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Simplenote

The simplest way to keep notes.

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

Overview

Features described in its Winget manifest, in its Flathub listing and on its official website: sync across devices and Markdown support.

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
  • “Your notes stay in sync with all your devices for free.” — Winget, 10 November 2026
  • “Simplenote also has Markdown support, which allows you to preview and publish your notes in Markdown format.” — Flathub, 10 November 2026

At a glance

All of Simplenote 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
  • Commercial use allowed

About

Simplenote allows you to keep your notes updated across all your devices. You can organize your notes with custom tags to quickly search for your content. With Simplenote, you can share a note for collaboration or publish your notes online. Simplenote also has Markdown support, which allows you to preview and publish your notes in Markdown format.

Description from Flathub — AppStream (Flathub)

Sources and checks

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

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