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Notes

Note-taking app. Write down your thoughts.

Completely free
Windows, macOS and Linux
Open source

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Technical details

Pricing: Completely freeconfirmed by Flathub
Excerpt from notes-foss.com, read on 8 November 2026
thoughts. download purchase $14.99 other platforms > turn your task list into a task board. read-only in the free version. buy the pro version to edit inside. different themes for different moods. switch between light, dark, and sepia themes according to your mood. search at the speed of li Open the page
License: MPL-2.0 — Open source (copyleft)confirmed by Flathub
Open source: Yes
Commercial use: Yesconfirmed by Flathub, Official plan pages (pricing, licence, terms)
Account required: not documented
Credit card required: Noconfirmed by Flathub
Watermark: Not applicable
Ads: not documented
Platforms: Windows, macOS and LinuxEstablished by Linux: Flathub, Unspecified source · macOS: Unspecified source · Windows: Unspecified source
Publisher: Ruby Mamistvalove
Latest version: 2.3.1 (1 October 2024)
Latest activity: 14 September 2026

Overview

Notes is a note-taking program, available on Windows, macOS and Linux.

Features described in its Flathub listing and on its official website: Markdown support and keyboard shortcuts.

Overview written by LicitPro from the documentation published by the authors and the cited sources; we have not tried the resource ourselves.

Excerpts that establish this information

“Notes is a fast and elegant place for all your thoughts.” — official website, 10 November 2026
“Turn your Markdown tasks into a beautiful Kanban board” — Flathub, 10 November 2026
“Keyboard shortcuts” — official website, 10 November 2026

At a glance

Notes is completely free: it is open source software, and every feature is available without paying or subscribing.

Its licence (MPL-2.0) is a copyleft open source licence: you may use, study, modify and redistribute it, including commercially; modified versions must keep the same licence.

Strengths

Open source code
Commercial use allowed

About

Notes is an open source and cross-platform note-taking app that is both beautiful and powerful. Features overview: Native app (written in C++ with Qt) Turn your Markdown tasks into a beautiful Kanban board Fast and beautiful Fully open source and cross-platform (Linux, macOS, Windows) Completely private: Tracks nothing Folders and tags: Organize your ideas hierarchically using nested folders and universally using tags Markdown Support: Format text without lifting your hands from the keyboard Different themes: Switch between Light, Dark, and Sepia Feed View: Select multiple notes to see them all one after another in the editor Always runs in the background: Use the hotkey Super + Shift + N to summon Notes

Description from Flathub — AppStream (Flathub)

Sources and checks

Facts collected from Flathub (credit card, publisher, licence, free status, platforms, commercial use, version) — 9 November 2026
Facts collected from Unspecified source (platforms) — 9 November 2026
Facts collected from Official plan pages (pricing, licence, terms) (commercial use) — 8 November 2026
Last technical check: 6 November 2026
Description from Flathub — AppStream (Flathub)

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