • Linux  software repositories available for Ubuntu, openSUSE, Fedora, Arch, Debian and Gentoo
  • Flathub
  • PortableApps.com
  • Qt  Qt 5.3+ required
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Properties

  1.  Privacy focused
  2.  Lightweight
  3.  Support for Themes
  4.  Configurable

Features

  1.  Support for MarkDown
  2.  Local Storage
  3.  Plain text file
  4.  Tagging
  5. Nextcloud icon  Nextcloud integration
  6.  Syntax Highlighting
  7.  End-to-End Encryption
  8.  No Tracking
  9.  Subtasks
  10.  Dark Mode
  11.  Ad-free
  12.  Synchronization
  13.  QT Based
  14.  Hostable
  15. ownCloud icon  Owncloud integration
  16. Apple Calendar icon  iCal integration
  17.  Tag based

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Comments and Reviews

   
Comment summary: Users appreciate QOwnNotes for its cross-platform functionality and ability to sync markdown notes with cloud services like OwnCloud and NextCloud. It's praised as a versatile and extensible knowledge management solution with an active community. However, some users note performance issues, such as slow startup and lag during text editing. Despite the absence of mobile apps, many find it a powerful alternative to traditional note-taking applications, especially for users who value privacy and open-source software.
Top Positive Comment
metaphil
7

What started with a cross-platform "sync markdown notes to owncloud(/nextcloud) server" is developing into a versatile, full-fledged, extensible knowledge management solution, not only for privacy-minded users. Extremely active, yet friendly and helpful developer/community.

metaphil

... and don't let the screenshots misguide you: It has a very smooth dark mode 😍

HumanistAtypik
1

It is eye catching.

hra72
0

Leightweight, but somewhat cumbersome. No mobile apps.

Ituaf
1

Insanely underappreciated note taking application. It also works fantastically when used simply as a markdown editor.

Vladimir Studinsky
1

OpenSource, Written in C ++, Sync with OwnCloud

marcinkurzeja
1

Locally stored files with sync to cloud and encryptions options. Perfect!

danielriggins
1

Does everything I need an Evernote alternative to do and more. So in love!

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What is QOwnNotes?

QOwnNotes is the open source plain-text notepad with markdown support and todo-list manager for Linux, Mac OS X and Windows, that works together with the notes application of ownCloud icon ownCloud.

So you are able to 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. Of course other software, like Dropbox, can be used too.

I like the concept of having notes accessible in plain text files, like it is done in the ownCloud notes app, to gain a maximum of freedom, but I was not able to find a decent desktop note taking tool or a text editor, that handles them well in conjunction with ownCloud.

Out of this need QOwnNotes was born.

QOwnNotes information

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GitHub repository

  •  5,882 Stars
  •  500 Forks
  •  63 Open Issues
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Our users have written 11 comments and reviews about QOwnNotes, and it has gotten 104 likes

QOwnNotes was added to AlternativeTo by pbek on and this page was last updated .