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.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source
Application types
EUPlatforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Flathub
- PortableApps.com
- Qt
Features
Properties
- Privacy focused
- Lightweight
- Support for Themes
- Configurable
Features
- Support for MarkDown
- Local Storage
- Plain text file
- Tagging
Nextcloud integration- Syntax Highlighting
- End-to-End Encryption
- No Tracking
- Subtasks
- Dark Mode
- Ad-free
- Synchronization
- QT Based
- Hostable
Owncloud integration
iCal integration- Tag based
Tags
- notes-manager
- ical-calendar-sync
- qt5
- owncloud
- notepad
- dropbox
- text-files
- icalendar
- Incremental search
- ical
- plain-text
- plaintext
QOwnNotes News & Activities
Recent News
Recent activities
elasticnote added QOwnNotes as alternative to Elasticnote
yousef-mohamad added QOwnNotes as alternative to myfreelancermate
Xyvir added QOwnNotes as alternative to Lithic PKMS
atsokolas added QOwnNotes as alternative to Note Taker
eluzja added QOwnNotes as alternative to TreeProjects
gamosoft added QOwnNotes as alternative to NoteDiscovery
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Organizing life.
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.
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
Developed by
Patrizio Bekerle Licensing
Open Source (GPL-2.0) and Free product.Written in
Rating
Average rating of 4.5Alternatives
261 alternatives listedSupported Languages
- English
AlternativeTo Categories
Office & Productivity, Backup & Sync, Security & PrivacyGitHub repository
- 5,500 Stars
- 464 Forks
- 165 Open Issues
- Updated
Comments and Reviews
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.
... and don't let the screenshots misguide you: It has a very smooth dark mode 😍
It is eye catching.
Leightweight, but somewhat cumbersome. No mobile apps.
Insanely underappreciated note taking application. It also works fantastically when used simply as a markdown editor.
OpenSource, Written in C ++, Sync with OwnCloud
Locally stored files with sync to cloud and encryptions options. Perfect!
Does everything I need an Evernote alternative to do and more. So in love!