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QOwnNotes

QOwnNotes is a note-taking program, available on Windows, macOS, Linux and Android: Markdown support, sync across devices and offline use.

  • Completely free
  • Windows, macOS, Linux and Android
  • Open source
  • No account

Overview

QOwnNotes is a note-taking program, available on Windows, macOS, Linux and Android. Other documented uses: to-do lists.

Features described in its F-Droid listing, in its Flathub listing and in its GitHub repository: Markdown support, sync across devices, offline use, attachments, themes and dark mode.

Services and protocols mentioned: Nextcloud.

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
  • “Open source markdown note-taking for Linux, macOS and Windows, that works together with Nextcloud Notes” — official website, 10 November 2026
  • “Open source markdown note-taking for Linux, macOS and Windows, that works together with Nextcloud Notes” — official website, 10 November 2026
  • “Offline Markdown notes synchronized safely with Nextcloud” — F-Droid, 10 November 2026
  • “QOwnNotes is the open source notepad with markdown support and todo list manager” — Winget, 10 November 2026
  • “QOwnNotes is an offline-capable Markdown notes app for Android that synchronizes with your own” — F-Droid, 10 November 2026
  • “Safe remote images and authenticated Nextcloud note attachments” — F-Droid, 10 November 2026
  • “Light and dark themes on Android 9 and newer” — F-Droid, 10 November 2026
  • “Nextcloud note attachments are loaded from your selected server through Single Sign-On.” — F-Droid, 10 November 2026

At a glance

All of QOwnNotes is free: no feature is locked behind a paid plan, and its code is open.

Its licence (GPL-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
  • No account needed
  • No advertising
  • Commercial use allowed

About

QOwnNotes is the open source (GPL) plain-text file notepad with Markdown support and todo list manager for GNU/Linux, Mac OS X and Windows by Patrizio Bekerle, that (optionally) works together with the notes application of ownCloud or Nextcloud.

Description from Flathub — AppStream (Flathub)

Sources and checks

  • Facts collected from Flathub (credit card, source code, publisher, licence, free status, platforms, commercial use, version) —
  • Facts collected from Unspecified source (platforms) —
  • Facts collected from Winget (Windows Package Manager) (credit card, account, source code, publisher, licence, free status, platforms, commercial use, version) —
  • Facts collected from Official plan pages (pricing, licence, terms) (commercial use) —
  • Facts collected from F-Droid (credit card, source code, publisher, licence, free status, platforms, ads, commercial use, version) —
  • Last technical check: 6 November 2026
  • Description from Flathub — AppStream (Flathub)

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